Sales Director(South)

The Allimex holding company has been active in Europe, Asia and America for more than 15 years and consists of two companies.
- Allimex Industrial Products (AIP) is your partner for industrial components in plastic and metal. This ranges from the sourcing of existing and new components, their optimization, to the production of completely new products.
- Allimex Green Power (AGP) is a total supplier of green energy solutions for professional installers. We supply solar panels, inverters, mounting equipment, charging stations and home batteries.

In recent years, the group has experienced tremendous growth, which we also want to continue globally. Today, our activities are coordinated from our headquarters in Tessenderlo (Belgian Limburg), our office in Deventer (the Netherlands) and offices in China.

Driven, connecting, sincere and enterprising. These are the values that characterize us. We attach great importance to creating a pleasant working environment for our employees.

As Sales Director, you play a crucial role in sustaining growth in our home market Belgium and building sales organisations in various (southern) European countries.
- You analyze **sales and marketing data** and translate these insights into commercial strategies and tactical plans for selling solar products, taking into account market specific needs in the different European regions, determining the right communication, product and pricing strategy.
- You are responsible for the **implementation of the sales strategy.** You develop and implement sales targets, including sales volume, sales cost and profitability. You define and implement measures to continuously improve sales performance.
- You develop and lead a team of country managers and business developers responsible for **export and go-to-market **in countries where subsidiaries are being expanded. You encourage cooperation between team members to ensure the optimal functioning of the entire organization.
- You **actively guide your team** in the rapid expansion of European markets by supporting contract negotiation and maintaining excellent relationships with customers and distribution partners.
- You will collaborate with internal teams such as marketing, product development, sales, supply chain management and finance to ensure maximum alignment.
- You analyze and closely track s**ales and market data** and customer satisfaction. You monitor results to evaluate the success of the business strategy and adjust forecasts, plans and budget as necessary.
- In this role, you will report directly to the CEO.

**Profile**:
As a fast-growing international scale-up, entrepreneurship is at the heart of our business. To be successful in this role we are looking for someone with a flexible and pragmatic 'can-do' mentality, strong persuasiveness and focused on alignment between internal and external stakeholders.
- You are able to build and maintain **lasting relationships.**:

- A healthy dose of stamina is necessary to keep encouraging our partners and employees, persevering and turning opportunities into profitable partner relationships.
- You have a solid understanding of sales, marketing and finance, as well as industry and market trends impacting the company's business.
- You have **10 to 15 years of experience** as a B2B sales and marketing leader in an international (scale-up) environment.
- You communicate fluently in Dutch and English, knowledge of German and/or Spanish is definitely a plus.

**Place of employment**:
You will be based in our new headquarters in Tessenderlo but are willing to travel very regularly.

**Offer**:
Allimex is a growing organization where passion, cooperation and ambition are highly valued. We are team players and driven by a "can do" mentality. You will work with passionate and driven colleagues, with respect for the work/life balance.

We offer a gross salary that matches your knowledge and experience that is complemented by fringe benefits such as:

- Meal vouchers €8/day;
- Hospitalization insurance DKV;
- Eco cheques €250/year;
- ADV days (12 days on an annual basis);
- Ecological company car