Danish Speaking Account Manager to Hövding

Do you like to see yourself in a fast-paced and continuously changing context, where you can utilize your business focus and sense of service daily? Do you also have some years of experience working with sales? If so, you might just be the one that Hövding is looking for!

In this Account Manager role, we are looking for you who strive to improve processes and foster client relationships. You are comfortable in novel situations, and you seek to always exceed the expectations of both your colleagues and customers.

The safest helmet in the world is not a helmet
Hövding is the world’s safest head protection for bicyclists and more than 400 000 have been sold this far. Since starting 2006, Hövding has expanded from being two people with a shell of an idea, to a market leading company that has integrated their own development and production, as well as marketing and sales functions.

About the Account Manager role
As an Account Manager for Hövding you thrive in a continuously evolving organization and your driving force is to make the impossible, possible. By saying yes to Hövding you will contribute to raising the bar for urban cycling protection everywhere.

You are passionate about innovation and confident in your ability to engage with customers. You also seek to understand their challenges so that you can deliver the right product and service. Your focus in this role is directed towards independently developing the relationships with exiting accounts, with backing from your Sales Manager in Sweden.

In your day-to-day, you will focus on customer follow-up and carrying out visits across Copenhagen and Denmark at large. You enjoy breaking new ground when assessing the needs of your clients and you have a proven track record of closing deals with new partners. With a strategic mindset and a drive to develop the Hövding brand, you deliver high quality promotion of this world-class product.

In addition to the above responsibilities, you will:

- Strive to stay an expert on the product and continuously educate clients on functions, relevant updates, and safety regulations.
- Identify new sales opportunities within both Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark.
- Book and carry out sales meetings with prospective customers.
- Follow up deals and negotiate contracts.
- Maintain a solid customer care routine with existing partners.
- Create and oversee budgets.
- Place orders.
- Note and share trends connected to clients and the market.
- Partake in promotional activities such as trade fairs and in-store events, where you will perform product presentations and demonstrations.

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, we believe you have:

- 2+ years of relevant work experience in a similar role, e.g., partnership maintenance or B2B sales.
- Fluent language skills in Danish and English, both spoken and written.
- Strong presentation, planning and organizational skills.
- Driver’s license.

Meritorious
- Knowledge and understanding of brand, consumer & product trends in the sporting industry.
- Unhindered Swedish skills.

Personal competencies
At Hövding your personal competencies are of utmost importance. Specifically, we are looking for you who are/is:

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Stable: You are cool under pressure and successfully prioritize even when things look uncertain around you.

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Results oriented: You work towards set goals, you adapt your strategy when needed, and you take the necessary steps to reach where you are heading.

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Relationship building: You listen attentively to the people around you and adapt your communication accordingly.

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Humble: You support your colleagues when needed, even when the task at hand is not your direct responsibility. What is important is that the task gets done!

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Flexible: You do not only withstand a fast-paced environment, you also thrive in it and when the circumstances change you quickly identify what the next most important thing for you to do is.

The recruitment process
If you are interested in the position, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible, as the candidate selection is carried out continuously. Simply apply through the A-hub platform and reach out to us if you have any questions.

We hope that we have caught your interest and look forward to your application!

Practical information
Location: central Copenhagen.

Travel: working as an Account Manager entails travel around Denmark on a weekly basis.

Employment form: full-time employment directly with Hövding.

Start date: ASAP.