Technical Sales Manager

With base at our plant in Lillestrøm, Norway, we are looking for candidates for the following position:

Technical Sales Manager IWS -- Interior Wood Solutions

The Technical Sales Manager is part of our IWS Sales Team and will play a central role in our efforts to develop our business and product portfolio with a strong link to our Innovation & Development Department.

Area of Responsibility:

Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Strengthen our capacity to support our customers in Europe
• Contribute to the overall growth of the IWS product line
• Participate actively to further develop our technical sales capability
• Perform and contribute to customer training and sales & marketing material
• Contribute in product development and documentation of product performance

Qualifications:

• Higher education (Master’s/Bachelor’s degree)
• Professional experience from woodworking industry is an advantage, but other industries are also of interest
• Technical understanding and confident with discussing and presenting technical solutions
• Economical understanding
• Excellent communication skills in English and Norwegian (or other Scandinavian language). Knowledge of any other languages is also appreciated
• Willingness to travel around 80-100 days per year

Personal skills:

• Strategic and business acumen
• Analytical approach
• Performance oriented, independent and targeted
• Skills to build long-term relationships with customers

The Technical Sales Manager will work independently, or in smaller teams, to achieve the agreed business objectives, and will report to the Group Manager IWS.

We offer varied challenges and the opportunity of personal growth with competitive conditions, good pension and insurance schemes, active company sports teams, company health services, in a Company with ambitions.

Ordinary criminal record certificate is required.