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Sales Enablement Manager - EY Clients & Industries NL
Ernst & Young Nederland LLP
About the role
At EY, we are shaping the future of business development as we transition to an industry‑led, client‑centric organization. To accelerate this ambition, we are looking for a Sales Enablement Manager who will play a pivotal role in translating strategy into execution and enabling our commercial teams to win in the market. This is a strategic and execution-oriented role at the heart of our Clients & Industries organization. You work closely with Clients & Industries leadership, sector teams, Finance, and business — both locally and internationally, to ensure that go-to-market priorities are turned into clear actions, robust pipeline management, and measurable commercial impact. You enable growth by shaping how EY goes to market : strengthening decision-making, improving commercial discipline, and ensuring that teams have the insights, tools, and focus needed to succeed. The role requires a strong combination of strategic thinking, commercial judgment, data and technology fluency, and hands-on delivery in a complex, international matrix environment. As Sales Enablement Manager, you will: Turn strategy into execution by translating growth priorities into clear go-to-market plans, actions, dashboards, and decision frameworks for market-facing teams, while identifying and driving improvements in commercial processes and ways of working . Enable data-driven growth by strengthening pipeline governance, reporting, improving insight quality, and leading the rollout, adoption, and consistent use of core sales processes, tools, and systems. Act as a strategic sparring partner to senior Clients & Industries leadership on growth priorities, investment choices, and commercial direction, grounded in data and performance insights. Connect teams and capabilities by orchestrating cross-functional initiatives and facilitating knowledge sharing across Clients & Industries, Finance, business – local and international stakeholders, ensuring alignment and execution. Embed a client-centric perspective by applying market, sector, and client insights to drive differentiation, focus, and commercial impact.
What you'll bring
8+ years of experience in sales enablement, business development, commercial strategy, or go-to-market roles, ideally within a professional services or complex (international) B2B environment. Proven ability to translate strategy into execution, enabling commercial teams through clear priorities, tools, and insights. Demonstrated experience in rolling out and driving adoption of sales systems and supporting technologies, ensuring consistent use, data quality, and behavioral change across teams. Technology-savvy and data-literate, with the ability to leverage systems, dashboards, and digital tools to improve pipeline management, performance visibility, and decision making. Proven leadership in complex, matrix-driven organizations, with the ability to influence without authority and act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders. Strong commercial judgment, with the confidence to set direction, prioritize, and challenge constructively in a dynamic, fast-changing environment. A collaborative and resilient leadership style, combining analytical strength, emotional intelligence, and clear, structured communication to drive impact across functions and geographies. Comfortable working at the intersection of strategy, data, and execution, with a pragmatic mindset and a bias for action.
What's on offer
A competitive salary that reflects your role and responsibilities, depending on experience and qualifications. Plus, a solid pension plan for the future. In addition to your salary, you’ll receive holiday allowance and an annual bonus (based on performance and development). A laptop and phone for both work and personal use, and a monthly internet allowance. 34 vacation days to recharge and unwind, plus the option to buy extra days. With the mobility budget, you decide how you travel. Choose a lease car, a discounted public transport subscription, or arrange transport easily via our app. At EY, we care about a healthy work-life balance. Hybrid working makes this easier. Whether you're working from the office, at a client, or from home, we’ll make sure you have a well-equipped home office. The opportunity to work up to 20 days per year from abroad. The option to swap 3 national holidays for non-national ones. You’ll have the space to grow both personally and professionally. Whether you want to deepen your expertise, develop your personality, or improve your leadership style, we offer a broad range of trainings and courses. Your well-being is our priority. We believe that when you feel good, you perform better. That’s why you’ll have access to the OpenUp wellbeing platform (including for your family). You can easily connect with psychologists and lifestyle experts within 36 hours and take part in wellbeing sessions. A strong focus on teaming and various internal networks where you can join all kinds of social activities. A positive work atmosphere and good collaboration with colleagues contribute to your overall happiness at work. All this within an environment where our core values of integrity, inclusiveness, and respect are central. We think it’s important that you can be yourself and fully develop into the best version of yourself. Curious about all our benefits? Click here .
About the company
At EY, services to our clients are organized into four service lines: Consulting, Strategy & Transactions, Tax, and Assurance. EY has a strong global presence. EY Netherlands focuses specifically on the following six industries: Government & Infrastructure, Industrials & Energy, Consumer & Health, Private Equity, Financial Services and Technology, Media & Telecommunications. The Clients & Industries (C&I) team plays an important role within EY. In the Netherlands, more than 40 ambitious C&I professionals work closely with colleagues from the business to provide optimal service to our clients and to develop new commercial initiatives. The C&I professionals are involved in all go-to-market initiatives across the industries and act as a central link within multidisciplinary account teams. As part of the C&I team, they play a key role in (leading) large commercial projects.
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