Operative Sales Director

Star Seafood is a rapidly growing company with a dedicated team of experienced and passionate people. We specialize in exporting fresh, frozen and value-added Norwegian salmon and trout.

We take pride in listening and understanding our customers to better fulfill their unique needs and supply the expected quality for each delivery. To keep growing and to live up to this, we are now seeking an Operative Sales Director to lead our Star sales team.

Are you our next Operative Sales Director?

Main tasks and responsibilities as an Operative Sales Manager will be:

• Leading sales and motivating the sales team
• Sales of our products and Key Account Management
• Building, developing and maintaining strong customer relations
• Customer and market analysis as well as decision making in what strategy to apply for each segment
• Staying updated on market dynamics and prices 
• Working with the company's sales and marketing strategy, and exploring new business opportunities
• Participation in market activities, trade shows and client visits

You can work from our office in Måløy or in Bergen, but preferably in Måløy where our head office are situated.

We hope you have:

• Experience in sales from the seafood industry or other relevant sales experience with documented results
• Leading sales team experience
• Completed relevant higher education. Extended experience can compensate for the lack of education
• Good Norwegian and English skills, both written and oral
• Willingness to travel when needed and flexible working hours

To be successful in this position:

You act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results. Co-operating is important for you, and you share knowledge, experience and information with others. You also support others in the pursuit of team goals.

Your communication is clear, precise and structured and you speak with authority and conviction. It is also important for you to provide the team with a clear sense of direction. You inspire and co-ordinate others and keep them focused on objectives. Identifying and seizing commercial opportunities is something you do, and you have a strong positive impact on business growth and profitability. 

We can offer the right candidate:

• A job in an innovative and fast-paced environment with significant growth ambitions
• Competitive conditions in accordance with the tasks and responsibilities in the role
• Good development opportunities
• The opportunity to build a large network in an exciting industry
• An important role with a lot of responsibility and autonomy

Are you curious about the position? Apply here or contact us if you have any questions. We are looking forward to hearing from you!