Kress is growing rapidly, and demand for robotic mowers and battery-powered tools is increasing strongly. We are now strengthening our Nordic Golf & Sport team and are looking for an enthusiastic person to join us on our continued growth journey.
At Kress, we are passionate about developing innovative solutions that make professional work more efficient and sustainable. As part of our Nordic team, you will play an important role in growing Kress within the golf and sport segments in Sweden.Business Development Manager Golf & Sport – Sweden
Sweden, Hybrid
Full-time
Permanent employee
Our Vision
Your mission
As Business Development Manager within Golf & Sport, your main responsibility will be to drive sales growth across the golf and sport segments in Sweden, with responsibility for agreed sales targets, pipeline and sales forecasting, together with our dealers and partners.
You will support, develop and build long-term relationships with our dealer network, while working closely with end customers and relevant industry organisations.
Together with the rest of the team, your main responsibilities will include:
- Driving sales growth within the golf and sport segments together with our dealers
- Identifying and developing new business opportunities with, for example, golf courses, football clubs, arenas, sports facilities and municipal sports areas
- Managing customer projects from initial contact, needs analysis and product demonstrations through to quotation, closing and follow-up, together with our dealers
- Managing a structured sales pipeline, activity planning and sales forecasting for the Swedish Golf & Sport segment
- Supporting, training and developing our dealers so that they can actively approach the market and drive business within Golf & Sport
- Building long-term relationships with end customers, dealers, industry organisations and other key stakeholders within the golf and sport segments, such as SGA, GAF and SvFF
- Increasing awareness of Kress products within the golf and sport industry together with our marketing team
- Planning and participating in customer events, training sessions and product demonstrations
- Providing product expertise and golf-specific support, including product installations when required
Your profile
We are looking for someone with solid experience and a strong network within the golf and sport industry, combined with a genuine interest in solution-based sales.
To succeed in this role, you have:
- Experience from the golf and sport industry
- A good understanding of sports turf maintenance and its requirements
- A broad network of contacts within the industry
- An interest in solution-based sales and business development
- A willingness to develop yourself and contribute to developing our products and processes as part of a Nordic team
- The ability and willingness to travel within Sweden and internationally
- A curious and proactive mindset, with a willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-changing industry
- Fluent Swedish and good communication skills in English, as English is the main working language within the team
Why us?
At Kress, you will become part of a growing company and a Nordic team working in a fast-moving and innovative industry.
We offer:
- Competitive salary
- Company car
- Healthcare benefits
- The opportunity to work with innovative robotic and battery-powered solutions
- The opportunity to build and develop relationships across the Nordic golf and sport industry
- A role with significant opportunity to influence and contribute to Kress' continued growth in Sweden
About us
Positec Group is an international company headquartered in Suzhou, China, with more than 4,000 employees worldwide, operating primarily under the Worx and Kress brands. As one of the leading suppliers of robotic mowers, power tools and garden tools, our goal is to offer our customers the right tools and smart ideas for the implementation of their projects.
At our EMEA headquarter in Cologne, we are an open and diverse team of nearly 80 people, consisting of doers, thinkers and analysts. In addition to the contribution that each individual makes to our success story, togetherness also plays a major role for us. We don't just talk about social responsibility, we live it.
"Profit alone cannot inspire a company to become a great company [...] Whether it's developing products that are safe, valuing each and every employee, being a good citizen in our community, or minimizing our carbon footprint; it's all part of our shared dream to build a sincere sustainable company." - Don Gao (CEO Positec Technology)