Sales Manager
Job description
To replace the retiring position holder, we are looking for a Sales Manager to join our Sack & Kraft Paper team, ideally located in Pietarsaari but other locations within Finland are possible as well!
Are you a driven team player with a commercial mindset? – If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are currently looking for a communicative and experienced Sales Manager to join our Sack & Kraft Paper team. The position is ideally based in Pietarsaari, not excluding other Finnish locations. It involves travel within Finland, Europe and the Baltic countries. You will be part of a highly motivated sales team of around ten Sales Managers currently located in Europe, Singapore, China and India.
As a sales manager, you will be responsible for maintaining and growing Billerud’s market position in Finland and the Baltic countries. The role includes the responsibility as Key Account Manager for an important Finnish Customer Group. The role includes the sale of papers for Bakery/Quick Service Restaurants, Flexible Packaging, Interleaving, Technical Paper, Sack and Bag enduses.
Your main responsibilities will include:
· Achieving the sales budget for your customer portfolio in line with strategy and business plan
· Establishing commercial agreements with customers in accordance with company policy
· Executing and implementing the sales plan set by the Sales Director and the Segment Managers
· Identify customer needs and develop new ways for Billerud to create value
· Actively participating in internal sales conferences and segment team meetings when appropriate
· Taking a leading role in marketing and sales development projects
· Collect business intelligence from the market
Qualifications
To succeed in this position, we believe you have:
· Approximately 5 years of experience in global B2B paper or packaging sales
· Strong negotiation skills for high-level commercial discussions
· Technical knowledge of paper packaging products
· Proven ethical business practices
· Fluency in Finnish and business-level English
Personal qualities
To succeed in this position, we believe you should have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, strong attention to detail and accuracy, and the ability to stay organized and meet deadlines. Personality matters to us – we value sound business judgement, integrity, flexibility and willingness to learn. Frequent international travel will be required.
Our values are central in our business, and we believe that you recognize yourself in: care for each other and we do what we say.
Contact
If you would like to find out more about this position, please contact Jens Bauer, Sales Director, at +491726417671 or jens.bauer@billerud.com
Application information
Welcome with your application no later than 30th of June. Please note that there will be a short break in the process during the summer. The position is planned to be filled in Q4 2025.
Billerud is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.
Why us?
We offer not only meaningful job opportunities but also great colleagues, a performance-based bonus, sports and culture benefits, and insurance that also covers your free time. We provide comprehensive occupational healthcare, and through health funds, you are entitled to additional benefits. You also have the opportunity to work in a hybrid model according to company policy. In our work community, we value each other and support each other in achieving our goals. It's great to be part of this group!
Our recruitment process will contain: Interviews, recruitment tests, reference checks as well as drug testing
Do you want to help create a sustainable future through your work?
At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important tools to help fight climate change. That's why we see it as our responsibility to enable the best packaging choices, for a better tomorrow.
Our proud history in the forestry and paper industry goes back more than 150 years. Since then, we’ve grown to what we are today: a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials - passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value. Our materials are the basis of packaging and paper products used by millions of people around the world, 24 hours a day, all year round.
We serve customers in more than 100 countries through our three business areas Liquid Packaging Board, Paper and Paper Board. Our nine production units are located in Sweden, USA, and Finland and we have around 6,000 employees in 19 countries. Our annual turnover is approximately SEK 41.2 billion and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. At Billerud we always put safety first, care for each other, and do what we say.
