Business Manager
Logistics, fresh produce & greenhouse horticulture. Your own desk, your own results. We are an established recruitment agency with over 25 years’ experience. For the next phase of growth, we are looking for a Business Manager who combines an entrepreneurial mindset with commercial drive.
Your own desk, your own results
We are an established recruitment agency with over 25 years’ experience in greenhouse horticulture, fresh produce and logistics. Our temporary workers work every day at growers, sorting companies and distribution centres throughout the Netherlands.
This isn’t just a sales role. You are responsible for the overall results of your desk: winning new clients, keeping their staffing levels on track and safeguarding margins. You take the lead; the organisation provides the support.
What will you do?
- Win new clients in greenhouse horticulture, fresh produce and logistics. You are the commercial face of the region.
- Manage the entire client relationship: from the first conversation to a long-term partnership.
- Work with recruitment and planning to ensure every client gets the right people at the right time.
- Set and monitor rates, contracts and margins. You are responsible for the profitability of your portfolio.
- Help build the organisation’s growth strategy.
- Progress to Sales Team Leader: as the sales team grows, you will lead it. Targets, coaching and results.
An entrepreneur with knowledge of the flexible staffing sector
What you bring
Our requirements for this role
- At least 3 years’ commercial experience in the recruitment industry: you know rates, agency worker pay and flexible workforce planning inside out.
- You think in terms of margin and profitability, not just turnover.
- You can build a client portfolio independently and make it profitable.
- You can switch easily between the grower on the shop floor and the management team around the table.
- Fluent in Dutch.
- A category B driving licence and a willingness to spend plenty of time with clients.
Additional strengths
These will help you stand out even more
- Affinity with or experience in greenhouse horticulture, fresh produce or logistics.
- Fluency in English, Polish or Turkish.
You lead, the organisation facilitates
You’ll have the freedom and resources to make your desk a success, with the management team close at hand.
Competitive salary
In line with your experience in the industry.
Performance-related bonus
Based on the margin of your own portfolio. Your results, your reward.
Company car, phone & laptop
All provided by the company, so you can focus fully on your clients and portfolio.
Autonomy & direct communication
Great freedom in your work and direct access to the management team. Decisions are made quickly.
A strong track record
SNA- and SNF-certified, with our own accommodation for temporary workers and over 25 years’ reputation in the industry.
A clear path for growth
From Business Manager to Sales Team Leader with your own team: targets, coaching and results.
Over 25 years’ reputation in the industry
We are an established recruitment agency with over 25 years’ experience in greenhouse horticulture, fresh produce and logistics. Our temporary workers work every day at growers, sorting companies and distribution centres throughout the Netherlands.
We stand out with our strong credentials: SNA- and SNF-certified, with our own accommodation for temporary workers. We’re expanding our commercial team for the next phase of growth, and you could be part of it.
Are you our new Business Manager?
Send us your CV or a short introduction, or call or message us directly. A good conversation tells us more than a perfect cover letter.
Email us directly at m.c.sakruca@topworkgroep.nl