Country Manager Netherlands

Utrecht, Netherlands · On-site

About this role

Lead a Market. Drive Growth. Build High-Performing Teams.

We are looking for an experienced Country Manager Netherlands to lead and grow our Dutch business.

As the most senior leader in the country, you will have full responsibility for business performance, combining strategic leadership, commercial excellence, and organizational development to deliver sustainable growth and profitability.

You will work closely with regional leadership while leading local commercial and service teams, ensuring strong execution of strategy and exceptional customer outcomes.

Your Impact

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of the Dutch business by driving growth, strengthening market position, building customer partnerships, and developing a high-performing organization.

You will play a key role in translating regional objectives into local success while acting as a trusted partner to customers, employees, and stakeholders across the market.

What You'll Do

Strategy & Business Leadership

  • Define and execute the Netherlands growth strategy in alignment with regional priorities

  • Identify new market opportunities, customer needs, and competitive advantages

  • Lead strategic planning and ensure successful execution of key business initiatives

  • Drive sustainable growth, profitability, and market share expansion

Commercial & Financial Management

  • Own the full P&L, including revenue, profitability, and overall business performance

  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities

  • Drive commercial excellence across sales and service teams

  • Develop and strengthen relationships with key customers and strategic accounts

  • Support pricing, margin improvement, and growth initiatives

Leadership & Organizational Development

  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing cross-functional organization

  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

  • Attract, develop, and retain top talent

  • Lead organizational and business transformation initiatives where needed

Stakeholder Management

  • Represent the company in the Dutch market with customers, partners, and industry stakeholders

  • Build strong relationships with regional and global teams

  • Ensure alignment between local execution and broader organizational objectives

What You'll Bring

  • Proven experience leading commercial organizations with full business responsibility

  • Strong track record in B2B environments, ideally within industrial, technical, service, or professional sectors

  • Experience managing P&L and delivering profitable growth

  • Ability to lead and inspire cross-functional teams

  • Strong commercial acumen and customer focus

  • Experience in business transformation, organizational development, or change management is an advantage

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

  • Fluent Dutch and English

Why Join Us?

  • Lead a strategically important market with significant growth potential

  • Shape business strategy and influence long-term success

  • Work closely with senior regional leadership

  • Build and develop high-performing teams

  • Join an international organization with ambitious growth plans

Interested?

If you are an entrepreneurial business leader with a passion for growth, people leadership, and customer success, we would love to hear from you.

Company at a glance

Solenis is a leading global provider of water treatment, process and hygiene solutions committed to building a safer and healthier world through sustainable innovation. From innovative chemistries and digital technologies to advanced monitoring and control systems and expert support, our solutions provide measurable results for our customers around the world.

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 78 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team more than 23,000 professionals in 160 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2026 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree.

For additional information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com or follow us on social media.

Team Size10,001+ employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustryChemical Manufacturing
Location
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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