Location: Manvel
APH Group
APH Group is a global dealer organization of potato and vegetable equipment, headquartered in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, providing sales, service, and technical support for premium European agricultural equipment through a worldwide network.
We recently opened a new dealership in Manvel, ND - just north of Grand Forks - to serve growers and processors in the Red River Valley, where we've already built a strong installed base of European equipment. As more European potato varieties are grown in North America, demand for specialized technology to support this opportunity is growing fast, and we're looking for a Sales Manager to help us meet it.
In North America, APH Group represents premium portfolio of brands like Dewulf planters, self-propelled harvesters, pilers and boxfillers, Baselier hillers, Omnivent ventilation & cooling equipment, VHM box handling machines, WIFO boxtipplers and minituber planters, Wevano sizing lines, Flikweert optical sorters as well as other specialized potato and vegetable equipment.
Sales Manager USA - Potato Equipment
You will lead our sales activities, working closely with our Dutch Product Manager and Service Technicians based in Manvel. In this role, you will report directly to our headquarters in the Netherlands. Supported by product and technology training in Europe, you will build relationships with potato growers and processors, identify new business opportunities, and help customers find the best equipment for their operations - playing a key role in establishing APH Group as the leading supplier of premium European potato equipment in The Valley.
What You'll Do:
- Build and maintain relationships with potato growers, contractors, and processors
- Identify new sales opportunities and grow existing accounts
- Advise customers on equipment solutions and technologies that improve efficiency and productivity
- Work with our product specialists and service team to ensure strong customer support
- Represent APH Group at farm shows, demonstrations, and industry events
- Help expand our footprint in the Red River Valley
- Based in or close to the Red River Valley, with knowledge of the local community (Relocation assistance may be available)
Practical knowledge of potato production systems and modern farming techniques - Sales experience in agriculture or agricultural equipment; Relevant commercial experience in agriculture and/or agricultural machinery sales
- Self-motivated and comfortable in a small, entrepreneurial team.
- Competitive base salary plus performance-based bonus, health insurance contribution, retirement plan (401K), and business expenses.
- Company pickup truck, mobile phone, laptop
- Regular training programs at our headquarters in the Netherlands
- Close collaboration with experienced Dutch and U.S. colleagues
- Growth opportunities within an international company to grow into regional management, or broader North American leadership roles within APH Group
- A flexible schedule that accommodates planting and harvest seasons for candidates active in farming
Apply
Send your resume and a brief cover letter explaining your interest to w.oosterbaan@aphgroup.com
If you are passionate about potato production, enjoy working directly with growers, and want to help build one of the most exciting European equipment dealerships in North America, we would like to hear from you
Acquisition as a result of this vacancy is not appreciated.
