Sales Manager Cartonboard Nordics

Job description

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 commercially driven Sales Manager for the Nordics. 

You will join our European Sales team within Cartonboard and be responsible for driving business and sales development in the Nordic market. In this role, you will maximize revenue and profitability while strengthening and expanding our customer base. 

As Sales Manager, you will work closely with internal stakeholders across the organization and play a key role in building long-term customer relationships and identifying new business opportunities across the value chain.

Your main tasks will be:

• Maximize revenue and margin generation by turning the business offer into sales
• Own and deliver on the sales budget for your customer portfolio
• Establish and manage commercial agreements in line with company policy
• Identify and develop the customer base within the Nordic market
• Build, maintain and develop long-term customer relationships
• Identify prospects and drive new business opportunities
• Plan and execute activities to meet targets for volume, margin and customer satisfaction
  

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.

Qualifications

To succeed in this position, we believe you have: 

Need to have 

• University degree in business, engineering or equivalent 
• At least 5 years of experience in B2B sales 
• Strong negotiation skills in high-level commercial discussions 
• Fluent English and Swedish, both written and spoken 
• Knowledge of relevant market and competitors 

Nice to have

• Technical and product knowledge within relevant industry
• Experience working across the full value chain
• Knowledge of market and competitors

Personal qualities

For us, personality is important. We believe you have a strong commercial mindset and are driven to create results and deliver on ambitious targets. You are flexible and solution-oriented, enabling you to navigate a dynamic market environment and identify new business opportunities. 

You are skilled at building and maintaining relationships, which is essential as you will collaborate with both internal stakeholders and customers across the Nordics. Your ability to communicate clearly and confidently allows you to represent Billerud in both smaller customer dialogues and larger forums. 

You demonstrate an innovative and proactive approach in your way of working, contributing to developing sales strategies and strengthening our position in the market.

Our values are central in our business and we believe that you recognize yourself in: We care for each other and We do what we say.  

Contact

If you want to know more about the role you are welcome to contact Vincent Lambert, Sales Director Cartonboard, at vincent.lambert@billerud.com

Application information

Welcome with your application no later than 2026-06-30.  
 

Billerud is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates. 

Why us? 

• An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future
• Development and career opportunities within an international environment
• Performance-based bonus, occupational pension and a number of different benefits according to company policy.

Our recruitment process will include interviews, recruitment test, reference check and alcohol- & drug test.