Sales Operations Manager

Company Description Brobs Marine is a Dutch family-owned supplier of genuine and OEM spare parts for the maritime and power industries. Founded in 2020 and built on 35 years of industry experience, we supply spare parts to customers in more than 40 countries. We operate from The Hague and Spain. When a separator fails mid-voyage, the vessel doesn't wait. Our job is to find the part, price it, and get it to the next port before the ship arrives. We're growing fast, we move fast, and we believe in ownership.Role Description This is a broad commercial role with full ownership of the customer relationship and the order behind it. You will:Handle incoming RFQs from shipowners, managers and technical superintendents, understand the requirement, identify the correct part, and issue the quotationSource from our OEM and supplier network: check availability, negotiate price and lead time, place purchase ordersFollow up actively on open quotations and build repeat business from existing accountsManage the order through to delivery, freight forwarders, export documentation, delivery to vessel or agent worldwideGet hands-on with the goods when needed, including checking incoming parts and preparing shipmentsMonitor pricing, lead times and supplier performance, and improve how we workHelp build and lead the commercial team as we scaleQualificationsA degree in business, engineering, international trade or similar; an MBA or comparable postgraduate qualification is welcome2+ years in sales, procurement, trading, logistics or commercial operations, maritime, industrial or technical distribution preferred, but not required if you learn fastGenuinely comfortable with technical products; you don't need to know separators today, but you need to want toStrong English, both written and spoken. Dutch is not requiredCommercially sharp and detail-obsessed: in this business a wrong part number is an expensive mistakeEntrepreneurial mindset