Brenntag Nordic – Business Manager, Water Treatment

Brenntag Nordic offers a stimulating leadership opportunity if you are passionate about coaching and developing your colleagues, strategy and sales development, and want to be a part of a global organization. To our successful activities within the water treatment area, you now have the unique opportunity to put your leadership and commercial skills into play on the Nordic markets.

More about the role

Brenntag is a global market leader in full-line chemical distribution linking chemical manufacturers and chemical users, having water treatment as one of our industries. We offer a wide selection of chemicals, technologies and value-added services for water treatment. Clean and safe water is not only fundamental for most industries but also for the surrounding communities. With our product range and application expertise we help our clients to improve performance and operating efficiency, no matter which industry our clients operate in or how demanding their requirements are. Our solutions and technologies span across several applications and industries. Additional information: https://www.brenntag.com/en-us/industries/water-treatment/

We are looking for a new Business Manager for our Nordic Water Treatment team, responsible for all four Nordic countries.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Development and implementation of a strategic business plan to increase sales to the water treatment industry in the Nordic Region.
• Coordination of sales activity and management of water treatment products across all other industry sectors.
• Gross profit responsibility for the two sectors defined above.
• Leadership and management of the water treatment team.
• Responsibility for working capital and stock levels for water treatment products.
• Coordination & achievement of central targets.
• Customer and Supplier Relationship Management

The position can be based in either Malmö (Hyllie) or Stockholm (Sundbyberg).

You will manage a successful and collaborative team with eight colleagues spread across the Nordics. They hold various commercial roles, in technical sales, product management and account management.

The role requires flexible planning with up to 2-3 days travel per week for supplier/customers visits and internal meetings.

Your profile

The ideal candidate thrives in the intersection of leadership, strategy, and sales. A strong leader, who enables colleagues to constantly develop and grow professionally. We look forward to receiving applications from candidates with the following skills and experience.

• An experienced team leader with the ability to manage directly and through a matrix structure.
• Strong commercial / sales background.
• Ability to develop and deliver a strategic growth plan for value-added services.
• A background in the water industry or chemical sector or any other related industry is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience of working with water treatment customers, suppliers and products will be an advantage.
• Supplier relationship management capabilities.
• Analytical skills.
• Communications skills.

About Brenntag Nordic

Brenntag Nordic is the Nordic organisation of Brenntag, – the world’s leading Distribution Company. Brenntag has been supplying industrial and specialty chemicals to the processing industry promptly and reliably for more than 150 years now spanning over 72 countries with 17 500 employees. Brenntag is the Number One in Central, Eastern and Northern Europe, the third largest supplier in North America, and the market leader in Latin America. In the Nordic countries, Brenntag Nordic is present in all 4 countries with a dedicated staff to service your needs with 350 employees in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. In order to meet and exceed the developing needs of our customers, we focus on complementing our current lines with new products and services. We effectively connect our customers and suppliers in winning relationships – globally and locally.

How to apply

Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.

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