Area Sales Manager - Finland & Baltics

  • Full-time

Company Description

Wolf Oil Corporation is a Belgium based an independent lubricants company. We specialise in bringing our customers tailored, technology-enhanced lubricants that make engines better, faster, greener and cleaner.

    Job Description

    As Area Sales Manager for Finland and the Baltics region, you are responsible for the sales of our products in your area. Therefore you build strong partnerships with our existing accounts and you target new prospects with the objective to maximise the volume of product while maintaining appropriate contribution margins.

     

    Responsibilities:

    • You define the local prospecting and growth strategy for your countries based on the regional growth strategy and you are responsible for reaching your personal sales objectives.
    • You are our brand ambassador in the region. You detect new opportunities, analyse potential & set up commercial plans.
    • Together with the regional marketing manager & the product department, you define the go to market strategy for the distributors in your region in order to activate the sales in their sell-out channels.
    • You visit the distributors on a regular basis and you support the sales team of the distributor by giving technical trainings & support, doing co-visits and support them in the organization of local events.
    • You work closely together with internal departments like finance, supply chain & production to define how the organization can support the customers on logistics, inventory management & pricing issues.
    • You negotiate prices & agreements and you follow up that margins are in line with regional pricing strategy.
    • You analyse sales performance and report sales numbers on regular basis.

    Qualifications

    Job requirements & skills :

    • You have +3 years of experience within the automotive after market (lubricants and/or spare parts);
    • You have a commercial attitude with hunting and deal closing skills;
    • You have a well-organised, result driven personality and you want to create an impact;
    • You have the ability to travel extensively, work independently and learn continuously;
    • You're able and willing to commute to our HQ in Hemiksem (Antwerp) on a regular basis;
    • Your well-honed interpersonal and communication skills allow you to develop positive, productive relationships both internally and externally and across multiple countries;
    • You're able to communicate fluently/business level in English, Finnish ànd preferably also Swedish, any other European language is an asset;
    • Higher degree or equivalent by experience;
    • You're based/you live in Helsinki (or Estonia)

    Additional Information

    We offer you:

    • a varied and challenging role within a dynamic company, with ambitious projects on the horizon!
    • a positive work environment where there is room for initiative and creativity;
    • a family atmosphere with a diverse and international team of 280 specialists;
    • a solid training and support with your personal development at the core!
    • a competitive compensation package (including annual bonus and company car).

     

     

    Our products

    We produce lubricants for all sorts of applications, from passenger cars to bikes and even construction machines, at our HQ in Hemiksem, Belgium. We blend these products in bulk as well as for our own two brands, Wolf and Champion. Thanks to the high quality of our products, we managed to engage in premium partnerships like WRC and Junior WRC, BMW EWC, Bud Racing,...

    Our Way of Working

    The dynamic, innovative and open structure of Wolf Oil Corporation allows us to adapt swiftly to the ever-changing reality of the industry. This brings a lot of change and movement or flow, and just like in an engine, the flow of a lubricant is essential. It also brings along a lot of energy, which we share with each other encourages allowing us to go the extra mile, time after time.

    As an organisation:

    • We always steer towards co-creation and teamwork
    • We don't pay too much attention to hierarchy
    • We keep our eyes open for what surrounds us
    • We go for authentic, long-term business relationships

    Our colleagues:

    • Are true entrepreneurs with an adventurous spirit
    • Believe change to be the essential foundation of growth
    • Share a can-do mentality, rolling up their sleeves when necessary
    • Know how to work pragmatic, be it in a team or individually