
Director - Sales
- Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
- Vast
- Voltijds
- Sell a diverse range of Wesco Anixter's Data Center solutions and services, including structured cabling, physical security, electrical solutions, high-density liquid cooling, networking, IoT, and Pro-AV, across a defined territory.
- Position Wesco Anixter's services for design, end-to-end project deployment, product enhancement, and rack & roll.
- Build partnerships across Wesco-Anixter's Business Units and work internally as part of a fast-paced sales team.
- Develop business partner relations with Wesco-Anixter's strategic vendors/alliance partners to enhance value-add sales and project identification.
- Ensure customer satisfaction through ongoing communication and relationship management; resolve any post-sale issues.
- Utilize sales management tools for sales planning, supplier planning, and documenting opportunities.
- Understands competitive landscape and market insights; communicates effectively with key stakeholders.
- Develops and administers sales plans to ensure customer satisfaction, quota attainment, and a skilled, motivated staff.
- Achieves annual sales and profit goals by implementing strategies and analyzing trends with the regional and business unit management team.
- Forecasts sales volume and profit for existing and new products and customers.
- Establishes and expands national, regional, and local supplier relationships.
- Maintains sales volume, product mix, and pricing by staying current with market trends and competitors.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge through workshops, publications, and professional societies.
- Forecasts and communicates details to senior management.
- High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree - Sales, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field preferred
- 7+ years of related industry professional sales
- 5+ years of experience leading and managing staff and programs at national, district or regional level
- Working knowledge of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources
- Demonstrated ability to analyze, initiate and implement sales strategies to achieve forecasted goals
- Understands competitive landscape, market insights and effectively communicates across key internal and external stakeholders
- Proven success in for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
- Strong verbal, written, analytical, persuasion and interpersonal skills
- Ability to exercise teamwork, leadership, and flexibility
- Excellent time management and computer skills
- Fluency in Dutch & English
- Ability to travel 25% - 50%