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Location: Zutphen | 32 to 38 hours

We are looking for a Sales Representative for our commercial department Inside Sales Account Manager DACH who, together with the field service, will be responsible for the further development of our activities within the German-speaking market.

In this role, you are an important link between clients, colleagues, and suppliers. You ensure that quotations, orders, and communication are followed up carefully and that clients can rely on a professional and consistent collaboration.

In addition, you are responsible for achieving commercial results within your client portfolio and overseeing the entire commercial process. You ensure that processes run efficiently, agreements are honored, and clients can count on professional execution.

 

Your role

As an Inside Sales Account Manager DACH, you are responsible for supporting, managing, and expanding your own client portfolio within the German-speaking market. You work closely with the field sales team and your inside sales colleague for the DACH region, ensuring together that commercial processes run carefully, efficiently, and successfully.

You are a key point of contact for customers, analyze customer inquiries, help brainstorm solutions, and oversee the entire process from quotation to delivery. The combination of customer contact, order management, and internal coordination makes your work varied, ensuring no two days are the same.

In addition to carefully managing commercial processes, you also possess a clear commercial drive. You identify opportunities with clients, contribute ideas on how to further develop relationships, and support the field sales team in achieving commercial growth. You take ownership of your projects and actively manage quality, progress, and results.

In this role you will do the following:

• You maintain and further develop relationships with customers within the Promo DACH region
• You prepare quotations, monitor follow-up, and ensure the timely completion of commercial processes.
• You process and manage orders in our CRM system (Exact)
• You support the field service with commercial projects and plan appointments
• You analyze customer needs and identify commercial opportunities with existing customers.
• You monitor schedules, quality, and delivery times with factories and printers.
• You guide orders from production to invoicing
• You provide support at international trade fairs
• You ensure correct administrative and commercial follow-up of customer contacts

You work in a structured manner, maintain an overview, and ensure that clients can count on reliable and professional collaboration. In this role, you are a key link between clients, colleagues, and suppliers, acting as the commercial and international linchpin.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a colleague who feels comfortable in a role where collaboration, structure, and customer focus are central. Someone who takes responsibility, works meticulously, and likes to maintain control over their work. You combine a commercial mindset with a structured approach, build lasting customer relationships, and actively contribute to achieving commercial results together with colleagues. At the same time, you are open to development and motivated to further develop yourself within this role.

You work accurately, communicate clearly, and value adherence to agreements. You appreciate structure and are adept at implementing it in your work. At the same time, you have a commercial mindset and recognize opportunities to further develop relationships.

In addition, you bring the following:

• A completed vocational or higher professional education in a commercial, economic or similar field
• Fluent spoken and written Dutch and English, and a basic command of the German language (minimum A2). At this level, you can make yourself understood in German in everyday situations and hold simple conversations. Haven't quite reached this level yet? No problem; we value development and are happy to offer a German course to help you progress.
• You communicate easily and switch smoothly between customers, colleagues and suppliers.
• You recognize commercial opportunities and take initiative to follow them up in a targeted manner.
• You enjoy working in a team, but you also take responsibility for your work independently.
• You have a commercial affinity and are able to translate customer inquiries into appropriate solutions.
• 1-3 years of work experience in a commercial or customer-oriented position is an advantage
• You work comfortably with digital systems and find it natural to carefully record quotations, orders and customer information in systems
• You have an eye for detail, maintain an overview when multiple processes are running simultaneously and know how to switch flexibly when commercial processes do not proceed as planned.
• Experience with Exact online and Adobe programs such as Illustrator or Photoshop is a nice addition

 

What do you get from us?

You'll be working in an internationally operating family business where quality, collaboration, and sustainability are paramount. Within our organization, you'll have the opportunity to take responsibility in your role and further develop yourself.

In addition, you can count on:

• Plenty of room for ownership, responsibility, and independence within your role
• A committed and informal team in which cooperation and collegiality are central
• A one-year contract with the prospect of long-term cooperation within our organization
• A market-rate salary in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for the Wholesale Trade in Textile Goods (indication: Euro 2.250-2.750)
• A working week of 32 to 38 hours (negotiable), which offers you flexibility
• Pension plan and travel allowance as part of good secondary employment conditions
• Opportunities to further develop yourself through training within our own SL BAGS Academy, where we actively invest in talent and competence development
• Regular fun team moments such as drinks and company outings

 

Will you build with us?

Do you want to work for an organization where quality, collaboration, and sustainability are paramount? Does a role where you manage commercial processes, build relationships, and contribute to strong, sustainable brands in an international environment appeal to you?

Then we would love to meet you!

Apply now and help us build the future of sustainable bags.

You can send your application to Joris Jansen van den Berg (sales director) via joris@slbags.comIf you have any questions about the vacancy, you can reach him on +31 (0) 575 51 00 77.

We are SL BAGSA third-generation family business with a passion for bags. We develop and supply innovative and sustainable bags to (international) B2B markets such as promotional, sports, medical, Christmas, and appreciation gifts.

We are an internationally oriented company with our own office in the Far East, from where we manage our factories locally, handling sourcing, production, Q&A, and imports into the Netherlands. We also export to various European countries.

With our brands Recycle Bags, VASAD en Hoxyheads We want to continue to grow in the coming years in the Benelux as well as the German-speaking countries (DACH) and the Nordics.

Sustainability and transparency are paramount to us. It's no wonder we received an Ecovadis Platinum rating last year, something we're incredibly proud of. We're also among the first in our markets to develop a Digital Product Passport. Innovation and development therefore play a key role within our organization.

At SL BAGS You'll work in an informal and positive work environment where collaboration, trust, and quality are paramount. We believe it's important for people to take ownership of their roles and therefore provide ample opportunities for independence, initiative, and responsibility.

Our DNA is characterized by collaboration, entrepreneurship, and ownership. We are an open, engaged, and social team where people help each other, take responsibility, and are proud of what we achieve together. With a passion for our profession, an inquisitive mindset, and an optimistic outlook, we continue to build our organization and our brands.

At the same time, we strongly believe in continuous development. With our own SL BAGS At the Academy, we invest specifically in talent and competency development within the team. Through training, knowledge sharing, and personal development, we ensure that colleagues continue to deepen their expertise and can grow (with) the organization.