Who we are
As experts in safety and well-being, we protect more than 1,000,000 people in Belgium, France and the Netherlands each and every day. We believe in a world where every employee can do his or her job safely and comfortably and return home every evening in good health. Vandeputte employees go the extra mile to achieve this day in and day out.
As an organisation, we want to offer our colleagues a safe working environment, where they can be themselves and become who they want to be -- an environment where growth, learning, and entrepreneurship are encouraged.
Vandeputte Safety is looking for an Inside Sales Expert for our office in Boechout.
What we expect from you
As an Inside Sales Expert, you will be the key point of contact for customers, where your proactive and customer-oriented approach make all the difference. In this commercial internal sales role, you will make sure that customers receive timely and accurate information about our products and services. You will prepare quotations, respond to customer queries, process complex orders, and handle complaints efficiently. In addition, you will gather valuable customer feedback, discuss it in team meetings, and work towards solutions to optimise our service.
You will work closely with an account manager on a defined customer portfolio, and will, together with the latter, be responsible for attaining or exceeding the sales targets set. You will focus on building strong and long-lasting relationships with our customers. Identifying commercial opportunities are a source of energy for you! You will seek actively opportunities for upselling and cross-selling and initiate new safety solutions for customers, to which end you will work closely with other departments in the organisation to ensure an optimal customer experience.
What you bring to the table
- As an Inside Sales Expert you have at least 3 years of experience in a commercial internal department.
- You have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent through experience.
- You have professional proficiency in Dutch.
- You are customer-oriented, understand customer expectations and needs, think along with customers, and provide the best possible solutions.
- You are result-oriented and take such actions as necessary to attain the goals set.
- You are a team player, engage in discussions, ask for and offer help to attain the team goals.
- You are stress-resilient and continue to function efficiently under pressure, when faced with setbacks or in difficult situations.
- You are open to change and can adapt your working method smoothly when processes and systems are updated.
- You take initiative to tackle issues, make proposals or optimise the existing ways of working.
- You are proficient in using systems and have experience in SAP or another ERP system.
- You are skilled in Excel and familiar with applications such as V-look up and with creating pivot tables.
What Vandeputte has to offer
You will be joining a dynamic, international environment where well-being and results go hand in hand. Here, you are not just a number. Vandeputte Safety is a dynamic company with a horizontal structure where you have room to develop, take control of your career, and leverage your strengths. You will be immersed in the organisation’s culture so that you can contribute autonomously and responsibly, where trust is the starting point for a great collaboration.
In addition, you can count on an attractive package of employment benefits, including a well-deserved salary, meal allowance, access to an e-learning platform, and group and hospitalisation insurance. You will work in an informal and friendly atmosphere and report to a manager who trusts you. Our office in Boechout will be your home base. The coffee is always ready for you, and it comes with the smiles. There is also the possibility to work from home.
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Would you like to be part of our organisation and join us in the challenge of protecting 1,000,000 people each and every day? Send an email with your CV to jobs@vdp.com to introduce yourself.