Product Sales Manager

Product Sales Manager page is loaded## Product Sales Managerlocations: Bordeaux: Cernay: Vitrollestime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R51959At **Valmet**, we are shaping the future of sustainable packaging and paper solutions through innovation, collaboration, and a seamless lifecycle approach. Join us in advancing the packaging and paper business, as we move forward with our renewed strategy to Lead the Way. This means pioneering smarter technologies, expanding our service capabilities, and delivering customer value across the entire lifecycle—from raw material to finished product. If you're ready to make a real impact in a dynamic, future-focused environment, we invite you to grow with us.To strengthen our Stock Preparation business, we are now looking for a **Product Sales Manager, SPR** to support and grow our customer base in **France and North Africa**.**Your Role**As Product Sales Manager for Stock Preparation, you will actively engage with customers in your region, generating interest in Valmet’s portfolio of advanced and energy-efficient solutions. You will oversee the full range of sales activities and build long-term partnerships with pulp and paper mills.You will be assigned a portfolio of key “own customers,” for whom you will be responsible for developing long-term strategies, plans, and business results within the Stock Preparation area.In close collaboration with our engineering teams, you will support the organization in preparing technical and commercial attractive proposals. Together with the lifecycle team, you will manage the entire sales process—from initial inquiry to negotiation and closing—ensuring that customers always have access to the best-performing solutions for optimal production.This role includes extensive interaction with both internal and external stakeholders. You will work closely with colleagues across our global organization and support both our Service and Capital business. The position reports to the Director, PAC SER EMEA SPR.We are looking for a candidate who brings both strong technical capabilities and a customer-oriented mindset, with:* A degree in Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar field.* Solid knowledge of the paper and/or board production process, with previous experience as a Process Engineer or Production Manager in a mill environment considered ideal.* Strong communication skills and the ability to interact confidently with customers.* Excellent command of French and good proficiency in English (spoken and written).* A working style that is autonomous and proactive, curious and eager to learn, collaborative within a matrix organization, and strategic and solution-oriented with strong planning skills.* The role involves regular customer visits in the region, therefore proximity to the south of France (Bordeaux or Vitrolles) is preferred.* A valid driver’s license and readiness for regular overnight travel (up to 50/75% of working days)**Application deadline**: January, 9***When everything works together*** *Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions.* **Join the team**Valmet is a global technology leader serving process industries. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions.Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.In 2024, Valmet’s net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.4 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
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