Commercial Product Specialist

Interested in working both hands-on and theoretically with Agriculture methods and machinery in an international context and environment? Look no further and send us your application!

Commercial Product Specialist

We are proud over our product portfolio of agriculture machinery, developed together with ground-breaking agronomy concepts. With state-of-the-art machinery comes demands of continuous knowledge development about machine set-up, functionalities, and service. Here is where our Sales Enablement team plays a crucial part regarding knowledge transfer, both internally within Väderstad Group and externally to our customers and partners worldwide.
To further develop and improve the support to our customers, partners and colleagues we are expanding our Sales Enablement team with more Commercial Product Specialists.

Purpose and content of the position
Act as an ambassador for products and concepts, to spread knowledge, know-how and best practice. As a Commercial Product Specialist will you work close to the markets in order understand the needs and secure that our colleagues and partners have the preconditions for a professional sales & service approach.
The Commercial Product Specialist will have ownership of competence and training in regards of products usage and product sales. You will conduct or support trainings physically or digitally within Väderstad Academy, as well as developing the product training offering in the Learning Management system.
The role also includes the responsibility of bringing market input back to Väderstad, to communicate improvements needed and conceptual ideas.
Main tasks:
Ambassador and speaking partner for products and concepts within our Sales & Marketing organization
Transfer knowledge of products and ensure suitable material is available for partners
Ownership of training content
Conduct and support trainings and educations
Identify needs and contribute to development of marketing material and technical documentation
Lead the Regional Product Specialists and create a well functional competence team
Close work with Business Development and Research & Development for continuous improvements of products and concepts
Participate in exhibitions and customer events
Monitor market and industry developments
If necessary, be available for other tasks within the company

Qualifications
We are looking for a person with practical experience of agriculture machinery, with knowledge and experience of crop production and with communicative skills.
We also believe that you:
Have some form of relevant academic higher degree/education.
Have a self-propelled, “hands-on” mentality and a structured way of working.
Have analytical ability and problem-solving skills
Experience in working both independently or together with others to deliver quality and reach set targets
English language skills, both verbal and written, it would be beneficial if you have additional language skills as well.
Driver’s license and the willingness to travel about 100 days per year is needed.
Most importantly is however that you are the right person for this position. We have a great atmosphere where we value drive and encourage initiatives – these qualities are important in you to thrive. Depending on your interest, experience and personal character can this role be tailored to either a product specific specialisation or to a broader area of responsibility for machine concept analysis and communication.

Other information
For questions regarding the role, please contact Sales Enablement Manager Lucas Ljunggren, by phone +46 73 036 36 94 or by email to lucas.ljunggren@vaderstad.com

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Specialist Patrik Schultzén, by phone +46 142 814 36 or by email to patrik.schultzen@vaderstad.com


Application
If you are interested in the position and meet the requirements, you are welcome to submit your application with CV no later than the 5th of February.
Please note that applications via email are not accepted. Selection takes place on an ongoing basis and appointments can take place before the application deadline.
Väderstad uses tests as part of the recruitment process in order to make as quality-assured and fair assessments as possible.

About Väderstad
Väderstad supplies the modern agriculture with innovative and high-efficient agriculture machinery and methods. By simplifying the work and result for the farmer is the vision of Väderstad to become the worlds leading partner for outstanding emergence. Väderstad Group is family owned and headquartered in Väderstad, Sweden. Väderstad is represented in 40 countries and in all continents. In 2021, Väderstad had 1 900 employees and a turnover of 420 MEUR.