(Junior) Account Manager French, UK, BE

Job Description
Are you ready to kickstart your career in B2B sales and make a real impact? Do you thrive on building relationships, hitting targets, and driving customer growth? Then this is your opportunity. We are looking for a motivated Junior Account Manager to support our commercial activities across France, Belgium, and the UK. In this role, you will manage existing accounts, develop new business, and contribute to the growth of our customer portfolio. Every day is dynamic, from client visits to product presentations, pricing negotiations, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

What will you do?

As a Junior Account Manager, you are the first point of contact for your assigned accounts and regions. You proactively manage relationships, identify new opportunities, and contribute to the success of our sales operations. Your focus: growing revenue, strengthening client partnerships, and ensuring excellent customer experiences.

Your key responsibilities:

• Drive revenue growth within assigned accounts and regions
• Expand the customer portfolio while managing existing relationships
• Conduct customer visits, presentations, and product demonstrations
• Prepare quotations, manage tenders, and negotiate pricing
• Ensure accurate CRM usage and documentation of all offers and activities
• Monitor sales project status (production, certification, delivery) and intervene when necessary
• Maintain customer satisfaction above 85% across your portfolio
• Contribute to monthly sales forecasts and reporting
• Identify market trends and opportunities for product development
• Resolve outstanding customer accounts in coordination with Finance

What do you bring?

• Completed relevant bachelor's degree (e.g. Business Administration, Economics, or Commercial Economics).
• Knowledge of retail and/or B2B market dynamics in France and Belgium.
• Understanding of commercial and administrative sales processes.
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and ERP/CRM systems.
• Excellent command of Microsoft Excel.
• Fluent in English and French, both written and spoken.

Who we are?

Karsten International develops a wide range of products for daily use, from the latest gadgets to sustainable beauty products. You name it, we make it. In addition to working hard and delivering quality, enjoyment and collegiality are our top priorities. The team consists of driven product developers, sales experts, logistics talents, online marketing specialists and graphic designers. Thanks to a broad international network and more than ten years of experience, we are winning the hearts of consumers all over the world with our products. You will be given every opportunity to contribute to this.

What we offer

• Plenty of space for personal growth, ownership and continuous improvement

• Excellent pension scheme

• Travel allowance or OV card, 13th month & 8% holiday pay
• 25 holidays per year

• Daily fresh lunch, fruit, and great coffee

• Bootcamp, yoga, football team

• Option to lease a bike

• OpenUp for mental well-being + massage at the office

• Discounts on great products & fun company outings

• Easily accessible office in Amsterdam

• Support with HSM visa and 30% ruling (if applicable)

What you can expect from us

At Karsten International you will join a supportive, ambitious team where we work hard, stay sharp, and enjoy what we do. We are growing fast, so there's plenty of room to share ideas, take ownership, and really make an impact. We communicate openly, help each other out, and keep things direct but respectful.

Our core values (woven into how we work together)

• Efficient & cost-conscious: We manage time and resources smartly, think critically and value what's already in place.

• Ambitious with long-term focus: We take ownership, build lasting relationships and stay humble in our success.

• Striving for the best: We measure, learn, improve-and challenge each other to exceed expectations.

• Direct & respectful: We communicate openly and treat everyone with respect, regardless of background.

• We like to have fun: We enjoy what we do and create a positive, energetic work environment.

Questions? Ask our Recruiter Fanisha:

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