Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers, and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water, and shipping.

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

Who you are

You are a people-oriented leader who empowers others with clarity, support, and accountability. With strong networking and influencing skills, you create impact across the organization and beyond. Agile and confident in ambiguity, you stay methodical, detail-oriented, and organized. You lead teams effectively both locally and remotely, fostering a high-performing, inclusive culture. Customer-focused and proactive, you solve challenges with initiative. Above all, you are a collaborative team player, capable of managing sales and project experts, with a strong commitment to sustainability.

About the job

As Market Area Manager for Marine Service in the Nordic Sales Company, you will drive growth and business success across the marine service division. You will lead and develop a team of sales engineers and account managers, ensuring customers choose our products and services while securing profitability for Alfa Laval.

The role requires travel within the Nordics to meet with the team and customers. The position can be based in any Nordic country, with preference for Norway or Denmark.

Key tasks

• Lead, mentor, and develop the sales team to achieve division sales and profitability targets.
• Drive process improvements and ensure effective use of tools, systems, and resources to deliver excellence in the marine sales process.
• Conduct market and customer analysis to define business potential and opportunities.
• Create sales and business plans, including forecasting for the marine service business.
• Act as the primary contact for the Central BU service sales organization.
• Proactively drive sales of products, parts, upgrades, replacements, and services, including participation in key customer meetings.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, partners, and industry bodies.

What you know

To succeed in this position, you have:

• Proven sales performance combined with managerial experience in a B2B environment.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with Scandinavian or other European languages as a strong advantage.
• High digital competence, including Microsoft Office and modern collaboration tools.
• Knowledge of the marine industry, including equipment, is an advantage.
• The role requires eligibility to travel within the Nordics and Europe at short notice, typically 30–50 days annually.

Location

Based in Denmark, with flexibility for other Nordic countries.

For more information, please contact:

Tristan Matthews, Marine Division Manager UK & Ireland, interim Marine Division Manager Nordics Tristan.Matthews@alfalaval.com

Talent Acquisition Partner, Junes Nelander at Junes.nelander@alfalaval.com

We are conducting a continuous review of received applications. We do not accept applications via email, they will be deleted, due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Our commitment to integrity

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

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