Area Sales Manager Advanced Water Scandinavia

• Developing the business with OEMs and distributors in the territory Develops and maintains a strong relationship built on mutual trust, respect and cooperation with direct customers, channel partners, and strategic accounts
• Identifies and develops project opportunities for Pentair membranes and housing solutions and develops Pentair’ positions with EPC/OEM companies especially with a focus on water and wastewater related Municipal and Industrial projects
• Develops plan for targeting selected strategic markets/accounts for penetration. Develops strong relationship with (global) consultants and utility owners     
• Achieves sales and profitability targets
• As and when needed, will prepare and compile proposals and costing to be submitted to the customers.
• Reviews tender /RFQ documents including terms and conditions of each tender/bid and summarize it for the proposal team.
• Coordinates sales activities and communicates customer requirements with other departments such as order management, marketing, manufacturing, logistics, operations, engineering.
• Coordinates and supports the project execution team in communication with accounts during the project delivery and execution phase           
• Resolves problems in and from the field that require special handling.     
• Attends trade shows and assists in the selection and preparation of samples and promotional materials.
• Assists direct accounts and other channel partners with application and product promotion.
• Provides market feedback to Product Managers and Sales Leaders about the developments in the industry, with accounts, with competition and identifies trends and related requirements.

• Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S.) or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a (International) sales position with strong commercial exposure to Scandinavian industrial and municipal accounts, end-users and consultants.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in water and wastewater related products or solutions
• Capable of building up a strong network and customer relationship within the market segment and sales area.
• Proven experience in contract management, bid management, commercial discussions on bids and tenders is required.
• Experience with project management and commissioning will be a highly apricated added advantage.
• Fluent in Swedish is required. Willing to travel
• A passionate sales professional with a strong emphasis to sell the unique technologies of Pentair.
• Hands on Team player mentality with strong communication skills.

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. Race, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.

X-Flow is the international leading membrane brand of Pentair. With X-Flow, Pentair delivers membrane technology to OEM’s, partners and contractors through a worldwide distribution network. X-Flow prides itself on going further than the competition by proactively supporting clients with today’s most effective technical solutions. The X-Flow Membrane+ Approach helps our clients in solving any specific project-related problems, often before they even occur. Our engineers are committed to provide all the practical support required in every project phase from conceptual design to start-up and beyond: our services include maintenance support and tailor-made training sessions to enable organizations to continuously improve operations and reduce operational costs.

Codeline is an international leading pressure vessel brand recognized for its high quality and smart product portfolio.

Codeline pressure vessels have been setting industry standards ever since the 1970s, when seawater desalination with reverse osmosis (RO) membrane technology first became a viable alternative to traditional (thermal) methods. Today Codeline serves a wide range of industries, including Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Pharma, Electronics, power generation, and wastewater treatment.  

The core purpose of the role is to manage and grow the existing business directly with prospects or through distributors and developing relationships with target accounts also at end user level.

The successful candidate has a proven track record in sales with a knowledge and experience of the water filtration, market.

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