To build up a strong market position on the Benelux market and to add to the strong international position of the company, a new Sales and Marketing Manager will be hired for the Benelux. His/her primary mission will be to establish and implement the approved Sales & Marketing plan for the Benelux. The main focus in this will be on the market- and customer side and the build-up of stable, long-term customer relationships. He/she will be taking care of direct sales and also will be taking care in excellent client project management.

Other key tasks are: 

- Propose the operational budget for Sales & Marketing; 
- Manage the team, supervise and coordinate the Area Sales Representatives and the Marketing and Product Manager for Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; 
- Promote and sell products and instruments in the middle and the north of the Netherlands;
- Key customers follow-up and relationship.

- Minimum of five years commercial experience in the area of pharmaceutical, medical, biological products or analysis of equipments/instruments. 
- Preferably experienced with reagents products, automated/semi-automated immuno-haematology processing systems or production/services in clinical laboratories; 
- A profound, broad and general knowledge in immuno-haematology market and instrumentation; 
- Proven leader with skills involving managing, developing and monitoring teams; 
- Experienced in selling on the Benelux market; 
- Power of persuasion, steady, flexible and a strong client focus; 
- Communicating power in word and writing; 
- Master degree or similar in medical Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry; 
- Fluently in Dutch and English, French is an asset;