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Sales recruitment for recycling & environmental technology in Europe

JN Recruitment is the boutique recruitment agency for recycling and environmental technology. We find the Sales Managers, project sellers and service leaders who sell shredders, sorting and treatment plants — across Europe, searched in the local language.

  • Shredders, granulators, sorting and treatment plants — we know the products
  • 100% technical sales & service roles — no generalist recruiting
  • Direct search in 30+ European markets, benchmarked per country
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Our niches
  • Machinery & plant engineering
  • Industrial technology
  • Recycling & environmental technology
2–4 weeks

to your first shortlist of qualified recycling technology sales candidates

6–10 weeks

from briefing to signed contract — typical for recycling technology searches

100% focus

technical sales & service roles — no generalist recruiting

30+ markets

European markets where we place recycling technology sales professionals

A market in growth mode

Recruiting built for environmental technology

Few markets are growing like recycling and environmental technology: circular-economy targets, landfill bans and rising raw-material prices turn waste streams into business — and the machine builders in this niche are scaling their sales teams across Europe. But the candidate pool is small: selling a sorting plant takes people who understand input material, output quality and the business case of a recycler.

That profile does not respond to job ads — so we don’t post and pray. As a boutique headhunter for recycling and environmental technology we approach proven performers directly: salespeople who know the waste-management groups, recyclers and municipal operators in your target market, and service leaders who turn wear parts and retrofits into recurring revenue. Every candidate is interviewed against your technology, every shortlist benchmarked against the local salary reality.

Whether you need your first Area Sales Manager for shredders in France or a Head of Sales for sorting technology across Europe: we run the search in the market’s own language — and hand you people who have sold environmental technology through exactly these decision cycles before.

Segments we cover

From single machines to complete recycling plants

Recycling technology is a niche of niches — every input material has its own machines, players and trade fairs. These are the segments we recruit for every week:

Shredding & size reduction

Shredders, granulators and mills — single machines and complete lines for every input material.

Sorting & separation technology

Sensor-based sorting, magnets, eddy-current and screening technology — the heart of every modern plant.

Metal recycling & scrap processing

Shears, balers and shredder plants for ferrous and non-ferrous metals — a market of few, well-connected players.

Plastics recycling

Washing lines, regranulation and extrusion — where recycling meets plastics technology.

Waste-to-energy & alternative fuels

RDF processing, biomass and biogas technology — project business with operators and utilities.

After-sales, wear parts & service

Wear parts, retrofits and service contracts — the margin engine in a business of tough materials.

Scrap claw grab lifting shredded metal over containers in a recycling hall

Raw material, not waste

Where others see waste, your customers see raw material. Our candidates speak both languages.

Positions we fill

Sales & service positions we recruit

From the first sales hire in a market to a European sales organisation — these are the roles recycling and environmental technology clients trust us with:

Sales Manager / Area & Regional Sales Manager

Territory-based hunters for machines and plants — trade fairs, direct sales to recyclers and waste-management companies.

Country Manager

Your first hire in a new market: opens the country, owns the P&L, builds the customer base and later the local team.

Head of Sales / Sales Director

Leads and professionalises an existing sales organisation — pipeline discipline, key accounts, pricing and forecast quality.

Business Development Manager

Opens new waste streams and applications — from metal into battery recycling, from single machines into complete plants.

Project Sales / Technical Sales

Consultative selling of complete plants: material tests, layout work, business-case calculation and long-cycle project sales.

Service Manager / Head of After-Sales

Builds the service P&L: field-service teams, wear-parts business and service contracts across the installed base.

100+ companies expanded successfully with our placements

Recycling Q&A

Recycling recruitment: frequently asked questions

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Technical sales and sales leadership across the whole commercial organisation: Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Country Manager, Head of Sales, Business Development Manager and Project or Technical Sales — plus the service side, from Service Manager to Head of After-Sales. Typical clients build shredders, sorting technology, washing lines or complete treatment plants and sell to recyclers, waste-management companies and municipal operators across Europe.

Yes — deliberately. In recycling technology, machines work with tough, abrasive material: wear parts, retrofits and service contracts carry the margin and often decide the next machine sale. We place Service Managers, Heads of After-Sales and field-service leaders with the same method as sales roles: direct approach, technical screening and market-specific salary benchmarks.

All of Europe. Most mandates centre on the DACH region, Spain, France, Italy, Poland and the Nordics; searches run in the local language by consultants who work that market daily. For a market entry we also advise on employment setup, typical packages and what top candidates in that country expect.

You typically receive a first shortlist within 2–4 weeks, and most mandates are signed within 6–10 weeks. We work recycling and environmental technology mandates every week: we know the niche players, the trade fairs and the candidates already — which is exactly what shortens a search.

We only work technical sales and service roles in three industrial niches — recycling and environmental technology among them. That focus means we speak the language of your products, screen candidates for technical depth rather than CV keywords, and bring an active network instead of a database. As a boutique agency you work directly with the consultant who runs your search.

Fill your key sales roles across Europe — now.

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Jonas Strambach – Director & Senior Recruiter, JN Recruitment
Our mission is simple: placements that open new markets.
Jonas Strambach Director & Senior Recruiter, JN Recruitment
Jonas Strambach – Director & Senior Recruiter, JN Recruitment

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