Key Account Manager (Space)

Location: Noordwijk, the Netherlands; full-time, on-site role.

Company

HE Space, together with CS Group and Sopra Steria, provides managed services, engineering, software, and consulting solutions for the European space and defence sectors.

What you will do

• Identify and develop business opportunities with existing and prospective clients in the Netherlands and ESA/ESTEC.
• Build and maintain long-term customer relationships and develop partner networks for national and transnational opportunities.
• Manage the sales pipeline, qualify leads, and follow the CS sales lifecycle through proposals and contract closure.
• Coordinate offers and proposals with pre-sales, product, technical, and marketing teams.
• Present CS products, collect customer feedback, monitor the market, and support improvements to the business development process.
• Achieve business development targets and expand the company’s presence in the Netherlands and Northern Europe.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience in technology sales or business development in the space industry or an equivalent engineering sector.
• Strong knowledge of ESA/ESTEC’s organisation, programmes, procurement processes, and technical domains.
• Established customer network within the Netherlands’ space industry and experience with defence, space, or security markets.
• Strong interpersonal, commercial, organisational, negotiation, and independent working skills.
• Fluent English and Dutch are required.
• No impediments to obtaining security clearance and willingness to obtain it.

Nice to have

• French or other European languages.
• Experience developing new markets across Northern Europe.

Culture & Benefits

• International and multicultural working environment within the European space ecosystem.
• Opportunities to work with ESA, EUSPA, Airbus, ArianeGroup, and other major industry organisations.
• Proactive training and opportunities for career development.
• Flexible working environment supporting work-life balance.
• Exposure to projects across the full space mission lifecycle through the CS Group and Sopra Steria Group.