HEAD OF NORDIC KITCHEN RETAIL

Grundig Nordic is a fast-growing company in the Nordic market for home electronics and appliances. An exciting portfolio of brands like Grundig, Beko and Blomberg makes us increasingly attractive for consumers across the Nordic region.

Grundig Nordic is present in all Nordic countries and is headquartered at Sköyen in Oslo, Norway.

We are owned by Arcelik, a part of Koc Holding, which is one of the world’s top 500 companies ranked by total revenues, with a total turnover of 27 billion USD within various industries and a total of + 93,000 employees.

This year Arcelik got ranked by Corporate Knights 2021 as the 34th most sustainable corporation in the world and the world’s most sustainable Home Appliances & Houseware company.

We develop innovative and sustainable technologies to make the world a better place without compromising quality. Examples of this are products made with recycled plastic parts, eco-friendly solutions in washer/dryers to stop marine pollution and campaigns to raise awareness on food waste #RespectFood.

Grundig has a reputation for premium design and trusted quality. Since 2016 Grundig has been engaged to sailing. Together with the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (KNS) we established Grundig Sailing Cup, a Nordic J/70 Regatta League.

We are also the proud title sponsor of the historic sailing venue Grundig Hankø Race Week.

Beko is the second largest brand in Europe for appliances, a position that is strengthened by our sponsorship with FC Barcelona.

Founded by Bernhard Blomberg in 1883, the Blomberg brand has more than 130 years of delivering quality and innovation

HEAD OF NORDIC KITCHEN RETAIL

Grundig Nordic is fast growing company in the Nordic market for home electronics and appliances. An exciting portfolio of brands like Grundig, Beko and Blomberg makes us increasingly attractive for consumers across the Nordic region.

We are now looking for an experienced Head of Nordic Kitchen Retail with proven track record to develop and generate new business opportunities within the Nordic kitchen retail channel.

Your main responsibility will be to drive new sales in a portfolio of target accounts with focus on new clients.

You will be expected to set the sales strategy and take the overall responsibility for the sales approach and nurturing the client relationships. You will be driving growth through hunting new opportunities as well as managing the shaping and closure of opportunities on assigned accounts.

Experience and relationships from project sales within kitchen solutions and white goods are critical to succeed in this position.

This position can be located in any of the Nordic countries and is reporting to the Director of Nordic Sales.

What you’ll do:

• Responsible for the strategy development and implementation, leadership and management of all Kitchen commercial activities in the Nordics.
• Being the Grundig Nordic lead person in developing Kitchen Retail in the Nordic marketplace.
• Responsible for the management and delivery of the P&L in the Nordic Kitchen Channel.
• Build long term relationship with the assigned partners and their organizations within top management, product management, sales, marketing and purchasing
• Yearly contract negotiations from draft to final signature of the commercial and general terms.
• Responsible for creating event, campaigns, trainings, sales competitions, shop displays in line with the assigned marketing budgets for your Key Accounts.

 

We think you would be a great match for the position if you possess the following experiences, traits and abilities:

• Min 5 years’ experience in working with White Goods/MDA/Kitchen Retail and/or construction channel (supplier and/or retailer).
• Extensive knowledge of the Nordic home appliances market and of daily operations within the Kitchen Channel.
• Fluent in English and in one of the Scandinavian languages
• Excellent sales and account management skills, communication, and negotiation skills
• Proven success in developing long term relationships both with sales targets and external partners
• Fluent in English and in one of the Scandinavian languages

 

What can we offer you?

• An exciting position where you can grow personally and professionally
• Career in a major multinational company with leading brands focusing on sustainability
• Be a part of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
• An inspiring working environment with highly dedicated and committed colleagues
• Competitive salary and pension

 

 

 

How to apply?

In this recruitment, Grundig Nordic cooperates with Nye Ansatte as.

Please note that we do not accept applications via mail according to GDPR regulations. We’re looking forward to reading your application!

Please contact Managing Partner Mr. Lars Hagen for any questions +47 90 99 90 00