Corporate Development Manager to Permobil

Company introduction

Since being founded in Timrå, Sweden, by M.D. Per Uddén in 1967, Permobil has become the leader in the advanced rehabilitation technology industry. Today, Permobil is a SEK 4,5 billion company with presence in 70 countries and with 1 600 employees. Owned by Investor AB through Patricia Industries, Permobil is one of their core investments. The company has grown consistently each year over the last 20 years, and more than doubled in revenue since the acquisition by Investor in 2013. Permobil has completed several acquisitions, both to expand the product offering, e.g. move into active manual wheelchairs as well as seating and positioning products, and to strengthen distribution channels and sales capabilities. Permobil is determined to continue this growth path with the ambition to double the revenues again in 3-5 years through business development as well as additional acquisitions, all to further support people with disabilities in getting a better quality of life.

Permobil has a strong customer-centric culture. The founder Per Uddén stated already from the outset: "Every person has the right to have his or her disability compensated as far as possible by aids with the same technical standard as those we all use in our everyday lives." Read more on (http://www.permobil.com/) www.permobil.com (http://www.permobil.com)

Permobil is now looking for a driven Corporate Development Manager to their global team. The position is in Kista and will include some travelling.

About the role

You will be managing projects in different areas such as M&A, strategy, and business development. You will work closely with different stakeholders within the organisation on senior and executive levels in order to develop the business and improve productivity. The position will be a part of the Corporate Development team including four team members, reporting to VP Corporate Development.

Key duties

- Lead and take part in, strategic transformation projects across the company, both commercial and operational projects.
Examples are:
- Sales channel strategy development
- Development of new business models, e.g. related to digital solutions and aftermarket.
- Product management and product portfolio optimization.
- Analysis and evaluation of new product and market segments.
- Lead and supports, acquisitions and subsequent integrations of acquired companies.
- Enhance the analytical skills within the company, e.g. conduct business cases and drive towards fact-based decisions.
- Support the annual strategic and business planning process, and work with senior managers to develop plans and set priorities.
- Assist with preparations of top-class Board material.


Experience Required

- University degree in business, finance and/or engineering with excellent grades.
- Successful track record as project manager.
- Professional with at least 5 years of experience from relevant roles, e.g. management consulting, corporate development, product management, corporate finance.
- Fluency in English.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience from working with M&A processes is a strong plus.
- Experience from the healthcare or life science industry is a plus.
- International experience is a plus.


Personal characteristics

We are looking for a creative person with high energy who can communicate in a professional way. You see yourself as a true teamplayer with an entrepreneurial mindset who enjoys taking on new challenging tasks. Of course, you have strong analytical skills and business acumen. You have high personal maturity and the ability to work independently and you feel confident in decision making. Furthermore, you are positively triggered by working in a changing and multi-cultural environment with ambitious and driven colleagues.

Permobil offers you a diverse global working environment in a highly motivated team. In addition to that, Permobil offers great opportunities to grow for the right person. If you have aspiration towards leadership this might be your next step in the right direction.

In this recruitment process Permobil is co-operating with Sharper Stockholm. Please apply as soon as possible via the link below and attach your CV and cover letter in English. We screen candidates continuously and the position could be filled prior to last application date. If you have any questions regarding this position or this recruitment process, do not hesitate to call us on +46 8 612 04 90.

About Sharper

Sharper is a consultant and recruitment agency specialized in management and senior position recruitment. We are a group member of The Soft Skills Family and operate within Sales & Marketing, Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain and HR areas.

Sharper thinks your soft skills are as important as your hard skills. Do you want to know more about your soft skills and how to optimize them? As you apply for this position you have the possibility to answer a questionnaire from Psycruit about your soft skills. The questionnaire (in Swedish) takes approximately 10 minutes to fill out and generates a feedback report (in Swedish) that highlights your soft skills. This report can be used for both personal and professional purposes.

Both questionnaire and feedback report are sent to your e-mail inbox.

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