An exciting opportunity has arisen as Vice President Sales Offshore in Deck Machinery & Motion Control. In this role, you will be part of the Global Sales & Marketing division in Kongsberg Maritime. 

As VP Sales Offshore you will lead a team with highly skilled Sales Managers. In this role and through the team, you will interact and cooperate across all our product divisions and functions globally. As a leader you are inspirational and capable to build a winning team that see the benefit of being proactive and collaborative with clients and colleges worldwide. We see an exciting future ahead and have ambitious growth targets

You thrive from bringing ideas into life, enable teams across borders and you are both customer and people oriented. As a leader you are inspirational, encouraging people and teams to be creative which leads them to feel inspired, empowered, and ready for the future.

If you also identify with our values; determined, innovative, collaborative, reliable and consider yourself motivated to work with a diverse team and further develop our customer satisfaction, then you might be the candidate we are looking for.

Key accountabilities

• Personnel responsibility for Sales managers mainly located in Ålesund area
• Support the team to follow-up governance, compliance, and secure efficient operations
• Sales and budget responsibility for the Offshore vessel segment for a range of products, systems, and solutions
• Develop and implement Sales strategy aligned to the market, product development and divisional strategies
• Secure that the team collaborate well with internal and external stakeholders
• Report with dotted lines and participate in management meetings for the business unit Offshore Handling System
• Participate in and lead bid reviews according to the Sales process

 

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor or master’s degree in relevant subject
• Proven record of leadership experience is required, including the ability to enable teams work effectively and collaboratively across a matrix organization
• Excellent Interpersonal and persuasive skills are required, as well as the skills of strategic thinking, analyzing and reaching goals.
• Good communication skills in English, both verbal and written

 

You are able to

• act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results
• focus on bottom-line results, identify potential risks and monitor the financial impact of own activities
• make an impact, convince and persuade others and promote plans and ideas successfully
• provide your team with a clear direction, inspire and coordinate others and keep them focused on set goals
• use a methodical and systematic approach, plan ahead, define clear priorities and allocates resources effectively
• develop people through delegation, empowerment, coaching and promote self development

 

What we can offer

• An exciting and important position working for the world-leading supplier of maritime solutions
• International work environment and multidisciplinary team collaboration
• An inspiring and safe work environment
• Professional development and career opportunities
• To take part in the green shift for the ocean space
• We offer the possibility to work with sustainable and exciting solutions for the future

 

Work location
Ålesund, Brattvåg, Hjørungavåg or Ulsteinvik

Point of contact
Espen Liset, SVP Sales DMMC, GSM  +47 91828634

 

Our Deck Machinery and Motion Control (DMMC) division owns, develops and delivers world class handling solutions and steering gears, with focus on system solutions and integration driving increased efficiency in our customers' operations. The division is responsible for product and technology development, supply chain operations and project delivery for all Kongsberg Maritime’s winches and steering gears.

Our Global Sales and Marketing Division (GSM) is a global function within Kongsberg Maritime, responsible for presenting the company’s total scope of products and solutions towards customers and market place. The division has over the years built up a renowned customer focused organization, determined to continuously provide the most innovative and reliable marine systems that ensure optimal operations at sea.

At Kongsberg, we believe in tackling challenging problems and delivering extreme performance for extreme conditions.  We do that through excellent products and services developed for delivering the greatest benefits to our customers.

WORLD CLASS – through people, technology and dedication