Exciting Manager position with responsibility for the Norwegian subsidiary/sales organization

• Manage the Norwegian (Sales) team (15 FTE) and customers in the Norwegian market

• Responsible for the sales and activity plan regarding the sales area

• Personnel responsibility for employees in the sales area

• Responsible for the sales area's sales and overhead budget

• Work according to the current authorization rules and approval policy of Ruukki Construction

• Develop and drive execution of strategic and operational key account plan aligned to Plannja and customer business objectives

• Identify customer needs and drive opportunities in line with Plannja overall business strategy, portfolio, product development and plans

• 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

• 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

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

• Education within Civil Engineering, Economics or similar

• Minimum 5 years of experience from the construction or roofing industry

• Exceptional sales and negotiating skills

• Previous managerial experience

• Understanding of production and manufacturing, ideally within adjacent industries.

• Good skills in results and profitability analysis

• Experience from Sales with success in achieving assigned expectations and goals

• Marketing and product management knowledge will be preferred

• Excellent communication skills in both English and a Scandinavian language

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

• High level of integrity

• Insightful and sensitive to market dynamics