Responsible for Sales and Business Development in Norway for a successful company, owned by SSAB and part of Ruukki Construction

Position Title:

Sales & Business Development Manager Norway

Deadline:

13.09.2024

Employment Type:

Permanent

Principal Accountabilities:

• Plan, organize and lead the sales work within the Norwegian market
• Ensure that the relevant Plannja product portfolio is deployed in full, meets competitiveness requirements and delivers a strong value proposition
• Define, review and drive activities to improve line performance and reduce overall customer system cost
• Enable profitable sales growth in line with Plannja's overall strategic objectives
• Secure accurate sales forecasting and opportunity pipeline management
• Collaborate on market and product issues with Customer Support, Marketing, Product Management and Operations

Position Appeal:

• An opportunity to join a global market leader within its industry
• Responsible for shaping market and sales strategy in Norway
• Possibilities for further development in an international company
• Be part of a company where environment and sustainability are core values
   

Candidate Profile:

Academic and professional background, fields of experience, knowledge and skills:

• Higher education, i.e. University Degree within Civil Engineering, Economics or similar
• Minimum 5 - 10 years of relevant experience
• Proven toolkit and experience from tactical, operational and strategic operations
• Exceptional sales and negotiating skills
• Successful leadership experience based on developing and motivating teams
• Solid understanding of product management, production and manufacturing (incl. client needs) is preferable
• Good skills and experience in establishing, analyzing, developing and following up on strategies, budgets and plans
• A proven track record in leading a successful change process would be highly beneficial
• Excellent communication skills in both English and a Scandinavian language

 
Personal qualities:

Attitude to work, motivation, social interaction, and values:

• Pro-active and self-driven with strong initiative - a “doer”
• Able to motivate, inspire and develop team-members
• Structured and flexible
• Solid business understanding
• Direct and honest, not afraid to receive and give feedback
• Ability to build strong relations, internally and externally
• Strong intuition for implementing and driving improvements / change processes
• High level of integrity
• Insightful and sensitive to market dynamics

 
About the employer:

Plannja has been refining thin steel sheet products since 1967.

As a fully owned subsidiary of SSAB and part of Ruukki Construction, Plannja is integrated into a value chain with employees in over 45 countries, and with productive and operational capabilities ranging from Sweden to the US. This ensures Plannja carries a wide-ranging offer to both consumers and professionals.

The company’s head offices are located in Järnforsen in Sweden, with Plannja Norway’s operations based in Oslo.

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