Summary
Jildert Folkerts is a results-driven Sales Manager for spare parts with over a decade of commercial and technical experience, currently leading aftersales parts at Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis and driving consistent revenue and margin growth across global markets. He combines a mechanical engineering background and hands-on export/sales experience with data-informed decision making using Business Analytics and SAP to solve complex customer needs in dredging, maritime, oil & gas, municipal and water treatment sectors. Fluent in Dutch, English and German, he excels at building cross-border relationships and scalable service solutions. His career blends entrepreneurship—having founded and successfully exited a craft beer business—with account management roles at Voith, giving him uncommon commercial agility alongside technical depth.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
MHBO Werktuigbouwkunde, Werktuigbouwkunde (WTB) / Mechanical engineering, MHBO Werktuigbouwkunde, Werktuigbouwkunde (WTB) / Mechanical engineering at NCOI Opleidingen
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Commerciële economie, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Commerciële economie at Saxion
Honors/Regents High School/Secondary Diploma Program, Honors/Regents High School/Secondary Diploma Program at ISG Arcus
German, English, Dutch, French