Sales Manager
At a glance
Mid-level Sales Leadership role at Octiva. Leuven · full-time.
Pay not stated
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Find your own prospects, then use calls and regional grower visits to build sales opportunities
- Present Octiva robotics and Berkvens greenhouse logistics products to growers in your assigned area
- Explore customer needs with growers and shape solutions alongside product specialists
- Work with sales managers, Marketing, and Sales Support across the customer journey
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in business, marketing, agriculture, or a related discipline
- Previous sales experience, ideally involving agri-tech, horticulture equipment, or robotics
- Fluency in spoken and written Dutch and English
- Comfort using CRM software and Microsoft Office
Who this fits
This role suits a self-directed, results-focused salesperson who enjoys working with growers and understands or wants to work in greenhouse operations. You'll be based onsite in Leuven and travel to meet growers and attend industry events. You should be comfortable working independently while collaborating with sales, marketing, support, and product teams.
From the employer
For our Sales team, we're looking for enthusiastic Sales Managers to represent both Octiva and Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility.
Are you ready to make a real impact? In this role, you'll take charge by generating your own leads while getting great support from our account managers, marketing initiatives, events, and your personal network. You'll get to promote and sell our combined portfolio — Octiva's advanced robotic systems and Berkvens' greenhouse logistics solutions — directly to growers in your region, and play a key part in expanding our reach!
Your day-to-day will be a mix of phone calls and face-to-face visits with growers in your assigned region, helping you dive deep into their needs and challenges. Together with product experts you will work out the best solution for each customer, drawing on the full Octiva and Berkvens range.
Collaboration is the name of the game here. You'll work closely with our team of sales managers, Marketing and Sales Support. Together, you'll be empowered to deliver top-notch solutions that drive success for our growers—and for Octiva and Berkvens!
Your profile
You're driven, determined, and passionate about what you do—especially when it comes to the greenhouse sector.
Here's what we're looking for:
• A bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Agriculture, or a related field. Proven experience in sales (bonus points if it's in agri-tech, horticulture equipment, or robotics!).
• Understanding of greenhouse operations and agricultural practices is a plus.
• Excellent communicator and people-person.
• Motivated, result-oriented, and able to thrive both independently and as part of a team.
• Confident with CRM software and Microsoft Office.
• Ready and excited to travel to meet growers and attend cool industry events!
• Fluent in Dutch and English (spoken and written); other languages are a plus.
Our offer
A central, hands-on sales role with a combined portfolio, in a fast-growing company with global ambition.
The opportunity to represent both Octiva and Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility and shape the full customer journey from first contact to long-term success.
A dynamic, supportive team culture where initiative and follow-through matter.
Competitive compensation and plenty of room to grow with us!
Octiva is a fast-growing robotics company on a mission to help growers succeed through smart automation. In 2025, Octiva acquired Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility, the leading specialist in internal transport solutions for greenhouse horticulture — think scissor lifts, harvesting trolleys and AGVs. Together, we offer growers a complete range of logistics and robotics solutions, combining technical precision with real-world reliability. We work closely with growers, engineers, and researchers to deliver meaningful innovation that transforms agricultural efficiency and sustainability.
We're expanding internationally and building a team of driven, collaborative professionals who want to make a real impact—not just on product performance, but on the lives and success of our customers.
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