Sales Manager – France & International Growth
Help build and lead our international sales organization
We are looking for an ambitious, entrepreneurial Sales Manager who wants to play a key role in growing our company and expanding into new international markets.
This is not a traditional Sales Manager position. We are looking for someone who can generate new business alongside the owner, develop the French market, and eventually build and independently lead an international sales team.
You will have the opportunity to grow with the company and take increasing responsibility as the organization expands.
Your first focus: the French market
Your initial responsibility will be to develop and take ownership of the French market.
You will actively identify and approach new B2B clients, build long-term business relationships, negotiate deals and generate sustainable revenue growth.
Because France will be your primary market, it is essential that you:
- Speak and write French fluently at a professional level.
- Have experience in B2B sales and new business development.
- Are confident approaching and acquiring new clients.
- Can independently develop a market and identify commercial opportunities.
- Are a strong negotiator and communicator.
- Have a good command of English and/or Dutch for communication within the company.
From sales to sales leadership
In the beginning, you will work closely with the owner. Together, you will focus on acquiring new clients, developing the French market and establishing a strong commercial foundation.
As the company grows, your role will gradually evolve from personally generating sales to building and leading a sales organization.
You will become responsible for:
- Recruiting, selecting and hiring new sales professionals.
- Training, coaching and motivating the sales team.
- Setting and monitoring sales targets and KPIs.
- Managing sales professionals responsible for individual countries and markets.
- Developing clear and effective sales processes.
- Monitoring sales performance, pipelines and revenue growth.
- Building a scalable international sales structure.
- Eventually managing the international sales team independently.
Building an international sales organization
Our ambition is to expand into multiple European markets step by step.
As we enter new countries, we want to build dedicated sales teams in those markets. Each sales professional may ultimately become responsible for representing and developing their own country or region.
Your role will be to recruit these people, help them become successful, set their direction and manage their performance.
You will therefore become a key link between direct sales, international expansion and the strategic management of the company.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for someone with a genuine entrepreneurial mindset.
You should not simply wait for instructions. We want someone who sees opportunities, takes initiative, makes decisions and takes ownership of results.
You are:
- Commercially strong and results-driven.
- Entrepreneurial, proactive and independent.
- A natural leader who knows how to motivate and develop others.
- Experienced in B2B sales and new business acquisition.
- A strong communicator and negotiator.
- Willing to actively generate sales yourself in the beginning.
- Ambitious to grow into a senior commercial and leadership position.
- Fluent in French, both spoken and written.
- Comfortable taking responsibility and making decisions.
- Excited by the idea of building something rather than simply maintaining something that already exists.
What makes this opportunity different?
This is a role for someone who genuinely wants to build something from the ground up.
You are not joining simply to manage an existing sales team. You will have the opportunity to work directly with the owner, develop the French market and help create the commercial foundation for international expansion.
You will start close to the sales process and the customers, but the long-term goal is for you to become the person who can independently build, manage and grow our international sales organization.
If you are ambitious, entrepreneurial and excited by the challenge of building an international sales team from the ground up, this is an opportunity to have a direct and significant impact on the future growth of the company.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: €4.000,00 - €8.000,00 per month
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Alphen aan den Rijn
