Pet Nutrition Head of Sales Finland

Job Overview: Pet Nutrition Head of Sales Finland. The role leads, develops and executes market and customer strategy for Finland. Responsibilities include leading the sales team, developing customer strategies, and setting and managing team performance metrics.

Requirements

• Degree educated or equivalent.
• Highly numerate and analytical, with strong communication and influencing skills.
• Broad, diverse and significant customer experience (ideally market lead experience) with ability to impact and influence customer of all sizes, at all levels of management
• Significant grocery customer facing experience, at all levels including priority customers with a track record of results, impact and influence
• Experience of working in a multi-functional business unit environment.
• Knowledge of broad business management and commercial management skills (business forecasting, financial analysis, P&L management, supply side knowledge).
• Track record in developing tailored customer (and ideally market) plans and strategies, sales and category solutions that deliver profitable growth customer plans
• Significant people management experience is required along with a demonstrated ability to set and communicate a clear vision, coach for performance and development and engage teams
• Experience in trade revenue optimisation to include building, implementing, and evaluating a customer (and ideally market) investment plan with a consistent track record of ROI and sales growth

Benefits

• A modern and pet friendly office environment.
• Comprehensive safety and well-being benefits, including life insurance, health insurance, fitness allowance and Employee Assistance Program.
• Support in career building through personalized development plan.
• Be part of a collaborative, international team working across the Nordics
• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.