Introduction

Toyota Material Handling Belgium is looking for an Account Manager to develop and grow its customer base across Oost- and West-Vlaanderen (East and West Flanders). The role combines new business development with account management for an established brand in the forklift and internal-logistics sector.

Job overview

About the employer

Toyota Material Handling Belgium NV/SA is the Belgian arm of Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE), the regional European organisation of the Toyota Material Handling Group. TMHE operates in more than 30 European countries, employs roughly 8,000 people including around 4,000 field maintenance technicians, and is headquartered in Sweden. Its Belgian home base is in Willebroek (Antwerp province), where about 300 colleagues work across sales, service, logistics and support functions. Toyota Material Handling Belgium has been certified as a “Great Place to Work” employer, reflecting internal feedback on trust, fair treatment and career development within the company.

Job location

This position is based in or covers the Oost- & West-Vlaanderen area in Belgium. A precise street address is not published for this vacancy; the employer’s main Belgian office is located in Willebroek, Antwerp province.

Salary / pay

An exact salary figure is not published. Confirmed benefits include 27 paid holiday days per year (plus one extra day per 5 years of seniority); a full salary package is referenced but not broken down publicly.

Job responsibilities

• Actively identifying and approaching new business opportunities within the assigned territory
• Managing and growing relationships with existing customers, and re-engaging former customers
• Assessing customer needs and advising on the most suitable forklift or warehouse-equipment solution
• Organising and delivering product demonstrations at customer sites
• Building long-term commercial relationships rather than one-off sales
• Following up on equipment deliveries and supporting customers through commissioning/start-up

Requirements

• Comfortable and confident working with MS Office tools
• Based within, or willing to be based within, the Oost- and West-Vlaanderen sales territory, close to the customer base you will manage
• Sales aptitude or an interest in a field-based B2B sales role; prior experience in a similar commercial role is a plus
• An intensive internal training programme on the company’s products and services is provided, so deep prior product knowledge is not a strict requirement

Skills and qualifications

See the Requirements section above for the qualifications and skills confirmed by the employer. No additional technical certifications, driving-licence categories, or software skills beyond what is listed there are confirmed in the published vacancy information.

Language requirements

The vacancy is published in Dutch for a Dutch-speaking sales territory (East and West Flanders). Specific formal language-certificate requirements are not stated by the employer.

Employment conditions

Permanent (indefinite-duration) contract, as confirmed in the published vacancy information. Working schedule details are not specified by the employer in the published vacancy information.

Benefits

• A permanent (indefinite-duration) employment contract
• 27 paid holiday days per year, increasing by one additional day for every 5 years of seniority
• A commercially responsible position within an internationally established company in the forklift and material handling sector
• Structured product and sales training at the start of employment

Career opportunities

Toyota Material Handling Belgium references an intensive internal sales and product training track for this role. Specific internal promotion routes are not detailed in the published vacancy information.

Who can apply

This role suits candidates who enjoy direct customer contact, are motivated by new business development, and are based in or near the East/West Flanders region.

How to apply

Interested candidates can apply directly through Toyota Material Handling’s official vacancy page for this role (linked below).

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