Sales Engineer

Schaeffler

Sales Engineer at Schaeffler responsible for managing customer relationships and achieving sales objectives within automotive and aerospace industries. Analyzing market trends and reporting on technologies and competitors.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeVaassen • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Carry out all sales activities to achieve defined commercial objectives for an assigned market segment.
Contribute to the budget planning process and plan own revenues and customer prospects for the assigned market segment.
Understand product strategy and consult clients on product applications and variances.
Analyze market trends and report on technologies, customers, and competitors.
Develop and maintain customer relationships and establish acquisition and negotiation boundaries with VLS.
Align with cross-functional teams and contribute to budget planning.
Prepare, conduct, and close negotiations on product, quantities, and pricing.
Monitor and report sales performance metrics for improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

MBO-4 or higher, preferably in the field of mechanics or electronics
5-10 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a similar technical trading environment
Knowledge of relevant sales methods and techniques, pricing structure etc.
Knowledge of Exact and/or SAP and Salesforce is preferrable
Knowledge and understanding of the English language in both written and verbal
Knowledge and understanding of the Dutch language in both written and verbal
Knowledge and understanding of the German language in both written and verbal is preferred
Willingness to travel in Benelux region for business purposes
Communicative, independent, teamplayer, open to work in multicultural environment, result oriented, actively seeking new opportunities and challenges

Benefits

Comp & perks

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

sales methodspricing structuremarket analysiscustomer relationship management

Soft Skills

communicativeindependentteam playerresult orientedopen to work in multicultural environmentactively seeking new opportunities and challenges

Certifications

MBO-4