Business Unit Sales Manager

About FORZ

FORZ Consultancy connects technical specialists with the largest and most demanding projects in Europe. Our specialists work on building plants for coronavirus vaccines and medicines such as Ozempic, support heavy industry in the switch to biofuels, hydrogen and CO2 capture and storage, and contribute to the enormous expansion of the electricity grid for the energy transition.

We are continuously exploring new markets and technologies. That is how we stay ahead in a fast-changing world and how our clients gain access to the best knowledge and the specialists of tomorrow.

What characterises FORZ is our combination of commercial drive, long-term relationships and genuine involvement in the work. Talent management plays a key role in that: we invest in developing and guiding specialists so they get the most out of their careers and add value at our clients. Clients and specialists appreciate that we do not shuffle CVs, but stay involved personally and on substance. That is how FORZ combines social impact with commercial success.

Your role as Business Unit Sales Manager

FORZ is in an important growth phase. We are building an organisation that wants to scale up nationally and expand internationally over time. That is why we are not looking for a traditional manager, but for a commercial builder: someone with a proven track record in recruitment who can generate revenue themselves and build a team at the same time.

As Business Unit Sales Manager at FORZ you get an opportunity you will miss at many competitors: genuine entrepreneurship inside an organisation that is laying its foundation for rapid national and international growth. You become a key player in putting that foundation in place, develop your own market position and contribute directly to expanding FORZ in the Netherlands and beyond.

You work directly with the two founders of FORZ: experienced recruiters and entrepreneurs with a proven track record in building commercial recruitment organisations and talent management. They will take you through the practice of scalable building, strategic thinking and entrepreneurship, while you take responsibility for developing your own market and team.

From the start you get the opportunity to hire your own junior consultant and develop a market within engineering together. You stay commercially active yourself, while learning how to train, coach and grow someone into success.

The role also offers a concrete growth perspective: with proven success you grow towards Partner, with the possibility of joining an equity track over time.

Why this role is different

At FORZ you are not stepping into an existing management layer where everything is already fixed. You get the chance to build a commercial unit yourself, inside an organisation laying its foundation for national and international growth.

Many senior consultants get stuck because their organisation does not grow fast enough. At FORZ it is exactly the other way around: we are looking for someone who wants to build, accelerate and carry their own business unit over time.

Through FORZ EVOLVE there is a concrete growth path towards Partner. No vague promises, but clear steps, targets, training, mobility packages and incentives that support your development.

What will you do?

• Actively build your own market within technical recruitment.
• Develop new clients, candidates and niches within engineering.
• Hire, guide and commercially grow your own junior consultant.
• Develop a clear market strategy for your discipline or sector.
• Keep closing deals yourself and set the example as a top performer.
• Coach consultants on business development, talent management, negotiation and account development.
• Help build commercial processes, sales structure and a strong performance culture.
• Make strategic choices about growth, team building and market development.

What are we looking for?

• At least 3 years of experience in 360 recruitment.
• A proven track record as a top performer or biller.
• Experience guiding, training or coaching junior consultants is a strong plus.
• Strong commercial drive and a demonstrable ability to develop new markets.
• You are entrepreneurial, results-driven and used to taking responsibility.
• Building energises you: market, clients, candidates, team and strategy.
• You speak fluent Dutch and English.
• You fit a performance-driven culture where speed, ownership and quality matter.
• You do not have a nine-to-five mentality.
• You work full time, 5 days a week, with our Amsterdam office as the central place.

What does FORZ offer you?

• A demanding commercial role in which you build the foundation of FORZ yourself.
• Direct collaboration with the two founders of FORZ: experienced recruiters and entrepreneurs.
• A concrete growth path via FORZ EVOLVE towards Partner, with an equity track.
• A competitive base salary with strong personal commission and bonus opportunities on team results.
• A mobility package with a choice between a mobility allowance or a lease car.
• Training in sales, management, leadership and negotiation.
• An ambitious culture without corporate layers, internal politics or a ceiling on growth.

Facilities and extras

We make sure you have everything you need to do your work well:

• Laptop and phone.
• Sport twice a week during working hours.
• A paid gym membership you can also use outside working hours.
• Trip incentives, achievers incentives and other performance-based rewards.
• A warm and welcoming office where performance and enjoyment come together.