AkzoNobel

Affiliate Manager

• Delivering technical service in line with strategy for all accounts within all product groups, ensuring Technical Service Functional excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Builds technical service excellence through continuous improvement of own technical skills and capabilities – develop understanding of all Metal Coating Products to enable transfer between customers and when required.
• Develop, implement and/or optimize work processes and systems, including equipment installation and modification, ensuring customers are able to run more efficiently and improve their operations.
• Undertake regular audits and provide customer employee training as appropriate.
• Ability to identify opportunities to reduce customer operating costs.
• Ability to solve tech issues both process and product within all product groups.
• Hand over PSO/RD&I – any product activity/modification.
• Maintain good levels of expertise.
• Build positive and mutually beneficial relationships at multiple levels and functions within customer accounts to support the development of joint projects, strategies and action plans.
• Understand the customer’s needs and apply expertise and knowledge to provide optimum level of service.
• Support KAMs, Sales Managers, Account Managers and customer by proactively answering questions and dealing with complaints when able, or taking ownership for resolution and feedback.
• Engage in customer meetings / events as appropriate.
• Competence to manage claims – small stuff – accountability.
• Consignment stock – all activities that happen at customer plant.
• Utilize knowledge, networks and CRM tool to answer stakeholder main worries or debrief on current situations and/or issues.
• Ability to capture compatible activities and analyses them.
• Support KAM / Sales Managers/ Account Managers in developing overall account strategy via expert knowledge and customer intelligence gathering.
• Actively utilize relationships within customer to promote AkzoNobel Metal Coatings and understand our profile against our competitors within their business.
• Attend business review, identify, sell and circle back.
• Focus on resale process, working to improve the process.
• Ability to quantify the value of benefits of the improvement they have bought.
• Large scope of tech sales role.
• Demand forecast for plant.
• Work closely with sales, marketing and RD&I in delivering technical services initiatives for accounts within all product group areas of Metal Coatings.
• Own trials at customer in partnership with KAM/Sales Manager and RD&I.

Technical Service Business Partner

Engineer

• Provide technical governance and leadership for mechanical engineering and maintenance across key production areas.
• Lead a team of Engineering Supervisors and Maintenance Technicians, ensuring statutory compliance, mechanical integrity and engineering excellence.
• Drive continuous improvements in asset reliability, plant performance and operational efficiency.
• Influence engineering strategy, embed maintenance best practice and help deliver the site’s capital investment programme.
• Own the site’s mechanical asset management strategy, ensuring accurate asset register, engineering documentation and maintenance systems.
• Monitor engineering KPIs and asset performance data, identifying trends and implementing improvements.

Site Responsible Engineer

Supply Chain

• Play a key role in driving the growth and development of our Automotive business across the Nordic region.
• Manage and develop relationships with distributors, importers, and key channel partners to strengthen market presence and drive profitable growth.
• Ensure successful execution of our commercial strategy.
• Act as the main point of contact for our distribution network, ensuring alignment on business objectives, sales activities, and market development initiatives.
• Develop and execute sales strategies/plans in the marketplace and deliver expected top- and bottom-line results for the segment in the allocated region.
• Provide feedback to understand how customers are utilizing our products and how well those products align versus competitive products.
• Primarily focus on key accounts e.g architects and specifiers.
• Travel regularly within the Nordic region to visit distributors, customers, and key stakeholders (Travel 3-4 days a week and 1-2 days in the home office).

Distribution Manager

Consultant

• Lead the development of service plans per country/region in collaboration with the Sales Manager Nordics and Key Account Managers
• Drive the implementation of service offerings across customers, networks, chains, and distributors
• Gather and analyze customer needs in close cooperation with the Sales & Marketing organization
• Actively participate in key phases of the sales process for prospects
• Travel regularly within the Nordic region
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and local market networks
• Use CRM and other reporting tools to maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date customer data
• Deliver periodic progress reports, proactively share market trends

Business Consultant

Manager

• Define and execute the “where to play” and “how to win” strategies for the Yacht Custom Build segment
• Manage the global product and service portfolio in line with market needs and business strategy
• Lead new product introductions (NPI), range optimisation and lifecycle management activities
• Develop differentiated value propositions, business cases and strategic marketing initiatives
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify trends, threats and growth opportunities
• Lead product and service development projects through the Stage-Gate process
• Collaborate with regional teams to ensure effective implementation of strategies and initiatives
• Benchmark competitor offerings and support technology leadership through industry engagement
• Provide strategic input into brand positioning and communication planning
• Partner closely with sales, R&D, operations, procurement and finance teams to deliver business objectives
• Drive delivery of revenue, profitability and portfolio performance targets
• Influence and coordinate cross-functional project teams to successfully execute strategic plans
• Promote a diverse, inclusive and collaborative team culture that encourages innovation and engagement
• Ensure compliance with HSE, corporate and ethical standards across all activities

Global Product Manager

Director

• Develop and execute a long-term global pension strategy aligned with AkzoNobel's business objectives and employee value proposition.
• Lead pension funding, investment, and asset-liability management strategies across defined benefit and defined contribution arrangements.
• Leading the post-employment workstreams in M&A activities.
• Direct pension risk management activities, including de-risking initiatives and liability optimization programs.
• Oversee actuarial valuations and translate outcomes into sustainable funding and governance strategies.
• Drive innovation in pension design, including ESG integration and evolving retirement solutions.
• Ensure full compliance with pension legislation, fiduciary responsibilities, and regulatory requirements across all relevant jurisdictions.
• Monitor global regulatory developments and proactively adapt governance frameworks and policies.
• Oversee statutory reporting, regulatory submissions, audits, and actuarial certifications.
• Maintain a robust risk and control environment, ensuring effective governance and oversight.
• Act as the primary pension subject matter expert for senior executives, trustees, employees, and retirees.
• Prepare and present pension performance, funding, investment, and governance updates to executive leadership and pension boards.
• Build strong relationships with regulators, actuaries, legal advisors, investment consultants, custodians, and asset managers.
• Represent AkzoNobel in industry forums and external stakeholder engagements.
• Oversee global pension administration and service delivery, ensuring operational efficiency and accuracy.
• Manage external vendors and service providers, including performance monitoring and contract negotiations.
• Establish KPIs and service standards that drive continuous improvement and member satisfaction.
• Lead and develop a team of pension professionals while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and excellence.

Global Pension Director

Analyst

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• Soporte en la estrategia de contenidos para las redes sociales de las marcas Alba y Cetol
• Gestionar y calendarizar contenidos para redes sociales de las marcas (orgánico y pautado)
• Crear Briefings y direccionales para las agencias externas
• Responsable de gestión para la ejecución de plan de influencers para consumers.
• Monitorear los reportes de resultados de AON y campañas y analizar propuestas de mejora.