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Sales Representative & Accountmanager

Topicus

Deventer
Part-time
2-5 years experience
On-site

Key Skills

Sales
Account Management
Business Development
Client Relationship Building
Lead Generation
Sales Pipeline Management
Consultative Selling
Needs Analysis
Solution Selling
Proposal Preparation
Contract Negotiation
Account Growth
CRM Management
Communication
Negotiation
Dutch

Job Description

What We Ask Replace these three bullet points with text Max 5 words per bullet Sales Representative & Accountmanager: the impact you'll make From the very first contact, you are involved and build relationships that go beyond a one-off collaboration. By listening carefully, asking the right questions, and identifying opportunities, you ensure that clients get the technological capacity they need to achieve their goals. At the same time, you actively contribute to the growth of our services. You will have the freedom and responsibility to attract new clients, create commercial opportunities, and build long-term partnerships. In doing so, you will have a direct impact on the growth of our clients as well as on the growth of Topicus. Sales Representative & Accountmanager: what your role entails As a Sales Representative & Account Manager, you will be responsible for the entire commercial process: from the first contact with a potential client to developing a successful long-term partnership. Your Responsibilities Will Include Proactively approaching potential clients and creating new commercial opportunities. Building and maintaining a strong sales pipeline. Conducting introductory, consultative, and sales conversations. Identifying organizations’ capacity and software development needs. Translating client challenges into suitable solutions. Preparing and presenting commercial proposals. Negotiating contracts and partnership agreements. Building, managing, and expanding long-term client relationships. Identifying new opportunities within existing accounts. Collaborating with internal teams to provide clients with the best possible support. Keeping CRM data up to date and driving commercial performance. You will therefore be responsible not only for winning new clients, but also for growing existing relationships and creating long-term value. Sales Representative & Accountmanager: what you bring You are an entrepreneurial and commercially driven professional who gets energy from opening doors, having meaningful conversations, and delivering results. You know how to build trust, understand what clients need, and translate those needs into concrete commercial opportunities. You Also Bring Proven experience in sales, account management, or business development. A commercial mindset and a strong drive to achieve results. Excellent communication and negotiation skills. The ability to work independently, take initiative, and create opportunities. A customer-focused approach and a talent for building long-term relationships. Excellent command of both Dutch and English. Preferably, experience and a relevant business network within the IT or offshoring market. At Topicus, you’ll have plenty of room to take initiative, develop yourself, and help build a growing service offering. This comes with an attractive salary and performance-based bonus scheme, as well as plenty of freedom, short lines of communication, and an environment where entrepreneurship is valued.

Core Responsibilities

Manage the full commercial sales process, from prospecting and client conversations through proposals, negotiations, and closing partnerships. Maintain and grow client relationships, identify new opportunities, keep CRM records current, and collaborate with internal teams to support clients.

Requirements

Requires proven experience in sales, account management, or business development, along with a commercial mindset and a results-driven approach. Candidates should have strong communication and negotiation skills, work independently, build lasting client relationships, and be fluent in Dutch and English; IT or offshoring experience and a relevant network are preferred.

Benefits

  • Attractive Salary
  • Performance-Based Bonus
  • Freedom
  • Professional Development Opportunities

About Topicus

Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting

Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees

Making a difference to society drives us. Truly making an impact with IT. And while we think it's the most normal thing in the world, it does make working for Topicus very, very different. Every day, millions of people use our products. - IT solutions that genuinely benefit healthcare, education, the financial sector and the social domain. In all the areas where our tech know-how can help, we try to give citizens control, increase their self-reliance and reduce their vulnerability. To this end, we transform complex issues and technology into user-friendly tech platforms and products. We do this from Deventer, our hometown, where we are developing our own Topicus Campus, but also from Zwolle, Utrecht, Dodewaard, Groningen, 's Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Wageningen, Gouda and even in Vietnam and Romania. But our ambitions extend even further. We explore markets inside and outside of Europe. And thanks to over 1,000 'Topicans', a merger with Total Specific Solutions (TSS) and a listing on the TSX, we have the innovative drive and strength to realise our growth ambitions. Our aim is to become smarter every day. To get better and to develop our skills. We do this through our Development Compass, the Topicus University, guilds, the coaching pool, the Topicus Technology Master and great events. As we serve multiple markets, we have access to a wealth of knowledge, experience and tools. We like sharing our expertise also with people outside our company! Whether it's through our annual developer conference TopiConf, meet-ups, guest lectures or our social content. Check for yourself what our Topicans have to say!

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