Sales Officer

Location:
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Business:
Business Assurance
Contract type:
Permanent Employee
Job ID:
2977
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Overview

About us

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About Business Assurance

We help companies ensure compliance, build high-performing management systems, and meet competence needs within a wide range of industries. DNV helps companies understand Working with us, you can be involved in technically challenging and innovative projects worldwide demanding a broad variety of expertise. Our strong focus on research and innovation opens an array of opportunities, and allows you to engage in projects which develop next generation solutions. and manage their risk picture through our management system certification and training portfolios. 

About the role

This is a dynamic and diverse role with a wide range of activities:

  • Interact with customers. Spend a large part of your day talking to customers. Either by phone, TEAMS or email.
  • Build relationships. Build strong relationships with customers and colleagues to be truly successful.
  • Respond quickly. Most inquiries come in through our website, colleagues, and existing customers. You need to respond quickly to help our customers.
  • Find Solutions that Work. Get to know your customers by thoroughly questioning them and conducting a good problem analysis. This in-depth knowledge will enable you to build a solution from our portfolio that has a real impact on their business.

What we offer

This is a challenging role. You will have to work hard, but in return, there are a lot of benefits as well. For the right person, this is the opportunity of a lifetime.

  • Continuous Learning: This is a role that forces you to grow. We will challenge you each day and force you to learn. We will work together to identify your specific needs to further increase your impact.
  • Opportunity to Make a Difference: You will support organizations in achieving their goals and improve Information Security in the Benelux.
  • Work in an Organization that Delivers on its Values:
    • We Care: Our team really cares about our customers, and we put them at the center of what we do.
    • We Dare: We believe that transparency and quality benefit our customers.
    • We Share: You will share knowledge and advise our customers with insights and trends.
  • Flexible Working: Our office is in Barendrecht, but we have adjusted to the new normal. You’ll be expected to combine home and office working opportunities. We offer a full-time job (38-hour working week) and 30 days of annual leave. Part-time working is negotiable.
  • Career Growth: We love to promote from within DNV and the right people can have a long career. In combination with our annual growth, this is an opportunity to grow with us.
  • Excellent Benefits: We take good care of our employees with 30 annual leave days (excluding national holidays) and excellent secondary benefits, including a great sales incentive scheme with a reward (%) on the sold value.

Are you interested and do you see yourself as the perfect match? Then we look forward to receiving your application with an up-to-date CV including a photo and a motivation letter, in which you tell us why you believe you are “the perfect match”.

For more information about the role, please contact our Teamleader Sales, Ronald von Banniseht at ronald.von.bannisseht@dnv.com or (+31) 06 52555364.

About you

We are open to hiring candidates from different backgrounds, experiences, and skills. Here’s what we’re looking for in a preferred candidate:

  • Sales Experience: You will receive excellent induction training of our tools over several weeks, but you need to have a previous background in sales positions.
  • Proven Winner: You live with sales targets and KPI’s as part of your daily business. We are looking for people who are target-driven and can demonstrate exceeding them.
  • Desire to Drive: Do you want to learn about sales and how to be incredibly successful while making a real difference for your customers? You must have a desire to improve and the ability to learn new skills.
  • Organized: This is a fast-paced role with a mix of proactive and reactive activities. The right candidate will be able to juggle multiple priorities and work accurately and well under pressure.
  • Energetic: We are looking for lively, hungry, ambitious, energetic team players.
  • Smart and socially intelligent. A diploma is not essential, but you must have the ability to learn a portfolio of complex products and be able to describe them to customers. You must also possess a high degree of social intelligence.
  • Resilient: You must be able to self-motivate and push through adversities in this role.
  • Language Skills: A good command of Dutch and English is necessary in writing and speech.

Benefits

Profit Share

You’ll be part of our global profit share scheme that means we all share in our success as a business. If we profit, so do you. This will be part of our Total Compensation approach each year and depends on our year-end results.

Insurance

Taking care of you with travel, life, and accident insurance.

