About this role
Are You an Energetic, Solution-Oriented Leader and ready to drive success?
We are seeking Business Manager to lead the global solution management team for the Quality Management Solution (QMS) Business group. The role responsibility is to ensure and develop global team to deliver the best Pulp & Paper application knowhow in the industry providing the first-class sales support capabilities for the global sales teams to maximize won/lost ratio.
If you are someone who has solid knowledge of papermaking processes, you know how to deliver added value to our paper industry customers and can collaborate with global teams to create the winning solution, this open opportunity is for you!
Main responsibilities:
Management of Global Solution Manager team and related capabilities
Competence development and utilization of the global solution manager team
Maintain and develop sales support practices (tools, process, w-t-o)
Lead reference portfolio development
Define performance promises together with Solution managers for sales cases to ensure profitable business growth
Requirements for the role:
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Paper Technology, Process Engineering or other related fields.
Previous experience (>3 years) in pulp and/or paper making processes. Familiarity with automation systems such as QCS, Profilers & Machine vision is an asset.
Value-based, Solution-oriented mindset with a strong drive for results. Experience working in customer interface either as a customer or as a supplier is seen as an asset.
Strong networking, negotiation, and communication skills.
Ability to lead and motivate a global team across different time zones and cultures in a matrix organization.
Strategic, data driven, proactive approach to problem-solving.
Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
Willingness and ability to travel internationally (approx 50 days annually).
We offer:
We offer you a rewarding position to work with innovative technology in a multicultural business environment. You will have the support of our specialists and an opportunity to grow professionally while moving our customers’ performance forward.
At Valmet, we provide a range of employment benefits, including flexible working hours, the option for hybrid work arrangements, access to our extensive occupational health services, and participation in the personnel fund. Our company also utilizes a reward system that applies to all employees.
Additional information:
For additional information please contact Mikko Talonen, Director QMS Business group (+358 50 598 9873).
Send your application with your CV via the link provided by 1.2.2026.
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When everything works together
Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 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. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.
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Other facts
About Valmet
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.
Valmet has two focused segments: Biomaterial Solutions and Services and Process Performance Solutions. Valmet’s operating model consists of five business areas: Automation Solutions; Flow Control; Pulp, Energy and Circularity; Packaging and Paper; and Tissue. The business areas are supported by a separate Latin America unit and a China Chair. The Global Supply unit supports cost-competitiveness by optimizing and leveraging Valmet’s global scale in procurement and production.
What you'll do
- The Business Manager will manage the Global Solution Manager team and develop sales support practices to maximize the sales team's effectiveness. They will also lead reference portfolio development and define performance promises for profitable business growth.
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