Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager Service Market Marine Nordic
Volvo Penta Service Market Marine is responsible to develop the Service Market including parts & accessories business by providing premium customer support to the business partners within region Nordic and we are now looking for someone who want to initiate and perform activities to maintain and grow our marine market shares!


This is how you will make an impact as Business Development Manager
As Business Development Manager you will be part of the Nordic Service Market team and report to the Director Service Market Nordic. Your main focus will be to deliver extraordinary customer satisfaction generating increased service market sales results. The job includes parts & accessory sales responsibility to the Marine Segment in some of the Nordic countries.


More specifically you will implement sales & marketing activities, identify opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and parts & accessories sales. You will coordinate overall management of marine dominated Volvo Penta Center (VPC), coordinate with colleagues in other segments regarding technical support & competence, engine sales and Industrial Service Market. Change management towards Business Partners regarding new systems and processes will also be a part of your job.
Furthermore, you will be responsible for Dealer Development plan, monitor performance by following-up Direct account/VPCs on KPIs and targets and also plan and perform regular VPC and VPS audits according to Dealer Operating Standards (DOS).


And not to forget, you will have the amazing opportunity to travel for work!


This is you
Firstly, at Volvo Penta we believe in the concept “hire for attitude and learn for skills”. Because that is actually what counts in the end! So, if you are ambitious, have a passion and interest in marine business and the service market and an eagerness to learn and work with your own development it is a great start.


Secondly, the right person for this job recognizes the benefits of good cooperation, have an ability to build long lasting customer relationship, have a strong drive and an entrepreneurial personality. Therefore, to be successful in this position it’s important to have social- and negotiating skills and ability to network. Communication skills in Swedish and English is also needed.


Finally, you probably have a university degree, successful track record in sales and competence in logistic flow and parts pricing.
If you recognize yourself in this description, we might be the perfect match!


THIS IS US, your new colleagues
Now you might be wondering who we are. We are a team of 7 persons located in Gothenburg, Helsinki and Oslo.


There are three different roles in the team; in addition to this role there are three Service Engineers who helps our Business Partners and OEMs to solve any technical problems, we have a parts support engineer who helps our Business Partners to find the right part numbers, drawings, delivery times and other practical day to day issues that arises. There are two Business Development managers who will help you to get up and running in your new role.


At the moment we are changing to an activity-based office, and we offer the opportunity to combine work in the office with work from home. We will regularly gather the team in real life combined with digital meetings to keep us updated regarding everything from business to daily activities.
The team is built on trust and even though we sometimes are far apart we always support each other in all aspects.


This is what we will offer
A role to develop your sales skills, a free and open job where we support each other to secure work and family balance though we believe this will secure the best deliveries over time from us as a team.
You will have the opportunity to have responsibility of the Service Market sales in some countries in the Nordic and have a free role to grow the Volvo Penta business together with our Business Partners with support from your colleagues and the entire Nordic Market Unit.


The job will not only offer a way to grow your sales skills, we always aim to have fun in everything we do and this is an opportunity not only to get new great colleagues but also to find friends for life.


Curious and have some questions? Please, feel free to contact me
Peter Grundberg, Director Service Market Marine Nordics, +46 31 3233249
Kristina Rundbäck, HR Business Partner, +46 31 3236290


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