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AkzoNobel Car Refinishes provides coatings and services for collision repairers and commercial vehicle refinishers via the brands Dynacoat, Sikkens Lesonal, and Autocoat BT. Our Nordic head office is located in Stockholm. In the Nordics, our focus is on collision repairs for cars and refinishes for trucks. We are a Nordic organization belonging to AkzoNobel's Vehicle Refinishes, one of the leading suppliers in the commercial vehicle and aviation industries. The Vehicle Refinishes head office is located in Sassenheim, Netherlands, where we also have our largest development, manufacturing, and distribution centers.

Do you thrive on building strong customer relationships and turning insights into business growth? Join our Car Refinishes Nordics team as a Business Consultant and help drive customer value and sustainable growth across the Nordic region!

What can AkzoNobel offer you?

At AkzoNobel, you are met by a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We work together with a focus on innovation and sustainability to be the leader in our industry. Diversity enriches our workplaces, and we work actively with our employees to ensure they thrive and develop. We work strategically to become a better employer, which has resulted in us being appointed as one of Sweden's Career Companies 2026. We offer you an international working environment where you take on rewarding and challenging tasks that broaden your horizons and develop you in your role. You will work with competent and like-minded colleagues who share your attitude and enthusiasm.

As an employee at AkzoNobel, you will also enjoy a range of attractive benefits:

• Collective agreement with competitive terms and conditions
• Wellness allowance to support your health and well-being
• Employee discount in all Nordsjö stores
• Subsidized lunch benefit through Edenred
• Working time reduction (ATK), providing additional paid time off

What you will do

As a Business Consultant for Car Refinishes Nordics, you will play a key role in driving customer value, market development, and sustainable business growth across the Nordic region. Working closely with the Country Sales Manager Nordics, Key Account Managers, and customers, you will develop and implement service solutions that strengthen customer partnerships, improve business performance, and support long-term commercial success.

You will be part of the Nordic team and report to the Country Sales Manager Nordics. This is a permanent position based in a home office setup in a Nordic country.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Lead the development of service plans per country/region in collaboration with the Sales Manager Nordics and Key Account Managers, focusing on value-added services, training, and service offerings.
• Drive the implementation of service offerings across customers, networks, chains, and distributors, ensuring alignment with agreed standards and business objectives, either directly or through approved third-party partners, including coordination of technical and sales-related activities when required.
• Gather and analyze customer needs in close cooperation with the Sales & Marketing organization to support the development of customer strategy plans.
• Actively participate in key phases of the sales process for prospects, including preparation of service proposals both internally and externally.
• Travel regularly within the Nordic region. (Travel 3-4 days a week and 1-2 days in the home office)
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and local market networks to support business growth, strengthen partnerships, and enhance market presence.
• Use CRM and other reporting tools to maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date customer data.
• Deliver periodic progress reports, proactively share market trends, and provide recommendations for improving market approach and performance.

Who you are

To be successful in this position, you have an analytical and structured mindset and way of working. You are a strong team player with excellent networking skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization. You are able to drive change and improvements with high engagement across the organization, and you thrive in a fast-paced and changing environment. You also speak a Scandinavian language; Swedish is considered a merit.

We also see that you have the following qualifications:

• Work experience – Collision repair and/or automotive industry experience is highly preferred, as well as experience from B2B environments such as the paints & coatings industry. Customer/segment profiling and a minimum of 9 years of experience in technical services and support. Strong ability to understand and interpret KPIs and key business metrics, and to translate them into actionable insights and recommendations that drive change.
• Skills – Problem solving, stakeholder management with the ability to drive and implement change with customers, creating value propositions, communication and presentation skills, commercial and business acumen, and a basic understanding of financial concepts related to sales, cost to serve, and body shop management. You also speak a Scandinavian language.
• Education – A degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field is considered a merit. However, we place greater value on relevant experience, industry knowledge, and a proven track record of creating customer value and driving business results.

Your application

At AkzoNobel, we are very committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best selves. We strive to embrace diversity, tolerance, and respect. Our recruitment process plays a major role in this journey as it lays the foundation for a diverse work environment. In our organization, all qualified applicants are treated from an equal perspective regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

We review applications on an ongoing basis and unfortunately do not accept applications via email.

For more information about the recruiting process, please contact Isabella Segovia Lundh, Junior Talent Acquisition Partner, at [email protected]