Business Development Manager / Sales Manager / Area Sales Manager / Nordic / Export Manager

To Oerlikon Balzer we are looking for a

Business Development / Sales Manager for the Nordic Region

As a Business Development / Sales Manager within Precision Components you will deliver top line growth in accordance with the three year business plan. You will implement the growth strategy in Scandinavia (SE, DK, NO, FI), and drive and monitor the sales and marketing process in the region. In this position you will lead a small sales & marketing team to execute the plan and continuously work towards improving the sales process.

You will also:

• Create, implement and execute regional sales & marketing plan

• Develop customer relationships with key accounts, prospects & decision makers

• Pro-active collaborate with colleagues in the global network and Headquarters

• Report progress against sales targets and implementation of growth strategy
To be considered a candidate for this position, we expect you to have several years experience in B2B business development / sales management with a proven track record of delivering growth. You have experience from one or more of the following engineering market segments: Automotive & Truck, Hydraulics/Fluid Power, Oil & Gas, Paper & pulp, Off Highway, Aerospace/IGT.

You are experienced in managing customer relationships at various levels and deliver a hands-on approach to business development. Furthermore you will need to possess excellent communication and negotiation skills and have a “can do” mindset. You have successfully managed a high-performing sales organization and experience in international business environment.

As a person you are proactive, entrepreneurial and have a goal oriented approach. You have an University degree in materials or mechanical engineering, or several years vocational experience within B2B Technical Sales Management. Fluency in Swedish and English is essential for the position – other languages beneficial.  For this position you will have to be willing to travel three to four days per week in the Nordic Area. Your own location is flexible, as long as you live within Scandinavia and possess the required language preferences.

If you are interested in this position, please apply at www.rubino.se/lediga-jobb . Any questions will be answered by Recruitment Consultant Harry Rubino, +46733-763930, or Recruitment Assistant Isabella Falck, +46703-54 80 80. We do not accept applications via e-mail.
About Oerlikon Balzers
Oerlikon Balzers is the leading global supplier of PVD coatings and surface solutions which decisively improve the performance and service lives of precision components as well as metalworking and plastics processing tools. These proprietary coatings developed by Oerlikon Balzers and marketed under the BALINIT® brand are extremely thin and very hard. They significantly reduce wear and friction. Oerlikon Balzers also develops coating processes, manufactures and markets coating systems and turnkey production lines, and offers contract coating services through its dynamically growing network of currently more than 90 coating centers in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Oerlikon Balzers Scandinavia operates from three service centres, Halmstad, Stockholm and Tammerfors. 

About Oerlikon Friction Systems
Oerlikon Friction Systems specializes in manufacturing synchronizers for manual and dual-clutch transmissions, as well as developing customer-focused synchronizer components and modules. Friction Systems is the leader in Carbon friction technology. With a combination of in-house produced stamped steel synchronizers and highly efficient friction materials, Friction Systems offers the ideal solution for maximum gear shifting comfort during the lifetime of the vehicle.