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Sales Engineer / Business Developer North-America
Functieomschrijving
• You are a member of the Marketing and Sales division of DRANCO nv, based in our Ghent offices and report to the Head Marketing & Sales;
• During the first months of employment, you are systematically introduced to the specific know-how of the company;
• Your prime focus is the North-American market, but you may also be active in the European, Asian and other markets;
• You dimension and pre-design DRANCO plants and prepare proposals for our clients. Where necessary, you appeal to your colleagues for the necessary information about processes, costs, .....
• You explain and defend DRANCO proposals to the potential clients and consultants;
• You take potential clients to existing DRANCO plants in operation (for now in Europe and Asia);
• You attend fairs and exhibitions (worldwide) in the waste treatment field to present and promote the DRANCO technologies. You follow-up market evolutions in our sector and have an advisory role in the development of new in-house technologies and a commercial role in marketing these technologies;
• Your responsibilities in the tasks described hereabove grow rapidly. You get operational responsibility for DRANCO Inc. In function of the evolution of the market and potential orders, you set up a techno-commercial team in North-America.
Algemene vereisten
• Master’s degree, preferably in (bio)-engineering with a commercial-technical background;
• Fluent in English, preferably fluent in Dutch as well. Other languages (French, German, Spanish,...) are definitely an added value and encouraged for working in an international context;
• Experience in working in North-America and/or interacting with North-American clients and companies;
• Be willing to travel frequently to North-America (both shorter 1 week trips as well as longer stays of multiple weeks to a few months);
• Strong communication skills;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and be stress resistant;
• Ability to set-up a techno-commercial team in North-America in the coming years;
• Strong commitment and flexibility;
• Good knowledge of common MS office applications;
• Preferably a familiarity with basic technologies for (organic) waste treatment.
Aanbod en voordelen
We wish to make an offer and agreement consistent with your experience and skills. The cooperation can take various forms (employment contract, service agreement, ...).
Sollicitatieprocedure
You can apply by e-mail to vacature@dranco.be or in writing to DRANCO nv, attn. Bruno Mattheeuws, Dok-Noord 4C, bus 3, 9000 Gent.