Business Consultant

AkzoNobel

Business Consultant driving customer value and sustainable growth across the Nordic region. Collaborating with Sales Managers and Key Account Managers to enhance partnerships and performance.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeÅrsta • 🇸🇪 SwedenSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

Work experience – Collision repair and/or automotive industry experience is highly preferred
Experience from B2B environments such as 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
Problem solving and stakeholder management with the ability to drive and implement change with customers
A degree in Business Administration, Economics or a related field is considered a merit
Speak a Scandinavian language, Swedish is considered a merit.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

customer needs analysisservice plan developmentB2B sales experiencetechnical servicesKPI interpretationstakeholder managementchange implementationreporting tools usagemarket trend analysis

Soft Skills

relationship buildingproblem solvingcommunicationcollaborationorganizational skills