Sales Traineeship Netherlands

Position Summary

Ready to unlock your full potential in a dynamic international organization?

Join Samsung’s Sales Traineeship and become a part of the team that brings our innovations to life in the market. If you’re passionate about sales, negotiation, and building partnerships, this is your opportunity.

Role and Responsibilities

Your Journey

This three-year track focuses on developing you into a future sales leader, while giving you the chance to explore the broader commercial landscape. You’ll work with key clients and retail partners across different product divisions, gaining hands-on experience in sales cycles, account management, and field execution. From day one, you’ll be empowered to take ownership, build strong client relationships, and drive real business growth.

Your rotations may include channel sales, retail operations, and trade marketing, giving you a well-rounded view of how we go to market. You'll also gain exposure to the commercial decision-making behind our product strategy. While the program is designed with a clear focus on sales, it also offers the flexibility to branch out into roles in marketing, supply chain management (SCM), or business strategy later on — especially through our general track.

What makes this traineeship unique is the balance between structure and flexibility: you’ll build a strong sales skillset with clear responsibilities, while still keeping the door open to grow into other commercial roles based on your interests and strengths. Throughout the journey, a dedicated mentor and ongoing training will support your growth into a confident, capable commercial professional.

What are your assets

As our Sales Trainee you have strong communication skills and know how to convince others with your dedication, assertiveness and openness. With your enthusiasm, you actively involve others in projects and tasks. Thereby, you enjoy working with colleagues and having meetings with external stakeholders. You’re eager to build a network that you will keep up to date.  You’re actively focused on your personal development. You’re aware of your own talents, pitfalls and challenges. You’re eager to grow as professional and as a person. Overall, you are willing to be part of an international organization that is continuously evolving. 

We also request:

• Knowledge and experience – you have a master degree in economics or social sciences (e.g., Data Analytics, Business Information Management, Marketing Management, Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Commercial Science, Communication Management, …). Graduates with another degree, but with the right experience and mindset also qualify!
• Critical and analytical skills – you can execute with excellence on the most important things. You’re able to identify new opportunities and overcome barriers.
• Language – you’re a good communicator in Dutch and English. This enables you to easily collaborate with colleagues, partners and stakeholders.

What we Offer

• Support – you will learn a lot through on-the-job experience and from your colleagues:  the best in business. Our dedicated training program is designed to support your growth- not just as a professional, but as a person too.
• Impact – you will get the chance to take responsibility and to create impact, in all our different Business Units. But also, cross-divisional.
• Career opportunities – the three-year program will open new doors and guide you in deciding which position suits you best after the traineeship.
• Attractive employee benefits – a monthly salary of €3050,-  complemented by a range of extra-legal benefits. You’ll also enjoy a quarterly performance-based bonus, because we believe great work should be rewarded. On top of that, we offer a package of secondary benefits, including pension plans and health insurance coverage. And because your health matters to us, we support you with a dedicated Health & Wellbeing program.

Skills and Qualifications

Why you’ll love this role?

At Samsung Electronics Benelux, we believe progress does not happen by standing still. It happens when people dare to think bigger, move faster and build stronger – Together. That belief defines how we work. It shapes our culture, our decisions and the people we attract.  We are building more than careers; we are building momentum – Together.

We do this by staying true to our local values.

• Winning as One Team; We challenge each other, support each other and hold each other accountable because the strongest results are built as One Team.
• Always raising the bar; We don’t just perform at the highest level. We go above and beyond with endless drive, fully committed to reach our goals.
• Driven by Innovation; We embrace change at full pace. We act fast, adapt faster and keep pushing forward – every day

We will officially kick off our traineeships in September. Be sure to Think Bold. Move Fast. Grow Together. by applying today!

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