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A smart and meaningful choice!

Would you like to develop long-term customer partnerships within the growing packaging industry? Do you thrive in an international and business-focused role where you combine strategic sales with customer engagement and new business development? Would you like to represent sustainable premium products from Swedish forests in a global market?

Your next workplace

Holmen is a Swedish forest company with more than 3,500 employees. We create sustainable products from renewable Swedish forests and deliver them to quality-conscious customers worldwide.

Holmen Board and Paper is one of Holmen’s four business areas, where more than 2,000 employees develop innovative and climate-smart paperboard and paper solutions. Our premium products are used in everything from cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food packaging to retail and transport packaging.

The role is based in our head Office in Norrköping, beautifully located by the Strömmen river and only a few minutes from the central station. Here, colleagues within sales, business development, market analysis, logistics and customer service work closely together in an international environment.

The role involves extensive travelling within Sweden and the Baltics as you work closely with both existing and new customers.

Your future challenge

As Sales Manager within Board and Paper, you will play a key role in developing and strengthening Holmen’s business within the packaging segment across the Nordic market. You will be responsible for building long-term customer relationships, developing existing business and identifying new opportunities with a focus on profitable and sustainable growth.

This position combines strategic sales development with a hands-on and customer-oriented approach. You will independently manage your customer portfolio while collaborating closely with segment owners, customer service, business development, marketing communications and sales colleagues.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and driving sales within the board and packaging segment
• Strengthening existing customer relationships and creating new business opportunities
• Identifying market opportunities and proactively managing sales pipelines
• Creating tailored customer offers based on Holmen’s strategy and business targets
• Working with forecasting, customer plans and business follow-up
• Initiating and participating in local marketing and customer activities
• Maintaining CRM processes and working in line with Holmen Board and Paper procedures

This is an opportunity to join an international and forward-thinking company where sustainability, innovation and business development are central to everything we do. You will become part of an engaged and collaborative team driving future growth together.

To succeed in this role

We are looking for someone who is business-oriented, relationship-focused and motivated by developing long-term customer partnerships. You enjoy working independently, taking initiative and creating structure while also collaborating effectively with others.

We would like you to have:

• Experience in B2B sales with a successful track record in relationship-driven sales
• Strong market and segment knowledge within packaging and board is essential and knowledge of paper will also be an adventage.
• Experience in creating and driving customer plans and business development activities
• The ability to balance commercial focus with structure and administration
• Post-secondary education or equivalent professional experience
• Excellent communication skills in both Swedish and English
• A valid driving licence and passport

It is considered an advantage if you have education within business or marketing as well as experience in negotiations within the board or packaging industry.

As a person, you are collaborative, proactive and persistent. You stay updated on market trends and identify opportunities to create value for both customers and the business.

Our offer

At Holmen, you will become part of an international and value-driven organisation where sustainability, innovation and long-term thinking are at the core of our business. We offer a developing role with a high level of responsibility and the opportunity to influence both your own work and our future business.

You will join:

• An international and highly engaged team with strong expertise
• A varied role with close customer interaction
• The opportunity to work with sustainable premium products
• A company culture built on courage, commitment and responsibility
• A workplace where collaboration, development and business focus are highly valued

At Holmen, you’ll have the opportunity to help build a more sustainable future — for real.

We review applications on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch – we look forward to getting to know you. 

We let the forest grow and give

Holmen’s operations are powered by the forest. The growing trees, the water rushing down the mighty rivers and the wind blowing through the treetops. This is the heart of Holmen, a business built around the forest ecocycle and the renewable products we can create from it. Our business areas are Forest, Renewable Energy, Wood Products, Board and Paper. With a workforce of 3 500 people, we create a sustainable future and value for shareholders, customers and society with courage, commitment and responsibility.

Premium paperboard and innovative paper products from fresh fibre Holmen produces premium paperboard and innovative paper products for everything from cosmetics, electronics, pharmaceuticals and food to books, magazines, advertising and transport packaging. Our products are appreciated by conscious customers due to their exceptional properties and low climate footprint. We use fresh fibre from sustainably managed and certified forests. Our production and processing facilities are located in Braviken, Hallstavik, Iggesund and Strömsbruk in Sweden and Workington in the UK.