Account Manager Industrial

Do you have a passion for technology and are you an ambitious team player who gets his energy from opening new doors and driving successful projects.  Then we need you! 
 

Brands Group is a strong growing company, engaged in Portable Energy under the brand name GP Batteries. GP Batteries is ranked one of the world’s largest manufacturers of primary and rechargeable batteries. The Brands Group is the exclusive distributor of the GP Brand in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux. It is our mission to make consumers' everyday lives more enjoyable with meaningful, qualitative and innovative products.  
 
Brands Group's headquarter is located in Deurne (The Netherlands), and has subsidiaries in Düsseldorf (DE) and Antwerp (BE). We are supplying an extensive network of distributors, major retailers and large OEM's. With inventive category management and customized solutions we want to make a real difference for our customers. 

As Account Manager Industrial you will be responsible for sales and marketing of batteries, charging equipment and related products. You feel connected to your customers and you know better than anyone what is going on with them and how you can be of service to them. You further expand the business with current customers and developing new business accounts.  
 
With your (technical) knowledge of the market, the solutions and services you can monitor and develop new business opportunities in the industrial and OEM market. To increase sales opportunities and convert potential customers into clients you work closely with Product Management, your Sales colleagues and the Technical Engineers of GP Batteries in Hong Kong. 

• Knows how to build long-term customer relationships and grow the business together;
• Is on top of the latest market trends, industry standards and new product innovations;
• Is eager to open new doors by translating customer requirements to custom made battery solutions;
• Ensures customer satisfaction, by attention to detail and a full control on the projects from start to finish;
• Is a business-driver and likes to challenge the status quo;
• Add value in every aspect of the game. From Marketing to Sales, from Supply Chain planning to technical support;
• Has strong communication skills  with an excellent command (spoken and written) of the German and English language;
• Has a completed degree in technical field, ideally with additional commercial training (e.g. MBA) or comparable qualification.

• An ambitious environment with an open culture. You will get the freedom and the responsibility to contribute with implementing your own ideas;
• A job at a company with little hierarchy and plenty of opportunities to develop yourself;
• You go internationally. Team-up with GP’s head office in Hong Kong, your colleagues in the Netherlands or our business partners throughout Europe;
• An informal atmosphere. We work hard, have fun and celebrate our successes;   
• Home office with appropriate office equipment;
• Some nice extra’s: weekly office lunch, discount on our products, a fitness boot camp, a dart competition, cool company parties and the Friday afternoon drink. 

You start your morning with a nice cup of coffee and open your mail to have glance at the daily sales report and process the new emails you’ve received from the Hong Kong team.  9:30 am, it’s time for your Teams meeting: the weekly sprint review with all your team members. You will discuss the latest status of running projects and opportunities. The action points for next week are discussed and the meeting is finished.  
 
In the afternoon you are visiting a lead that you have met during the fair last week. The last preparations to the sales presentation are done and you jump in the car to drive to your meeting. After a interesting talk with the potential customer , you write a short note to debrief the team. A nice new opportunity to add to the list, and to discuss with GP tomorrow morning during the monthly business review.  Another day gone, it’s time to close the laptop and enjoy the evening. 

• A performance-based and above-average social benefits;
• 28 holidays, based on a 40-hour working week;
• Company car, also for private use;
• Allowance for working from home;
• Home office with appropriate office equipment.

Are you interested? Send an e-mail to our HR-Manager Natalie van den Berkmortel (vacancy@brandsgroup.com) stating you would like to apply for the job of Account Manager Industrial. We are looking forward to receiving your resume (or link to your online profile) and short note why you would like to join our team.

Would you like some more information first? Call or email your future manager Marc Hennekam, Commercial Director. You can reach him via: marc.hennekam@brandsgroup.com or 0031-6-46401730.