Sales Manager (full time)

  • Full-time

Company Description

In a world with increasing demands for food, energy and mobility, effective and long lasting bird control is crucial. Bird Control Group provides innovative products to keep birds at a safe distance, ensuring a safer working environment and a highly effective way to prevent damage. The World Wildlife Fund awarded one of our products with the Smart Gear Competition prize.

Bird Control Group serves customers in aviation, agriculture, industry, oil & gas, recreation and real estate. Customers include Total E&P Nederland, Shell, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and Rentokil. Bird Control Group operates in more than 75 countries around the world. Bird Control Group is a Deloitte Technology Fast50 Rising Star and the second most innovative SME from the Netherlands according to the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. For more information: www.birdcontrolgroup.com. Offices are situated in Delft (the Netherlands) and Portland (Oregon, USA).

Job Description

To further expand our business, we are looking for a

SALES MANAGER (Delft office, full-time)

who will be responsible for the sales of our laser systems and services. It is the perfect opportunity for an ambitious and experienced sales professional who is highly self-motivated and used to function in a multi stakeholder environment.

Our Agrilaser products are sold in the major industries, real estate, renewable energy sector, agricultural sector and stadiums. End-users range from small companies to large multinationals. Main focus for the Sales Manager is to identify new reseller partners and work with them to grow the end-user base in specific focus regions and sectors. You will be working closely together with the business development manager, marketing team and the customer & technical support team in Europe.

In the role of Sales Manager, your key duties are: 

  • Identify new reseller partners and work with them to grow the end-user base
  • Cultivate our existing reseller network and end-users
  • Convert inbound leads to customers
  • Target key decision makers that can mobilize change and growth
  • Provide clients with unique insights tailored to their needs to help them compete in the market
  • Challenge customers with a transformational value proposition
  • Active participation in sales support activities such as international tradeshows, brochures and end-user testimonials
  • Sell a solution, not just a product
  • Implement market and customer development strategies and plans
  • Establish and meet sales budget
  • Provide excellent after sales service as a satisfied customer is generating more business 

Requirements: 

  • Strong experience in (direct) sales and you know how to move the revenue needle
  • Strong communicative & reporting skills towards both clients and service organization in the Netherlands
  • “Get your hands dirty / roll up your sleeves type of mentality”
  • Self-starting, and being able to disrupt a traditional market
  • Professional international experience a plus
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
  • Dutch and English language skills and preferably more (European) languages 

You are a self-motivated, energetic individual with a proven track record (3-5 years) of driving and closing sales combined with technical affinity. You’ve got great channel selling experience and you know how to get business done … revenue first! The thought of being able to travel and work internationally (up to 40% of your time) is very appealing to you. You thrive in the fast-paced start-up environment and you are internally driven. You may not know all the answers, but you know how to figure things out

Additional Information

What we offer:

  • Competitive salary plus pension plan, travel expenses and laptop
  • A wide range of responsibilities and freedom to execute your ideas
  • Blinkist account and Skillsoft account for continuous personal development
  • Daily healthy catered lunch
  • A lot of fun at work including company dinners, parties and regular Friday afternoon drinks
  • Working in an international environment and opportunity to work in the office in USA
  • Being part of an ambitious, informal and enthusiastic team in an innovative, fast growing company
  • International projects
  • Flexible working hours
  • A budget of €2.000, - per year for personal development such as masterclasses"


Our office is located at YES!Delft, the incubator for technological, innovative companies of the Technical University Delft. YES!Delft houses dozens of inspiring companies, with free parking and public transport close by.

For more information: www.birdcontrolgroup.com.