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Sales Executive

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 min reading

As a Sales Executive, you are responsible for the sale and rental of our shipping containers. You will develop and maintain relationships with both existing and new customers, ensuring an optimal customer experience.

CARU Containers is the world’s largest independent container supplier. With eight offices across four continents and a team of just seventy enthusiastic colleagues, we sell more than 120.000 shipping containers annually.

The world is constantly changing, and this is reflected in the container market. This makes our business dynamic, international, and exciting! We love the container: a product without pretensions that simply does what it is supposed to do and does it exceptionally well. It is the simplicity that makes the possibilities endless. We truly believe that the container is the invention of the 20th century.

As a family-owned company with roots in Rotterdam, we are determined to make a positive impact.

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Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Hours: Full-time

What are you going to do?

As a Sales Executive, you are responsible for the sale and rental of our shipping containers. You will develop and maintain relationships with both existing and new customers, ensuring an optimal customer experience. Your responsibilities include:

  • Actively approaching new business clients and maintaining existing relationships

  • Advising customers on the possibilities of our products and services

  • Preparing quotations and closing deals

  • Mapping the market and competitors to identify opportunities

  • Collaborating with internal teams to translate customer needs into solutions

  • Reporting your activities and results to your manager

Who are you?

  • You are driven, independent, and sociable

  • You feel comfortable in an international environment with a Rotterdam mindset: direct, engaged, and focused on quality

  • You are critical, responsible, and eager to learn

  • And most importantly: you are highly motivated to get started!

What do you bring?

  • A completed degree, preferably in a commercial field

  • At least 3 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in product sales or rental

  • Strong communication and negotiation skills

  • A proactive attitude and commercial mindset

  • Results-driven

  • Affinity with the container industry is a plus

  • Excellent command of Dutch and English, both written and spoken

What do we offer?

  • An international working environment in a prime location in the Port of Rotterdam, in a fully renovated office

  • A challenging role within a dynamic organization

  • Room for personal and professional development

  • A great lunch on office days

  • A friendly team with weekly padel and sports activities

  • A competitive salary with attractive secondary benefits

  • And last but certainly not least: the opportunity to attend football matches of Feyenoord and Excelsior

Interested
Are you the Sales Executive we are looking for? Please send your CV and motivation letter to [email protected]. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch.

CARU Containers welcomes everyone and is committed to diversity and inclusion. We look forward to hearing from you!