Global Product Manager

Are you a technical expert with a sales mindset?

We are looking for a Global Product Manager for our Heavy Duty Wires for Fabrics Filtration Technology Unit in Services Business Line. Fabrics Filtration Technology Unit supplies filter fabrics and filtration expertise to our customers in Pulp&Paper industry.

As a Global Product Manager, you will be responsible for driving the sales of our Filtration products to our global customers. You will work in close and active co-operation with our customers and partners and are actively involved in product development. In addition, you will actively manage product portfolio to ensure the profitability and develop our sales processes. This position can be based in any major Valmet location in Finland.

What will do you at Valmet?

• owner for your own product group
• supporting the sales of Filtration products
• product line global budget and sales responsibility
• develop our business together with our global sales teams
• travel and visit own customers actively and support visits to different sales teams when needed
• close and active co-operation with our business partners
• support and oversee global sales teams as global manager role
• ensure and maintain the good product portfolio for product line
• close co-operation with our R&D
• maintain global sales forecasts together with global production planning

Who is the professional we are looking for?

You are result and sales oriented, customer focused team player who can turn customers’ needs and opportunities into sales. You know how to build and cherish long term customer relations and you are good at networking both with internal and external partners.

You hold a technical (M.Sc. or B.Sc.) degree in Pulp&Paper or textile industry and have 3–5 years’ experience in related tasks and working in the customer interface. Filtration products are familiar for you, and you are able to work and make decisions independently. You have solid communication and presentation skills both written and verbal in English and in Finnish. In addition, you are willing to travel regularly (50–100 days / year).

What do we offer?

We offer you a true career opportunity with excellent learning environment. Your professional development begins at the day one with a wide thorough onboarding and continuous support of experienced team. Through your work you can bring the future to our customers, contribute to the success of organization, and find opportunities for personal development.

Do you want to know more?

Did we catch your interest? For further information, please contact Janne Laakso, Manager, Pulp&Paper, mob. +358 40 960 9034 on October 17 and October 31 at 12–14 or via e-mail .

Please provide your application via the link provided as soon as possible but at the latest by 3rd of November 2024 . Please note that our system is unavailable from Saturday, October 26 (08 : 00 EET) until Sunday, October 27 (23 : 00 EET) and applications cannot be submitted during this time.

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