The organization:
AVAATECH B.V. is a privately owned company which designs and manufactures highly specialized
analytical instruments for oceanographic, geological and other related fields of research. Avaatech
XRF scanners are built to order machines satisfying requirements of each particular customer by
implementation of various research options and features.
The company was founded as a spin-off of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ),
one of the oldest scientific institutes for marine research in the world. Today Avaatech is an
international company, with the headquarter in Alkmaar, the Netherlands and operations all over the
globe. To expand our sales activities we are currently looking for an:
International Sales Engineer
Job description:
You as our International Sales Engineer have a key role in the sales process. Your primary
responsibilities are acquisition of new customers and managing long-term relationships with existing
ones. We expect you to combine technical knowledge with sales skills to be able to promote Avaatech
XRF Core Scanners to both business and technical users. Our main customers are educational and
research institutions, as well as commercial companies. Moreover you will provide support to already
existing clients to assure their complete customer satisfaction. Thus you would be a key point of
contact for all the customers at any stage of the sale process. Your working schedule will require your
presence at our main office as well as plenty of work on location.
Requirements:
- (Technical) university degree
- +3 years of experience in international sales
- Ability to communicate technology and machines specifics to both business and technical
users
- Proficiency in developing long-term relationships with customers through analyzing,
interpreting and managing their requirements and needs effectively and efficiently
- Highly developed technical expertise and sense of technology
- Effective communication skills (influencing and negotiating)
- German and English languages are mandatory, other languages preferred.
We offer:
- Informal working atmosphere with opportunity to show initiative and take responsibilities
- Opportunity to challenge yourself as a Sales Engineer on international arena
- Worldwide travelling
- Opportunity for personal and professional development
- Competitive salary
- Attractive fringe benefits package
Contact information:
If you recognize yourself in this profile and willing to join our team, please forward your CV to Mark
Komen at m.komen@doeschotbv.nl and/or Stefan Langanke at s.langanke@doeschotbv.nl