Pension Schemes

We care about your long-term financial security and prioritize pension and retirement benefits to reflect our caring values.

Professional Development

We believe in the 70/20/10 learning model, where 70% of your learning comes from performing your everyday tasks and working on different projects, new areas and initiatives to gain new skills. 20% from working with others and mentoring and the rest from formal education.

Hybrid Working

Adapting to the changing world of work around the world.

Purpose-led organization

You become part of a world-leading company where we know and live our purpose; to safeguard life, property, and the environment, with the opportunity to tackle global change through your work.

Supportive and caring culture

We offer opportunities to connect through social and professional networks. Our largest community CONNECT, organizes after-work events and informal meetings throughout the year.

Attractive rewards

We focus on work/life balance and offer employees flexible working hours and workplace, annual vacation allowance, competitive pension, insurance, and a global profit share scheme.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At DNV, our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is not only an ethical choice, but also a business decision.

Diversity, fairness, and a sense of belonging are a source of strength for our people, our business, and our customers, and help us to deliver on our purpose, vision, and values.

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Transcript

[00:02] Lumina is a set of tools that gives unique insight into your management system.

[00:06] Use the online dashboard to access advanced analytics

[00:08] based on more than 2.3 million audt findings from 70,000 customers.

[00:14] Get an instant overview or dive into details.

[00:19] See risk areas for any industry or standard and compare against the competition.

[00:24] Lumina lets you manage and benchmark your total performance,

[00:29] Identify improvement paths and enable decision making.

[00:32] You can monitor performance of your management system over time

[00:36] or learn from peers if expanding to a new standard.

[00:41] Access to Lumina is free for all DNV customers.

[00:43] Lumina, turn your audit data into opportunities.

Working here

Since 1864 we’ve been dedicated to safeguarding life, property and the environment. Today we remain at the forefront of new technologies and techniques to help our customers transform for a more sustainable future.

At DNV you can expect to deliver career and industry defining work. You’ll be given the time to build your network, the resources to support your development, and the freedom to satisfy your curiosity and desire to learn.

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Application Process

FAQs

Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions page. We’ve put together answers to the questions we’re asked most often to help you find the information you need quickly and easily. Whether you're curious about our recruitment process, benefits or career growth and development, you should find the information below.

How can I find job openings that fit my skills and interests?

Explore our official job search page where you can use filters such as job type, location, and department to find roles that best match your qualifications and career aspirations.

What’s your application process like?

You can apply directly through our careers page by submitting your CV and any other documents we require (i.e. university diplomas/transcripts; visas; previous employment reference letters). Make sure your application is fully completed, and you tailor it to the specific job listing. 

Is your recruitment process designed to be inclusive and accessible?

Yes, it is. We're an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates. We’re happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Share the details of what you need within your application.

What types of interviews might I undergo?

Depending on your role, our interview process may include initial phone screenings, video conferences, and in-person interviews, focusing on both your technical abilities and our shared values. You can ask your recruiter specifically about the interview process for your role. 

How long does the hiring process typically take from application to decision?

The timeline can vary but we make every effort to reply to each candidate as soon as possible and keep everyone up-to-date with where they are in the recruitment process.

How do I know if a recruitment contact is legitimately from your company?

Official communication will come from our verified company email addresses. Carefully check any suspicious looking emails and if you have any doubts, don’t engage.

Are there any fees involved in your recruitment process?

No, we do not charge any fees at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications and interviews are free of charge, we will never ask you to pay any fees or make any payments – please be wary of any requests for payment as these are likely scams.

What should I do if I suspect a job scam?

If you encounter suspicious job postings or recruitment practices, do not provide personal information and contact your recruiter as soon as possible. We take these matters seriously. We will never ask you to pay any fees or make any payments part of our recruitment process.

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Disclaimer

Please beware of recruitment scams that pretend to be from DNV or its employees. We will never ask you to pay any fees or make any payments as part of our recruitment process.