Logo
Find JobsCompaniesNewsletterNews
Logo

Connecting Maritime and Offshore Energy professionals with opportunities worldwide.

For Job Seekers
  • Browse Jobs
  • Companies
For Employers
  • Post Jobs
  • Pricing
Company
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

© 2026 Maritieme Vacaturebank. All Rights Reserved

Senior Sales Executive

Peterson

Rotterdam
Full Time
Posted on: August 4 2026

Senior Sales Executive

Reports To: UK Head of Business Development & Strategic Accounts
Location: Aberdeen, with UK travel as required.

Job Function / Scope

As Senior Sales Executive, you will support the UK Head of Business Development & Strategic Accounts in the delivery of the UK business growth strategy. The role is responsible for identifying, qualifying and progressing new business opportunities, developing customer relationships and supporting strategic account growth across priority sectors.

You will work closely with the UK Head of Business Development & Strategic Accounts, the UK Managing Director and operational teams to implement agreed business development initiatives, coordinate commercial opportunities and support the successful transition of new business into operational delivery.

Job Location

Aberdeen, with travel throughout the United Kingdom as required.

Roles & Responsibilities

Business Development

  • Support the delivery of the UK Business Development Strategy through agreed market and customer plans.
  • Research and identify new business opportunities within agreed sectors and service lines.
  • Identify, qualify and progress new business opportunities in line with agreed commercial priorities.
  • Maintain an accurate opportunity pipeline, providing regular updates and forecasts to the UK Head of Business Development & Strategic Accounts.
  • Support proposal and bid development in collaboration with Tender, Operations and Technical teams.
  • Represent the company at customer meetings, industry events and networking activities to identify business opportunities.

Customer Relationship Management

  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with customers and key stakeholders.
  • Support the delivery of Strategic Account Plans through regular customer engagement and opportunity identification.
  • Coordinate customer meetings, maintain CRM records and follow up agreed actions.
  • Escalate significant commercial opportunities, customer risks and strategic issues to the UK Head of Business Development & Strategic Accounts.

Opportunity Management

  • Progress qualified opportunities through Peterson’s business development process.
  • Coordinate internal resources to develop commercially competitive customer solutions.
  • Support commercial negotiations within delegated authority levels.
  • Ensure successful handover of awarded contracts to operational teams.

Market Intelligence

  • Monitor market activity, competitor developments and customer trends.
  • Provide market intelligence and customer feedback to support strategic planning.
  • Identify potential partnership opportunities for review by the UK Head of Business Development & Strategic Accounts.

Internal Collaboration

  • Work collaboratively with Operations, Procurement, HSEQ, Finance and Technical teams.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance customer service and commercial performance.
  • Promote effective communication between customers and operational delivery teams.

Performance Measures

  • Achievement of agreed business development objectives.
  • Growth and quality of qualified sales pipeline.
  • CRM compliance and forecasting accuracy.
  • Contribution to Strategic Account growth.
  • Bid support and opportunity conversion.
  • Compliance with company processes and procedures.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Experience in Business Development, Sales or Commercial Management.
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
  • Commercial awareness and customer focus.
  • Experience using CRM systems.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong organisational and planning skills.

Job Specific Competencies

  • Customer Focus
  • Communication & Influencing
  • Relationship Management
  • Commercial Awareness
  • Collaboration
  • Results Orientation
  • Integrity & Safety

Role Boundaries

The Senior Sales Executive contributes to the delivery of the UK Business Development Strategy through execution of agreed business development activities. Ownership of business strategy, strategic account governance, executive customer relationships, commercial direction and leadership of the Business Development function remains with the UK Head of Business Development & Strategic Accounts.

About Peterson
Peterson logo

Peterson has been helping to build a better world for over 100 years. In 1920 Mr. Peterson started our company as a ‘graanfactor’, a service provider in quality and logistics in grain and feed, and today, over 100 years later, we have grown to become a trustworthy global partner for logistics, advisory, technology, and training.  We now provide a comprehensive range of quality services to customers in over 80 countries.

Cross-sector, global expertise
Our in-depth knowledge and experience covers all aspects of the supply chain, across a wide range of industries, and cargo types. From oil and gas to renewable energy; from feed to regenerative agriculture and textiles.

Thanks to our global network of offices, and our 5,000+ people, we are uniquely placed to support businesses anywhere in the world, providing on-the-ground support and insight to assist our partners with local challenges that matter to them and the world around them.

Logistically speaking

From our roots in agricultural inspections, we have been operating for 103 years, and are now an independent global logistics provider and consultancy partner.

We deliver solutions across many different industries, from consultancy and technology solutions to industry leading integrated logistics services, through to practical training options for our clients.

Through our expert Projects and Solutions teams, we provide real solutions to clients’ sustainability challenges, across social, environmental, sustainable finance, and responsible sourcing areas.

Within Energy Logistics, we provide integrated logistics solutions that span the entire energy lifecycle, from exploration to production, through to decommissioning, partnering with clients at every stage of operations.

In the area of Commodity Logistics, we deliver a wide range of solutions including inland shipping, agency support, transshipment, road transportation and much more.

Our Core29 and Peterson Technologies teams of highly skilled professionals bring together a wealth of experience and expertise in various domains, including software development, business intelligence, and business analysis, to develop Technology solutions to support businesses.

And finally, through Peterson Academy we offer training services to advance skills, knowledge and expertise, by utilizing our global expertise across all the industries we work in.

Our values matter

Although the scale of our business may have changed over the past century, the values that drive us have not. We carry on to deliver long-term, sustainable and innovative solutions to clients across the globe. We are driven by our values of:

  1. Safety

We are committed to keeping ourselves, our colleagues, our partners and communities safe

  1. Integrity

We are a family company with trust as our biggest value, so we act and swear by honesty, making responsible and respectful decisions

  1. Customer Focus

Our customers are the reason for our existence. Their success is our success; delivering the highest level of service quality and experience is our focus

  1. Entrepreneurship

Every step we and our partners take is a step forward in helping them overcome their ongoing challenges

  1. Long-term view

We think long term and keep an adaptive mindset, focused on sustainable growth and assisting our partners on their way towards a sustainable future

  1. People first

We recongize the value in each person and support them to thrive

Our sustainability impact

Our vision is to be a leader in sustainable practices and to create a positive impact on the environment through our operations and services. We are committed to doing our part and have set a goal to achieve net zero emissions across all our operations by 2040.

Innovative thinking

We recognize the importance of looking ahead, forecasting and innovation. We see innovation as our duty to ourselves, our stakeholders and our clients. Not as a desire for new techniques and business models but more as a culture that we nurture in our company. Committed to providing top-quality service, using state-of-the-art technology, expert techniques and personnel for a range of services bespoke to the needs of our clients, we are proud to offer innovative solutions that are supported by our core values.

Sustainability Report 2023

To accelerate our journey towards a more sustainable future we launched our second annual Sustainability Report, and its focus is on how we are incorporating sustainability management into our overall strategy. Our 2023 report was developed about the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and covers all activities within the various business entities in the Royal Peterson and Control Union Group, regardless of their geographic location.

  • Number of employees: 6,000+

  • Sectors: Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy (Offshore Wind), Shipping, Port Management, Nuclear, and Commodity Logistics.

  • Preferred educational level: MBO for operational/technical roles (warehousing, stevedoring); HBO/WO (Bachelor/Master) for consultancy, engineering, and logistics management.

  • Preferred education: Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Maritime Studies, Business Administration, HSEQ Management, or Mechanical/Civil Engineering.

  • Career level: All levels, including Starters/Graduates, Experienced Logistics Professionals, and Senior Management.