Jobs

Your challenges

• Under the supervision of the CEO and in close collaboration with both the business development and engineering teams, you will be responsible to grow the portfolio of high-tech B2B customers and associated sales, with a first focus on Europe.
• You will learn a unique method of selling services and you will help to spread this method to your colleagues.
• Understanding and promoting Lambda-X services through networking, prospection missions, participation in international trade fairs and shows, setting-up and exploiting digital marketing techniques, leveraging the existing tools of the Verhaert group.
• Responding to inquiries and quotation requests, looking for new opportunities with existing clients, identifying new business opportunities by analyzing the market trends and competition.
• Managing key-accounts and customer satisfaction through adequate communication and meeting management.
• Managing sales process internally in good coherence with the company’s EN9100 quality system to ensure that customers’ requirements as well as commercial objectives (quality, delivery times, deliverables…) are well fulfilled.

We offer

• A work environment, culture and team focused on tangible innovation.
• Attractive salary package.
• A chance to work in an environment centered around breakthrough innovation.
• Verhaert’s academy: monthly training sessions on our coolest new projects and developments.
• “Onboarding in sales / innovation and R&D” methodologies spread on 8 weeks.
• Interaction with start-ups, big corporates and everything in between.

Location

Nivelles, Belgium and open to travel minimum 30% of your time

Your profile

To be able to do this, you probably are:

• Looking for more variation and challenges in your current job (we work for several markets, on several innovation challenges for governmental or international agencies, large and small companies).
• Eager to acquire a deep understanding of trends, innovations and challenges of markets.
• Happy to make your clients succeed.
• You make the difference by being creative, motivational, inspirational and solution oriented.
• Energized through prospecting markets, through managing varied stakeholders (Production, R&D, …) and through discussing technical solutions with industrial customers.

Your competences

• You are a master in commercial engineering, economics or product development.
• You have prior experience in innovation and development and/or in business development.
• You are a commercial talented person and you are able to build new relationships with directors and C-level executives.
• Fluency in English and French is an absolute must. Dutch and German are a big plus.
• You are eager to learn about optical business and new product development.
• You have superb interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build trust with both customers and suppliers.
• An existing network is an additional advantage.

Your challenges

You will work closely with the sales managers and provide them with support in terms of administrative management. This involves :

• Drafting commercial proposals and following them up before ordering
• Receiving and monitoring orders (checking, drawing up production orders, organizing deliveries, monitoring payments, etc.)
• Processing customer requests
• Maintaining the CRM
• Helping to develop sales materials and organizing trade fairs and trips.

You will also share your ideas and help with the overall administrative management of the company.

We offer

• A stimulating, human-sized working environment that is in full development.
• An open corporate culture that focuses on people.
• A position at the heart of the business with many contacts both internally and externally.
• A permanent contract.
• A competitive salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience, with additional benefits (meal vouchers, outpatient insurance, hospitalization insurance, group insurance).

Your profile

• You have prior professional experience in administrative support.
• You have a very good knowledge of written and spoken English. Any other language is an asset.
• MS office is part of your daily routine and the discovery of new IT tools stimulates you.
• In addition to specific training, we are looking for a personality that combines organizational skills, team spirit, thoroughness, proactivity, a desire to learn and a liking for interactions.

Your challenges

You will be part of the Finance & Administration team and provide support in the areas of accounting and HR.

• As Accounting Officer, you will be responsible for the complete management of the accounts payable and cost accounting. You will participate in the quarterly and annual closing operations and in the preparation of the audit.
• As HR Officer, you will be responsible for the administrative management of HR matters: staff files, application of social legislation, salary management, drawing up contracts, absence management, monitoring of group and hospital insurance, organization of training, support for recruitment and the organization of staff events.

You will have multiple contacts: insurers, social secretariat, trainers, service providers, etc.
You will work closely with the Finance & Administration Manager and provide full accounting and HR support.

We offer

• A stimulating, human-sized working environment that is in full development.
• An open corporate culture that focuses on people.
• A job that is constantly developing and offers autonomy on a daily basis.
• A permanent contract.
• A competitive salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience, with additional benefits (meal vouchers, outpatient insurance, hospitalization insurance, group insurance).

Your profile

• You have a higher education degree with a focus on finance, and ideally you have a first experience of 3 years in a similar position.
• You are fluent in English, both orally and in writing. Any other language is an asset.
• MS office is part of your daily life and the discovery of new IT tools stimulates you
• You are always looking for a challenge, you are seeking autonomy and you demonstrate thoroughness, openness to learning new subjects, outstanding organization and a sense of service.