Northern Europe Sales Manager – Water Taxi

Candela’s ultimate purpose is to speed up the transition to fossil-fuel-free lakes and oceans. We strive to re-think efficiency in marine transportation to radically push the performance boundaries of electric boats and ships.

By combining sensors, computers, and advanced submerged hydrofoils, our electric craft flies above the water, reaching speeds and ranges previously attained only by fossil fuel powerboats.

After launching the Candela C-8, Europe’s currently best-selling electric boat, we are venturing into Commercial Vessels, Public Transport and passenger transfer with the revolutionary foiling Candela P-8 and P-12 Shuttles.

We are now looking for a highly motivated Northern Europe Sales Manager - Water Taxi to support Candela’s growth ambitions within the Commercial Vessel market.

Your mission

Water taxi and waterborne public transport is part of the global infrastructure. Today, the market uses technology from the early 1900s with fossil fuel. The core responsibility of this role is to speed up the shift towards our fossil- and emission-free solution. The target market is Northern Europe and the area of responsibility is mainly focused on sales within the Water Taxi segment.

You will report to the Chief Commercial Vessels. This segment will be a pillar for the future development at Candela. Following the product launch at the end of May 2021, and plans for more product launches 2022, the response from the market has been fantastic and we need to expand our capacity to meet the demand. This position is within the Commercial Vessels department.

Core responsibilities:

Responsible for sales, market analysis, research in the Water Taxi segment

Ownership of the complete sales process - from prospecting to closing the deals

Identify key growth opportunities within the segment

Acquire new B2B partners independently and remotely for Candela Northern Europe

Develop and maintain the relationships and collaborations with our B2B partners to reach sales & profitability targets

Contribute to Candela market and sales team

Assist the Chief of Commercial Vessels in B2B larger system sales

Your profile

Huge personal drive for speeding up the shift towards a fossil-free future

Minimum 5 years of global B2B sales experience

Experience in developing proposals, business cases, and complex sale negotiation is required

A proven track record in developing trustworthy and successful relationships with customers

Solid understanding and genuine interest in the tech industry and premium technological products

You feel comfortable in a dynamic and constantly developing environment

You have a positive attitude: no job too big, no job too small

You take full responsibility for your work tasks and deliver strong results

Experience with smaller commercial vessels and boats is a bonus

Join a stellar team

By bringing together some of the world’s brightest researchers and engineers, we are pushing the boundaries of marine transportation. We take great pride in building engagement within our teams. Our internal motto is “with a revolutionary spirit and kindness”, which translates into an open and honest work environment - work is hard but fun.

We are a 100-strong, multinational team of experts within dynamic modelling, hardware design, hydrodynamics, control theory, machine learning, structural engineering work and production to build the next generation of waterborne transport.

This is a full-time position at our Headquarter at Frihamnen, Stockholm. Working language is English, if you also know Swedish it will be a benefit for yourself, but it is not a prerequisite for the role.

Application

The selection and interview process is ongoing, so send your application in English as soon as it’s ready. Kindly note that we cannot process applications sent via email.

We welcome the opportunity to meet you!