Senior Sales Manager

Blis is seeking an experienced Senior Sales Manager for its growing Netherlands team in Amsterdam. Reporting to the Head of Sales, this role involves developing new business and managing existing client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in programmatic sales, an existing network within major agency groups, and the ability to leverage large global spends to drive sales. The role requires a highly focused, tenacious, and commercially astute individual with excellent networking skills and a proactive attitude.

Must Have

• Leverage existing and new relationships to build pipeline across Blis product set.
• Target media agencies, programmatic specialists, and independents.
• Convert pipeline and acquire new customers to achieve aggressive targets.
• Create and lead sales presentations.
• Build strong relationships and manage customer accounts.
• Ensure high accuracy across campaigns.
• Actively contribute to team strategy and company sales meetings.
• Strong background in digital or programmatic sales and account management.
• Existing network/connections to WPP, OMG, Dentsu, Publicis, IPG, Havas.
• Expert knowledge of programmatic and understanding of how programmatic is traded.
• Ability to leverage large budgets from media/programmatic agencies.
• Confidence to present to large and small audiences.
• Proven ability to close deals and achieve targets.

Our Netherlands team is growing! We are looking for an experienced candidate to take on the role of Sales Manager. You will be reporting to our Head of Sales and you will be required to develop your own business as well as looking after existing relationships.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Senior Sales person within the market; have a good contact list and hold existing relationships with one or more major agency groups. They will need to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the current programmatic market and where to leverage large global spends to drive sales.

You will be highly focused, tenacious, and practical with commercial flair and excellent social and networking skills. The successful candidate will have a 'can-do' attitude and ability to use their initiative.

Key responsibilities

• Leverage existing and new relationships to build their own pipeline of opportunity across the Blis product set.
• Target customers are media agencies including programmatic specialists and independents.
• Conversion of pipeline and acquisition of new customers and accounts to achieve aggressive targets.
• Create and lead sales presentations.
• Strong relationship building and account management of customers.
• Ensure a high level of accuracy across campaigns.
• Have an active role and input in team strategy and company sales meetings.
• Commitment to Blis' Inclusion initiatives & 5 step sustainability plan

Skills and requirements

• Strong background in digital or programmatic sales and account management.
• Existing network/connections to WPP, OMG, Dentsu, Publicis, IPG, Havas.
• Expert knowledge of programmatic and understanding of how programmatic is traded.
• Currently leveraging large budgets from media / programmatic agencies.
• The confidence to present to large and small audiences.
• A proven ability to close deals and achieve targets.
• Commitment to being a team player in a dynamic environment.

About us

Blis is the only omnichannel DSP that unites telco data, real-world movement patterns, and transactions to deliver a complete view of the consumer. Powered by T-Mobile and built for precision at scale, Blis' omnichannel platform helps marketers map the full purchase journey – from impression to transaction – and expand their audience reach, driving incremental results across every screen.

Founded in the UK in 2004, Blis employs over 300 global employees across 14 offices in 11 countries.

Our Values

Brave

We're leaders, not followers

An innovation and growth mindset helps us solve everyday challenges and achieve breakthroughs. Our passion drives us to innovate. We don’t see barriers, just possibilities.

We take ownership and hold ourselves accountable for outcomes, good and bad and we don’t pass the buck.

Love Our Clients

We're client-obsessed

We do what we say and build trusted relationships with our partners for the long term. We act with integrity. We put our clients at the center of our business. We obsess over the best insights, ideas and solutions to deliver WOW and work with honesty and accountability to get it done.

Inclusive

We're one team

We are empathetic and embrace diversity. Everyone has a voice and can bring their authentic self to work. We care about and support each other – with humility and good humor. Mutual respect and wellbeing are key. We strive to eliminate bias and be open and transparent.

Solutions Driven

We're action oriented

Speed matters in business, so we're solution-driven and action-oriented. We value simplification and calculated risk taking. We are lean, agile and resourceful self-starters. We collaborate and break silos, working thoughtfully and with urgency to solve problems, while learning from mistakes and celebrating wins.

If this looks like the perfect fit for you or if you just want to have a conversation, please apply, and we will get back to you as quickly as possible!