Inside Sales Representative - English, German

As an Inside Sales Representative, you are responsible for managing and maintaining existing accounts for ABF. You work proactively to increase sales and improve customer satisfaction. Your responsibilities include building and maintaining strong relationships, initiating upselling opportunities, and accurately following up on orders and quotations. As an Inside sales Representative, you play an important role in driving revenue growth and supporting the success of our sales team.

ABF is a financially stable, international company with customers in more than 110 countries. The culture combines the warmth of a family-owned company with the results-driven mindset of a corporate business. The bearings that we sell are essential components in almost every industry, from manufacturing and food production to logistics and energy, which makes our business remarkably resilient. While many industries fluctuate, companies always need replacement bearings to keep their operations running.

What you’ll do:

• Act as the first point of contact for all matters concerning key accounts.

• Handle quotations, orders, and customer inquiries accurately and promptly.

• Collaborate with Account Managers to identify and capitalize on growth opportunities.

• Develop a SMART sales plan for your region, including actionable KPI’s.

• Independently manage and expand relationships with existing customers.

• Analyze customer needs to uncover and implement tailored upselling and cross-selling solutions.

About you:

• 1 - 3 years of experience in a commercial role.

• You are fluent in English and German (min. C1 level). If you also speak Swedish, Danish or Finnish, that’s a strong plus, as we also serve clients in those markets.

• Commercially minded, proactive and a good communicator.

• You will work between 09:30 till 18:00h.

• Preferably available for a fulltime role (40h per week), but open to 32 hours. Occasionally shifts until 20h.

• You hold a driving license (B).

Our application process

After a successful first interview, we will invite you to a trainee session of approximately two hours. During this session, you will get a behind-the-scenes look, giving you a solid understanding of our organization and the nature of the work.

A Certificate of Conduct (VOG) request and an assessment may be part of the selection procedure.

About ABF

ABF is a strongly internationally oriented trading company, with 14 million products in stock. Although the market we operate in is conservative, ABF as a company certainly is not. We are an e-commerce business with a strong IT focus. We have an in-house development team that improves our software daily, making us agile and independent. Only 6% of our customers are in the Netherlands; the remaining customers are primarily in other European countries and are further fragmented worldwide.

Apply now

Are you the Inside Sales Representative who is going to help us grow and give our customers an incredible experience, call or apply now!