Springhill Textile is an expert in socks, underwear, apparel, and home textiles – with the brands Softer Days, Topeco, Gripsholm, Noble House, Crossbow, and Support Hero.
Springhill's headquarters and logistics center are located in southern Helsingborg. The culture is family-oriented and many employees enjoy working here and stay with the company for a long time.
The current Sales Manager has chosen to move on externally after 9 years in the role. We are now looking for you to take over this key position.
About the Role
As Sales Manager for Grocery Retail, you will lead and develop the Nordic sales team. You will set goals and clear priorities, coach, develop, and drive high engagement, as well as establish effective working methods and processes.
The team currently consists of seven people working in areas such as sales and category management. Four people are based at the office in Helsingborg and three in Oslo.
As Sales Manager, you will have full P&L responsibility for Springhill's grocery retail segment in the Nordic region and drive the overall business through long-term growth plans and strong relationships. You will also manage your own business with your own customers.
The role is part of the management team and reports to the operationally active board chair.
Examples of Responsibilities:
Lead and develop the sales team
P&L responsibility for grocery retail
Responsible for own customers
Develop and implement a long-term growth plan for existing customers and new customer acquisition
Together with the team, develop customer collaboration and ensure that Springhill is perceived as a professional category partner and knowledge provider
Ultimately responsible for all price and contract negotiations with customers
Work with financial monitoring with the team and management group/board
Together with the team, optimize pricing, core assortment, and campaign assortment from a consumer and customer perspective to maximize the company's sales
Have overall responsibility for the company's collaborations with external picking and sales companies
Be an active part of Springhill's management team and contribute to the company's overall development
Experience and Qualifications
We believe you will succeed in this role if you have:
Post-secondary education, but your experience and personality are what matter most
Good leadership skills
Sales experience from grocery retail
Knowledge of the Microsoft Office package
Very good experience working with budgets, forecasts, and financial monitoring
Fluent written and spoken skills in Swedish and English
It is a merit if you have had Nordic responsibility before, but it is not a requirement
Who Are You?
As a person, you are results-oriented and action-driven with strong motivation. You are business-minded, analytical, and flexible.
You drive your own work forward while coaching and providing the team with the right conditions to deliver. You are a strong leader who radiates positive energy that you bring to your colleagues and team.
Application
Please submit your application as soon as possible. The final application deadline is August 30th. Please note that the ad may be taken down earlier as we conduct continuous selection. If the ad is still posted, the position has not been filled and the process continues. During July, we will receive applications, but feedback may be delayed into August due to vacation periods.
A personal letter is not necessary for this recruitment and you will not be assessed differently if you do not submit one. Please focus more on the selection questions instead.
Springhill Textile is collaborating with EQuality on this recruitment. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the recruitment team at EQuality:
Jennifer Friman at [email protected] or 0703-20 12 12
Gustav Strandberg at [email protected] or 0760-49 53 31
About EQuality Recruitment & Interim
With EQuality, you get quality in recruitment. We make organizations successful by putting the right person in the right place. EQuality works across industries and focuses on executive positions and key functions. We work with executive search, recruitment & interim, as well as testing and candidate evaluation.
Our values are professionalism, transparency, and commitment, and EQuality stands for:
EQ - Emotional intelligence is as important as IQ
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Quality - We ensure quality in every recruitment, both for the client and the candidateSpringhill Textile is an expert in socks, underwear, apparel, and home textiles – with the brands Softer Days, Topeco, Gripsholm, Noble House, Crossbow, and Support Hero.
Springhill's headquarters and logistics center are located in southern Helsingborg. The culture is family-oriented and many employees enjoy working here and stay with the company for a long time.
The current Sales Manager has chosen to move on externally after 9 years in the role. We are now looking for you to take over this key position.
About the Role
As Sales Manager for Grocery Retail, you will lead and develop the…