Jitske Frikken - vd Laan

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Director Engineering at Maandag®

Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Overview

Jitske is the Director of Engineering at Maandag®, where she leads a team of consultants mediating highly educated engineers in the Netherlands. Described as enthusiastic and a true "businesswoman at heart, " she has a background in supply chain management and holds postgraduate degrees from ISAM and the University of Groningen.

Recently, Jitske has embraced the significant personal milestone of becoming a mother to her son, Ferran. This new chapter in her life coincided with her professional return to Maandag®, a company she considers her "old nest, " showcasing her ability to balance personal growth with career ambitions.

Unique fact: Jitske returned to her former company, Maandag®, in a director-level role shortly after becoming a new mother.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Cautious & Analytical

Not Easily Convinced

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Recruitment
Her current role focuses on connecting highly educated engineers with opportunities in engineering, automation, construction, and electrical engineering.
Team Growth
She recently expressed pride and excitement in seeing her new engineering team at Maandag® take shape with great energy and enthusiasm.
Supply Chain Management
Previously held multiple leadership roles at YER, including Business Unit Manager for Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality, and organized a Supply Chain event.

Media Appearances

Jitske has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Director Engineering at Maandag®
1-2024 - 11-2025
Business unit manager Noord-Oost Supply Chain/Procurement/Quality at YER
1-2020 - 12-2023
Team Lead Supply Chain/Procurement/Quality at YER
12-2018 - 1-2020
Senior Consultant Supply Chain Management & Procurement at YER
8-2014 - 11-2018
Accountmanager Bouw & Civiele Techniek at Maandag®

Education

3-2024 - 6-2024
Postgraduate Degree from ISAM | Institute for Sales And Marketing
2012 - 2014
Master's degree from University of Groningen

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Insights For Selling To Jitske

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jitske is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jitske

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jitske move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Jitske take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Jitske

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