Sales Director Containerboard - Urgent

We are searching for a motivated Sales Director Containerboard to join our amazing team at Billerud in Solna Stockholm County
Growing your career as a Full Time Sales Director Containerboard is a terrific opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in critical thinking, creativity and have the right mindset for the job, then apply for the position of Sales Director Containerboard at Billerud today!

At Billerud we believe that when we have tomorrow in mind, we will do our very best today. It is thanks to our employees that we are a world-leading company within the field of renewable paper and packaging materials. Do you want to realize your true value and work for a sustainable tomorrow? Join us!

We are now looking for a Sales Director Containerboard, Business Area Paperboard.

Are you an engaging leader with a commercial mindset and a desire to drive new business? In that case, we have an exciting and challenging position for you.


As our new Sales Director Containerboard, you and your team will be responsible for maximizing revenue and optimizing margins for Business Segment Containerboard. You will develop, implement and follow-up the sales process within the Containerboard business, supporting, where appropriate, the alignment and harmonization with other Billerud Business Areas to achieve “One way of selling in Billerud”.


Your main tasks will be:

• Maximize revenue and margin by translating the business offer into sales.
• Lead and shape the Sales Containerboard team. Set individual targets, follow up, and making sure that everyone has the prerequisites to succeed.
• Initiate, maintain and develop sales through existing and new customer relations in line with the Containerboard growth plan.
• Sales budgeting, forecasting and allocation management.
• Follow market developments and accumulate market intelligence to support development of the business offer.
• Be part of the Business Area Paperboard leadership team, and taking joint responsibility for our strategy, targets and execution

 

You will be part of a large international business team and report to Vice President Business Area Paperboard. Frequent travelling is expected, domestic and international.

 

Preferred location is Solna or Gruvön, Sweden.

 

At Billerud, we put Safety First. Together we take great pride in our responsibility to contribute to a safe work environment. Please read more about our Safety First initiative here.

Kvalifikationer

To succeed in this position, we believe you have:

• University degree in engineering, business or equivalent.
• Several years of professional experience in international B2B sales, including leadership positions.
• Experience from the Paper- & packaging industry including deep knowledge of competitor products and services is a merit.
• Strong negotiation skills, proven in high level commercial discussions.
• Proven capabilities to develop long term relationships with customers and partners.
• Solid leadership skills.
• A strategic mindset and business acumen.
• Fluency in English.

Personliga egenskaper

For us, personality is important. To be a good fit to the role, you need to be a team player with a commercial mindset and a deep-seated sense of sales and business partnering. You also need to have strong communicative skills and good structure in your way of working. Finally, you are an excellent collaborator with a “team before self” approach, you are down-to-earth and you have a non-prestigious attitude.

 
Our values are very important for us and we believe that you recognize yourself in: Place customer in center, dare to innovate, lead the change and care for each other.  

 

Kontakt

If you would like to find out more about this position, please contact Armin van Overbeek at [email protected] (Vice President Paperboard) or Julia Åkerlund at [email protected] (Talent Acquisition Partner) for more information regarding the recruitment process.

Benefits of working as a Sales Director Containerboard in Solna Stockholm County:

● Learning opportunities
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Advantageous package