Esther Drost
Wierden
Profielschets
Results-driven International Sales Manager with extensive experience in building and developing long-term partnerships across Europe. Proven track record in achieving commercial growth through concept selling, strategic account management, and market development. Focus on building trust and long-term relations with all stakeholders, adapts easily to culture and language when needed. Strong self-management and planning skills.
Overzicht
20
20
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Werkervaring
International Sales Manager
Kovax Europe B.V.
Almelo
08.2013 - 04.2026
- As International Sales Manager, I am responsible for building and maintaining long-term partnerships across Europe.
- Building strong partnerships in with our distributors in Europe & North Africa through concept-based sales
- Formulating commercial objectives and making tailor-made strategies for our existing partners
- Initiating and maintaining contact with all partners through visits, Teams meetings, and trade fairs (approximately 20% travel)
- Conducting market research and pursuing leads to acquire new partners
- Coordination of training activities for partners with technical colleagues (trainers and account managers)
- Coordinating with internal departments to ensure our performance towards partners
- Maintaining contact with Japan regarding key market developments and jointly translating these into ideas for new products
- Involved in recruitment activities and selection of commercial employees in the Netherlands, Germany, and France
- Training new employees in concept selling and our Kovax partnership
- As a member of the management team, initiating new projects to improve the organization (training policy, health program, AI related ideas)
Export Assistant
Ankerslot
Enschede
03.2010 - 08.2010
- Inside sales role with the main responsibility of order monitoring and customer contact for the European locking systems market.
Customer Service & Supply Chain Coordinator
Sensata Technologies
Almelo
04.2007 - 03.2010
- Independent role in which I acted as the primary point of contact for European customers in the automotive industry (Fiat, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover).
- I was also responsible for a significant part of the production line planning.
- Order processing and planning in Oracle
- Customer contact and customer visits
- Coordination with production teams in the Dominican Republic and China
- Monthly reporting (OTIF / obsolete items / etc.) to management
- Participation in project teams with technical engineers
Internal Sales
BYK-CERA
Deventer
10.2006 - 03.2007
- Order Entry and planning
Opleidingen
HAVO -
Greijdanus College
Zwolle 09.1996 - 07.2001
International Business and Languages -
Hanze University of Applied Sciences
Groningen 09.2001 - 10.2006
Vaardigheden
- Consultative / Concept Selling
- Key Account Development
- Multilingual communication
- Teamplayer
- Good organizational & planning skills
- result-driven
Languages
English
Vergevorderd
Spanish
Vergevorderd
German
Gevorderd
French
Elementair
Hobby's
- Snowboarding
- Hiking
- CrossFit
- Spanish language & culture
- Traveling
Tijdlijn
International Sales Manager
Kovax Europe B.V.
08.2013 - 04.2026
Export Assistant
Ankerslot
03.2010 - 08.2010
Customer Service & Supply Chain Coordinator
Sensata Technologies
04.2007 - 03.2010
Internal Sales
BYK-CERA
10.2006 - 03.2007
International Business and Languages -
Hanze University of Applied Sciences
09.2001 - 10.2006
HAVO -
Greijdanus College
09.1996 - 07.2001