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Location: Zutphen | 32 to 38 hours

Do you thrive on creating an overview, maintaining relationships, and ensuring smooth commercial processes? Do you enjoy working closely with colleagues and clients, and do you appreciate things being well-organized and professional? We're looking for a Sales Representative for our commercial department. Inside Sales Account Manager DACH Together with the field service team, you will be responsible for the further development of our activities in the German-speaking market. In this role, you will be a key link between customers, colleagues, and suppliers. You will ensure that quotes, orders, and communications are carefully followed up and that customers can rely on professional and consistent collaboration.

 

Your role

As an Inside Sales Account Manager, 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'll be a key point of contact for customers, contribute to solutions, and oversee the entire process from quote to delivery. Combining customer contact, order management, and internal coordination makes your work varied, and no two days are the same.

In addition to carefully managing commercial processes, you also have a clear commercial drive. You identify opportunities with clients, contribute ideas for developing relationships, and support the field service in achieving commercial growth.

In this role you will do the following:

• You maintain and further develop relationships with customers within the Promo DACH region
• You prepare quotations and actively follow them up
• You process and manage orders in our CRM system (Exact)
• You support the field service with commercial projects and plan appointments
• You identify commercial opportunities with existing customers
• You monitor schedules for 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're looking for a colleague who thrives in a role that prioritizes collaboration, structure, and customer focus. Someone who thrives on building relationships, organizing effectively, and achieving commercial results together. At the same time, you're open to learning and developing yourself within this role as a junior.

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 see opportunities with customers and take initiative to pursue these further (together with colleagues)
• You enjoy working in a team, but you also take responsibility for your work independently.
• You have a commercial affinity and enjoy thinking along with customers
• 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 your own initiative and independence, so that you can really make your role your own
• 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 competitive salary in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Wholesale Textiles (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.

Location: Zutphen | 32 to 38 hours

Do you thrive on guiding commercial projects, deepening client relationships, and achieving commercial results? Do you enjoy structured work, maintaining an overview of complex projects, and appreciate well-organized, high-impact projects that deliver results?

We are looking for a Sales Representative for our commercial department Inside Sales Account Manager who plays a central role in managing and further developing our customer relationships. In this role, you'll work closely with the field service team and ensure that commercial projects are executed professionally, efficiently, and successfully.

You'll be a key link between customers, colleagues, and suppliers, ensuring that quotes, orders, and communications are carefully followed up. At the same time, you'll actively translate commercial opportunities into concrete results and contribute to the further growth of our market.

 

Your role
As an Inside Sales Account Manager, you are responsible for managing and further developing your own client portfolio within the Dutch Christmas and gift market and the promotional market in the Benelux.

You'll work closely with the field service team and ensure that commercial processes are managed professionally and carefully, from quote to delivery. You'll also take charge of coordinating customer journeys, monitor processes, and ensure agreements are honored.

In addition to maintaining and deepening existing customer relationships, you'll actively contribute to further growth within this market. This could also lead to expanding activities within the Benelux region in the long term.

The combination of customer contact, order management and internal coordination makes your work varied and dynamic, and no two days are the same.

In this role you will:

• You manage and develop relationships with existing customers within the Dutch Christmas and gift market
• You prepare quotations, actively follow up on them and manage them in a targeted manner to achieve results
• You process and manage orders in our CRM system (Exact)
• You support the field service with commercial processes, plan appointments and support acquisitions
• You identify commercial opportunities with existing customers and translate these into concrete follow-up actions
• You monitor schedules for factories and printers
• You guide orders from production to invoicing
• You provide support at national trade fairs and commercial activities
• You ensure correct administrative and commercial follow-up of customer contacts
• You support the Sales Director in coordinating complex commercial processes and projects, taking proactive initiative in this regard and actively keeping a bird's-eye view of the sales funnel to ensure that opportunities are followed up on in a timely manner.

 

You work in a structured manner, maintain an overview, and ensure clients can count on reliable and professional collaboration. Based on your experience, you take charge of commercial processes and manage the collaboration between clients, colleagues, and suppliers. This makes you a central player in the commercial network.

 

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced commercial professional who feels comfortable in a role that combines structure, responsibility and commercial results.

You combine commercial acumen with a structured approach and know how to manage commercial processes clearly and professionally. At the same time, you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and actively contribute to further developing customer relationships and commercial opportunities.

In addition, you bring the following:

• At least 5 to 7 years of work experience in a commercial internal service position
• A completed vocational or higher professional education in a commercial, economic or similar field
• Fluent Dutch and English in speech and writing
• French and/or German is an advantage
• Strong communication skills and the ability to easily switch between customers, colleagues and suppliers
• You see commercial opportunities and know how to capitalize on them
• You work in a structured manner, set priorities when multiple processes are running simultaneously and know how to switch flexibly when commercial processes do not proceed as planned.
• You actively support the field service so that they can focus on customer relations and new business
• You have an eye for detail, maintain an overview and monitor progress when multiple commercial processes run in parallel.
• You work digitally skilled and feel comfortable with CRM systems and administrative processes
• Experience with Exact Online and Adobe programs such as Illustrator or Photoshop is a nice addition.

 

And above all, we are looking for someone who gets energy from developing relationships, creating an overview and achieving commercial results!

 

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, manage commercial processes, and actively contribute to the further development of our market.

In addition, you can count on:

• Plenty of room for your own initiative and independence, so that you can really make your role your own
• 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 competitive salary in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Wholesale Textiles (indication: Euro 3.000 – 3.600)
• 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, deepen relationships, and help build strong, sustainable brands in a dynamic B2B market 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.