Key Skills

Job Description

SMARTVÉLO is a fast-growing company for sustainable e-mobility solutions. We develop e-bikes that are changing everyday city life, and we stand for top quality and excellent service. Become part of this vision! As Business Developer (m/f/d), you will build our business in the Netherlands and Belgium from the ground up. You will bring SMARTVÉLO e-bikes to new customers in delivery, logistics, restaurants and franchise chains, set up pilots and turn them into long-term fleet deals. You will be our first person on the ground, with a lot of freedom, short decision paths and direct contact with management. Your tasks Generate new business: You create your own opportunities through cold calling, LinkedIn outreach and visiting stores and branches in person Set up pilots: You bring new customers on board with pilots and convert them into long-term contracts Consultative selling: Our product is high-end and priced accordingly. You understand the customer's delivery operation and show why it pays off Target the right segments: You focus on delivery and last-mile, restaurant chains and franchises, grocery retail and care services Stakeholder management: You talk with operations as well as management and build lasting relationships Interface to Cologne: You work closely with our sales team and management in Germany and give feedback from the market Your profile 2-5 years of commercial experience with a real track record in new business (not pure account management) Proven experience with cold outreach: you have booked meetings yourself, by phone or in person, without waiting for inbound leads Affinity with mobility, e-bikes, fleet, delivery, logistics, restaurants or franchise Hunter mentality: entrepreneurial, practical, direct and accountable Comfortable with targets, rejection and ambiguity. Not every process is set in stone with us yet Ambition to grow into a senior role Based in or around Utrecht (or within easy reach of central NL), willing to travel a lot Fluent Dutch, good English (German is a plus) What we offer €50,000 fixed salary plus uncapped bonus: the more e-bikes you sell, the more you earn Company car for your customer visits Real ownership: you build a new market for SMARTVÉLO from scratch Flexible work from home, with at least one team meeting per week Profitable scale-up from Cologne with strong customers (Flink, Wolt, Domino's) and clear growth plans in DACH and the EU State-of-the-art equipment (iPhone & Lenovo laptop) Regular feedback meetings for your development You don't just want a job, you want to make a difference? Then you've come to the right place! We look forward to meeting you - make it ride! Your SMARTVÉLO Team

Core Responsibilities

Develop SMARTVÉLO’s business in the Netherlands and Belgium by prospecting new customers in delivery, logistics, restaurants, franchises, grocery retail, and care services. Set up customer pilots and convert them into long-term fleet contracts, while coordinating with the German sales team and management and sharing market feedback.

Requirements

Candidates should have 2–5 years of commercial experience with a proven record in new business development and personally generated meetings through cold outreach. They should be fluent in Dutch, have good English, be based in or near Utrecht and willing to travel extensively, and bring an entrepreneurial, resilient approach; mobility or related industry experience is an advantage.

Benefits

• €50,000 Fixed Salary
• Uncapped Bonus
• Company Car
• Flexible Work From Home
• iPhone
• Lenovo Laptop
• Regular Development Feedback