Business-Oriented Sales Manager for Holmen Board and Paper

A smart and meaningful choice Do you want to develop long-term customer relationships within a growing and sustainable packaging industry? Do you enjoy combining close customer dialogue with business development and sales? Do you want to represent premium cardboard from Swedish forests in an international market? Your new workplace Holmen is a Swedish forest company with over 3,500 employees. We create sustainable products from our renewable Swedish forests and deliver them to quality-conscious customers worldwide. One of our four business areas is Holmen Board and Paper, where over 2,000 employees develop innovative and climate-smart cardboard and paper solutions. Our premium products are used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, and trade and transport packaging. The position is located at our headquarters in Norrköping. The office is beautifully situated by Strömmen, just a few minutes' walk from the central station. Here, colleagues in sales, business development, market analysis, logistics, and customer service work together to create value for our customers worldwide. You will become part of an international sales team working with customers in several markets, including the Nordic region and the United Kingdom. Your direct manager and several of your colleagues are English speakers, which makes English a natural part of daily work. The role involves regular travel within Sweden and the Baltic region, where you build close relationships with both existing and new customers. Your future challenge As a Sales Manager at Holmen, you will play a central role in developing our business within the cardboard and packaging segment in the Nordic market. You are responsible for developing long-term customer relationships, strengthening existing business, and identifying new business opportunities with a focus on profitable and sustainable growth. You work independently with your customer portfolio while maintaining close collaboration with segment managers, business development, market communications, customer service, and other sales colleagues. You combine a strategic business perspective with an operational and customer-focused approach – from identifying new market opportunities to translating customer needs into value-creating business. In this role, you will, among other things: Drive and develop sales within the cardboard and packaging segment. Further develop existing customer relationships and create new business opportunities. Identify market potential and work proactively with sales planning. Develop customer-tailored offerings based on Holmen's business strategy and goals. Work with forecasts, customer plans, and business follow-up. Initiate and participate in market and customer activities. Ensure a structured approach in CRM and follow Holmen's sales processes. You will become part of an engaged team where you have the opportunity to influence both your own business and our continued development in the Nordic market. Here, close customer contact is combined with an international perspective, business development, and the opportunity to work with products that contribute to a more sustainable future. To succeed in this role We are looking for someone with experience in sales within the cardboard, corrugated cardboard, or packaging industry and who is motivated to develop long-term business relationships with your customers. You work in a structured manner, take your own initiatives, and have a talent for building trust-based relationships, while enjoying collaboration with colleagues in an international organization. We would like to see that you have: Solid experience selling cardboard and packaging solutions, preferably with experience from the converting industry, wholesale, or packaging industry. Good market and segment knowledge within the packaging field. Experience developing customer plans and driving business development. Experience with commercial negotiations. Post-secondary education or equivalent work experience. Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, spoken and written. B-class driver's license and a valid passport. To thrive in this role, we believe you are business-minded, collaborative, and proactive. You stay updated on market developments and see opportunities to create value for both the customer and Holmen. You are comfortable communicating and collaborating in English, as English is a natural part of everyday life in the team. What we offer you At Holmen, you become part of an international and values-driven organization where sustainability, innovation, and long-term thinking permeate the business. We offer a development-focused and business-oriented role with significant personal responsibility and good opportunities to influence both your work and our continued business development. With us, you get: Work alongside engaged colleagues with high expertise. A varied and business-oriented role with close customer relationships. Represent sustainable premium products with low climate impact. Be part of a corporate culture characterized by courage, commitment, and responsibility. Work in an organization where collaboration, development, and business acumen are highly valued. At Holmen, you have the opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future – for real. Apply today! Application Selection and interviews are ongoing, so please submit your application as soon as possible. We are collaborating with Paragera in this recruitment. Submit your application via the link below as soon as possible and no later than September 3rd. Since the recruiting manager is English-speaking, we ask you to attach your CV in both Swedish and English. Apply here: https://careers.paragera.se/jobs/8216630-affarsinriktad-saljare-till-holmen-kartong-och-papper Do you have questions about the position? Contact Recruitment Consultant Annelie Haevaker via email: [email protected] We warmly welcome your application! We make the forest grow and give Holmen's operations are based on the power that exists in the forest. The trees that grow, the water that rushes in the rivers, and the wind that blows in the treetops. That is the core of Holmen, a business built on the forest's cycle and the renewable products we can create from it. Our business areas are Forestry, Energy, Wood Products, Board and Paper. We are 3,500 employees who, with courage, commitment, and responsibility, create a sustainable future.