Are you an energetic and results-oriented person who wants to move our customers’ performance forward?
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!
Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our offering helps the customer to become more sustainable, save energy, increase productivity, achieve lower operating costs, and improve quality.
We are looking for a Global Product Manager, Filtration Fabrics to be based in Ovar or Tampere.
Fabrics Filtration Technology Unit supplies filter fabrics and filtration expertise to our global customers in mining and chemical industry.
As a Global Product Manager, you will be responsible for driving the sales of our filter press cloth a business in mining industry. You will work in close and active co-operation with our customers and partners. You will be also actively involved in product development. Active product portfolio management is one of your tools to ensure the profitability. You are motivated in further developing our sales and operations processes.
Greeting from your future manager!
“We need a new member for our excellent mining team in company. I am looking for an independent person with open minded business attitude. This role requires flexibility and ability to work with global customers and sales teams. Quick decision making helps to develop product line and give global support for our customers. We can offer a position where you can develop your skills and grow together with our international team.” - Torsti Lähteenkorva, Senior Manager Mining and Chemistry Filtration Technology Unit.
Who you are
- You hold a M.Sc. or B.Sc. in Engineering or equivalent.
- You are experienced in sales and product management and knowledge in key account management.
- You are experienced in leading professional teams.
- You have a good knowledge of mining industries.
- You are results and sales oriented, customer focused team player who can turn customers’ needs and opportunities into sales.
- You can work independently and know how to build and cherish long term customer relations and you are good at networking both with internal and external partners.
- You have effective written and verbal communication skills in English along with presentation and negotiation skills.
- You have a proactive and independent working style together with a team player attitude.
- You are willing to travel on an international basis.
What you’ll do
Global Product Manager roles includes a wide range of different responsibilities:
- Product line global budget and sales responsibility.
- Develop our business together with our global sales teams.
- Ensure and maintain the good product portfolio for product line.
- Close co-operation with our R&D.
- Travel and visit customers actively and support visits to different sales teams when needed.
- Close and active co-operation with our business partners.
- Support and oversee global sales teams as a global product manager role.
- Maintain global sales forecasts together with global production planning.
What we offer to you
- Meaningful job: We are proud of what we do. Our work highlights the expertise of our personnel, the high quality of our products and the company's values.
- Inspired and motivated teams: We have highly skilled workforce. We are a multifaceted, international organization that works as a team to achieve our shared objectives. You will become a part of our motivated and supporting work community.
- Development opportunities: With us you can build up your expertise. We provide opportunities to support your development throughout every stage of your traineeship. We offer you a chance to develop in an innovative work environment.
- Responsibility for people and environment: Our ethical principles embrace people as well as the environment. We are always striving to build a more sustainable future.
- Compensation: You will receive meal subsidy and will be assigned to a bonus plan.
- Health and Safety: Meet Valmet’s health team! You will find a psychologist, physiotherapy, nursing services, labor and curative medicine services at our facilities. We care for our health, so as a Valmet member you will have a health insurance in which you can include your family, and a life insurance for you. You will also be invited to participate actively in Valmet’s HSE activities.
- Training and Renewal: We encourage our people’s professional and personal development with training programs, studies financing and if you want to learn a new language, you will benefit from our protocols with language schools.
- Team Work: Bringing people together! We invite you to participate in our social events: Valmet’s birthday, Christmas party, lunch/dinner with the team, among other events.
Are you ready?
Additional information
Please apply (cv must be in English) via the link provided no later than August 3. We are conducting interviews continuously; this means we might choose a candidate before the last application day. So, don't wait with your application!
That feeling when ... your daily work has contributed to the success of your team and the Company.
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