Job Alert: Account Manager

Want to grow with us?

Are you ready to help customers’ business grow and prosper? Do you have an excellent feel for sales and do you have a lot of energy? Do you listen to your customer’s needs and translate them into a total solution with our products? Then you are our new star player! You will have the opportunity to work as an account manager at one of the nicest companies in the agricultural sector. This is a challenging position with the prospect of permanent employment. Several times a year, you will travel to our foreign customers to bring our products and services to their attention. You will work in an enthusiastic team within a dynamic and growing organisation.

As an Account Manager, your job will be to take care of your own customers and regularly travel to visit them in other countries. You’ll help increase sales from our current customers and bring in new ones. Our Backoffice team will support you with administrative tasks and other commercial activities, so we can achieve our business goals together. You’ll report your successes to the Area Manager.

Your main tasks in this role will be:

• Building and maintaining business relationships
• Understanding customer needs and turning them into orders
• Increasing sales with existing and new products
• Gathering important market information
• Keeping accurate records, including appointments/contracts, emails, quotes, etc.
• Working with the Backoffice team to process quotes, orders, and deliveries
• Participating in national and international trade shows
• Keeping your knowledge up to date

You’ll do this not only from the Netherlands but also by visiting customers worldwide several times a year.

Who are we?

Hortus Supplies International is a growing organization in the gardening industry. We think about new opportunities and markets together with our employees. We have a wide range of products, including fertilizers, cultivation supplies, and technical installations that help our customers achieve the best results. We work in a constantly evolving industry, and so does our organization. As an Account Manager, you’ll need a strong drive to develop yourself and achieve our organizational goals alongside your colleagues. You’ll invest in growing together towards even greater success! Our location in Aalsmeer has recently been expanded and renovated to provide modern workspaces and a pleasant area where our 29 employees can enjoy lunch and even play some table football.

Who are you and what do you bring to the table?

As an Account Manager, it’s important that you’re good at communicating, organized, resilient, and customer-focused. You’re determined to achieve your goals.

• You have at least a medium-level vocational education (MBO+);
• Demonstrable commercial experience;
• Good command of both Dutch and English, spoken and written. Knowing other languages is a plus, as we operate worldwide;
• Experience in the agriculture industry is a plus, as well as an affinity with the green sector;
• You have a driver’s license.

What does Hortus Supplies International offer you?

• A chance to work in a growing, professional organization with an open and friendly company culture;
• Opportunities for personal development, training, and various growth possibilities;
• Excellent employment conditions, including a competitive salary, attractive bonus system, holiday allowance, 25 vacation days, pension, as well daily fres fruit and and enjoyable and team events. And Friday Afternoon drinks to relax with your colleagues after a week of hard work;
• Up to 6 days extra holidays to be earned per year;
• A bonus scheme depending on your personal development and company results;
• A workspace in a recently built, modern facility. We are flexible and hybride working is a possibility;
• A  laptop, and mobile phone for flexible working from anywhere.

In short, this is an exciting, independent role with the potential for a permanent position. Personal development and ambition are important values to us. Are you the motivated, sales-oriented candidate we’re looking for? Do you want to grow with and within the company? Or do you need more information? Apply today! We look forward to receiving your motivation letter and resume. You can send it to  Mario Taal, mario@hsibv.com Tel.: +31 297-524919.