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As a Key Account Manager you will work directly for clients like Daimler, Vokswagen, General Motors and Ferrari. This role requires understanding of consultative sales processes and long-term relationship within an international environment.


Your main challenges are:



  • Build and sustain long-term relationships with key customers that value Power-Packer’s strengths: Joint development and World Class Manufacturing standards

  • Identify new opportunities, both at new and existing automotive customers, and converts these into long term contracts

  • Develop and maintain an excellent account strategy, able to execute the strategy into good project management

  • Good cooperation with Product Management/Marketing to improve Power Packer’s value proposition/on line presence towards potential customers

  • Coordinating a perfect cooperation between Power Packers Account team and the different customers by coaching, motivating Power Packers internal Sales & Marketing team

Power-Packer, with headquarters in Oldenzaal, The Netherlands, is a market leader in motion control systems. Power-Packer supplies specialized high-quality products, which include the development and manufacturing of (electro) hydraulic actuation systems for a large number of applications in the automotive, truck, marine, agriculture and medical market. Power-Packer develops, assembles and markets actuation systems for customers on a global basis including OEM’s and Tier 1’s in diverse end-markets.


Moreover, Power-Packer is part of the US based corporation Actuant (NYSE listing; ATU). Actuant is a growing company active in a diverse range of industrial markets with locations in more than 30 countries and 5.500 employees worldwide. Our business model is based on Growth and Innovation in Emerging Markets and New Vertical markets. Like Actuant, we are constantly looking for new growth opportunities and innovations. Furthermore, we operate under a strong financial model focused on cash flow and profitability.


Power-Packer Europe is responsible for the business units: Power-Packer, Sanlo, Gits and Yvel. Power-Packer markets served include: Automotive, Truck, Medical, Marine, Special Vehicles & Equipment. Power-Packer has locations in The Netherlands, France, Turkey, India, China, Brazil, Mexico and United States and has more than 1.000 employees.

“An excellent opportunity for a seasoned sales professional with the ambition to work in a dynamic, technical and international environment.“


Remco Platjé, Sales Manager Automotive Power Packer


  • Relevant Bachelor or Master degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics or similar background

  • Mid-career sales professional with relevant experience in consultative selling and large account management in technical and international environment

  • Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written), German is a plus

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills

  • Willing to travel frequently

Vacature type:
Categorie: Sales / Retail / Business Development
Ervaring: Full-time

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