Product Manager Food

Duties
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented Product Manager to join our Supplier & Product Management team with specific responsibility for our food product portfolio. This is a great opportunity to work in a team with international suppliers who have a strong name in the market place. You will act as a key player between suppliers, customers, the internal sales and product management team.
The position will be placed in our office in Malmö or in Gothenburg.

Key Tasks
Your main responsibility is to develop the sales of products in order to reach our company targets. Commercially astute you will lead and drive key business relationships with our suppliers to improve our price, volumes and profits.
You will work closely with the sales teams be able to increase market share and brand awareness. You will also be responsible for knowing the market for your products and visiting key customers together with our sales team.

We Are Looking For
You will have previous experience of working in sales or a commercial role, ideally within a similar industry. You will be highly motivated and able to absorb the appropriate technical product knowledge. You will have proven experience of being able to engage with key internal and external customers and build effective business relationships. You will be able to demonstrate sound commercial judgment, attention to detail and strive for excellence in customer service. You will be able to work with cross functional teams as well as independently therefore an adaptive approach to work is essential. You must possess excellent organisational and IT skills. It is essential that you are fluent in English and Swedish, both written and verbal, English is our corporate language.

If you are interested, have any questions about this opportunity or want to apply to the position please send an email to recruitment.nordic@univareurope.com no later than 8th August 2013. If you are applying for the position you need to include a resume. We apply ongoing selection.

Univar Nordic is a leading specialist within distribution of chemicals, additives, ingredients and lubricants. A position reached by a strong corporate culture focusing on quality, environment, safety and being a leader in finding innovative solutions for our customers.