Location: hybrid (partly remote / partly based in Rotterdam)

Start date: to be agreed

Salary: competitive and based on experience

Are you commercially driven, communicative, and ready to take an active role in the growth of an innovative maritime platform? Then this is your chance to come aboard at Nauticworx, a dynamic startup that’s reshaping the maritime industry.

Who we are

Nauticworx.com is a platform that connects charterers, shipowners and brokers in the maritime sector, fast, smarter, and fully digital. As our platform continues to evolve and our international ambitions expand, we’re looking to strengthen our commercial team.

Your role

As Sales Manager, you will contribute directly to the commercial growth of Nauticworx and help build long-term relationships with clients across the maritime sector, both nationally and internationally.

You’ll have the opportunity to learn the ropes, take on responsibility, and grow into a senior or leadership position.

Your key responsibilities

• Build and maintain client relationships within the maritime industry
• Proactively approach new leads and commercial opportunities
• Prepare and follow up on quotations and proposals
• Work with Zoho CRM and the NWX Ship Database
• Prepare for and attend client meetings, trade fairs and events
• Identify market trends and emerging opportunities
• Collaborate with the marketing and development team to seize commercial leads
• Ensure excellent after-sales service and customer satisfaction

Your profile

• 5–10 years of experience in a commercial role
• Bachelor’s degree in a commercial or maritime field
• Strong communication skills and an entrepreneurial mindset
• Analytical thinking and a focus on long-term partnerships
• Affinity with the maritime sector (preferred)
• Experience with Zoho CRM or similar tools (preferred)
• Fluency in Dutch and English (spoken and written)

Working environment

• Flexible work: partly from home, partly at our Rotterdam office
• A dynamic, entrepreneurial team with ambitious goals
• Plenty of room for initiative, learning and personal development
• International exposure and growth opportunities within an innovative startup

Interested?

Please submit your CV along with a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for supporting the commercial growth of Nauticworx.

Do you enjoy challenges and working in a team?
Then read on to see what we have to offer in this unique DUO internship. As sales/marketing trainees, you will be involved from the start in building a new maritime platform and get to know the world of our users. Together with the company founders, you will be co-responsible from day one for projects related to both online and offline sales and marketing. This includes creating quotes, scheduling meetings with clients, setting up online campaigns, assisting with the SMM Hamburg and other events, keeping the CRM up to date, and executing account-based campaigns. You will experience first-hand how dynamic a role in a maritime startup can be.

This is you

• You are a third-year bachelor’s student in Commercial Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, Digital Marketing, or a similar program.
• You have commercial skills, are communicative, proactive, and the digital world is part of your daily life.
• You are flexible and can easily switch between different tasks, both online and offline.
• A dynamic commercial environment motivates you, and you are willing to go the extra mile.
• Web, digital applications, and online/offline sales are keywords that excite you.

This is what we offer

• We offer a versatile six-month third-year internship, with a monthly allowance of €350.
• You will have plenty of time and space to work on your own graduation research, as we value a strong completion of your graduation project.
• By participating in internal courses and collaborating with experienced colleagues, you will have ample opportunities to develop your own talents.

Your workplace will be our headquarters in Rotterdam, located in the beautiful Groothandelsgebouw, where you can work, learn, and relax in a vibrant environment.

INTERESTED?