Director, EMEA Sales (Marine)

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands; EMEA region. Workplace options include hybrid, onsite, or remote, with the role based at a Navico Group location across EMEA. Travel: 50% across the EMEA region.

Company

hirify.global is a global marine business whose Navico Group division provides technology, systems, and solutions for marine, RV, specialty vehicle, mobile, and industrial markets.

What you will do

• Own the EMEA commercial strategy across Marine, Mobile, and Industrial segments and translate market insights into growth priorities.
• Lead a region-wide sales organization and manage a $260M+ revenue portfolio, including budgeting, forecasting, profitability, and resource allocation.
• Build executive relationships with OEMs, distributors, strategic partners, and key accounts across EMEA.
• Lead complex commercial negotiations, strategic partnerships, and the customer lifecycle from acquisition through implementation and satisfaction.
• Design scalable sales processes that improve productivity, forecast accuracy, pipeline visibility, and sales effectiveness.
• Partner with product, engineering, marketing, finance, operations, and global leadership teams on product launches and enterprise-wide commercial planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive sales leadership experience, including management of large, geographically dispersed teams.
• Proven success exceeding revenue targets in B2B or enterprise sales, ideally in OEM or industrial markets.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including P&L management, pricing, margin management, and profitability ownership.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and executive relationship-building skills, with proficiency in CRM systems such as Salesforce and data analytics tools.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively across EMEA; English is a core requirement.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree, MBA, or equivalent.
• Experience in the Marine, Mobile, or Industrial sectors.
• Experience leading in global, matrixed organizations across geographies, cultures, and stakeholder groups.
• Additional EMEA languages and knowledge of EMEA market dynamics, distribution channels, and regulatory environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive culture focused on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, customer focus, and diversity of thought.
• Growth and development opportunities across hirify.global and its brands.
• Competitive local benefits and compensation aligned with local market practices.
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.
• Hybrid office schedule when not working with customers or travelling.