
Sales Leadership: Identify and convert leads, manage your sales pipeline, and close deals in alignment with R&C teams
Customer Engagement: Deliver product demos, support negotiations, and lead customer interactions across the territory
Strategic Positioning: Target specific application fields, create compelling value propositions, and win key projects
Account Management: Oversee global key accounts, ensuring tailored service and strategic growth opportunities
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with Engineering, Marketing, Order Management, and other departments to ensure project clarity and successful handover
Quotations & Risk Management: Review RFQs, manage technical/commercial risk, and generate accurate, competitive quotations in SAP SOH
Market Insight: Monitor market trends and competitor activities, provide feedback to Product Management, and support product innovation
Bachelor’s degree (HBO level or equivalent) in a technical or commercial field
Minimum 5 years of B2B sales experience in machinery manufacturing, ideally within food processing
Strong technical knowledge and consultative selling expertise
Proven success in international sales and contract negotiation
Excellent communication skills in English and Dutch; German, French, or Spanish is an advantage
High commercial acumen, hunter mentality, and strategic thinking
Flexibility to travel internationally as needed
You excel in building trust-based relationships with customers and partners
Driving initiatives independently with an entrepreneurial spirit
Our offer
Challenging position within a large international organisation
Competitive salary with 8% holiday pay
25 days' holiday and 13 ATV days based on full-time employment (CLA)
Travel allowance
Contribution towards a gym membership
A position within a company with many opportunities for advancement
Our Values
At GEA we stand for Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Passion and Excellence. If you share the same values, we would like to hear from you. We will consider all equal and we welcome all applications.
What happens once your application is submitted?
You will receive an E-Mail when your application has been processed. One of our Talent Acquisition Partners will review and verify that the applicant meets the qualifications criteria. Once your application has been successful verified and depending on the role you will be invited to a first interview either virtual or face to face. Usually after the second or third interview round we will make a decision.
GEA een van de grootste leveranciers voor de voedselverwerkende industrie en een breed scala van andere verwerkende industrieën. Ongeveer 18.000 werknemers in meer dan 60 landen leveren een belangrijke bijdrage aan GEA’s succes – kom werken bij GEA! Wij bieden interessante, uitdagende taken, een positieve werkomgeving in internationale teams en mogelijkheden voor persoonlijke ontwikkeling en groei in een wereldwijd bedrijf.

Carrières bij GEA
GEA is gecertificeerd als Topwerkgever door het Top Employers Institute van Europa. We scoren hoog op het gebied van leiderschap, etniciteit, integriteit, en duurzaamheid.

Carrières bij GEA
We zijn een van 's-werelds grootste leveranciers van systemen en componenten voor de voedingsmiddelen-, dranken, farmaceutische industrie en agragrische sector. GEA biedt overal ter wereld spannende en diverse trainings- en carrièremogelijkheden.

Carrières bij GEA
GEA’s historie gaat meer dan 140 jaar terug. Tegenwoordig werken we in veerkrachtige klantensectoren met een toegewijd personeelsbestand van meer dan 18.000 medewerkers en zijn we actief in meer dan 150 landen.