Sales Manager – Chemicals
Join our dynamic team in Finland as a Sales Manager! Drive growth in specialty chemicals, shape strategic direction, and work in an international environment.
📌Location: Finland (Hybrid)
📅 Application Deadline: 31.7.2025
🔗 www.telko.com
We are now looking for a Sales Manager to join our company in Finland.
You will be part of our global Chemicals Sales Organization, and work in close cooperation with our extensive sales team and Business Line Directors. You will report to Vice President of Chemicals.
Why Telko?
Telko is more than a distributor, we are a sustainable growth partner for various industries. We combine strong technical expertise, sustainability-driven thinking, and customer-centric solutions to help businesses succeed. With operations in 18 countries and a broad portfolio in plastics, chemicals, and lubricants, we are a trusted link between leading global principals and local industries.
We operate with the agility of a mid-sized company and the stability of a long-established corporation. At Telko, you’ll join an open, international, solution-oriented culture that encourages initiative and growth.
Your key responsibilities
- Develop sales plans and manage sales activities in order to implement the sales strategy of the company
- Negotiate sales with existing and new customers who are of strategic importance to the organization
- Collaborate with strategic sourcing and supply chain to develop and implement sales plans and sales activities
- Actively manage relations with customers and assigned key suppliers
What We’re Looking For
- Solid experience in technical sales, preferably in the field of specialty chemicals
- Strong communication skills with an international network of suppliers, customers and colleagues
- Readiness to frequently travel within Finland and occasionally within Europe
- “Can do” attitude and development driven mindset
Advantage
- Experience in B-to-B business
- Experience in international organization
- Technical or chemical education
What We Offer
- International position in an international business environment
- Growing company in transitioning industry
- Agile development-oriented community
- Opportunity to influence company’s growth and take wide responsibilities
- Great working environment with supportive supervisor & team
- Work-life balance with flexible working hours
Our Values
- Success by People: We have highly skilled personnel. We are a multifaceted, international organization that works as a team to achieve our shared objectives.
- Partnership: We bridge industrial customers and principals in a sustainable way. We are proud of what we do. Our work highlights the expertise of our passionate personnel and the company's values.
- Development: We believe in continuous improvement of our performance. This comes as a result of developing our people, our processes and quality in everything we do in every field of business.
- Responsibility: We take responsibility for personnel, the environment and products, and in everything we do in our daily operations. Telko is a workplace of equal opportunities.
Welcome to Unleash your Telko Effect potential with us!
Did we catch your interest? Is there something you’d want to hear more about? For more information, please contact VP of chemicals Niko Nilsen (mob. +358 40 728 7202 or by email: niko.nilsen@telko.com), best available on June 23 (all day, EET), June 26, between 09:00–12:00 (EET), and June 27, between 14:00–17:00 (EET).
Please submit your application and CV as soon as possible, but no later than 31.7.2025.
- Functions and subsidiaries
- Chemicals
- Locations
- Finland
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About Telko Ltd
Telko is a leading distributor and solution provider of plastics, chemicals and lubricant solutions. It operates as a sustainable partner in the value chain, bringing well-known international principals and customers together. The company’s competitive edge is based on strong technical support, efficient logistics and local expert service. Telko delivers application expertise and solutions that help to improve the technical, sustainable and financial performance of the entire value chain. Telko operates in Finland, the Baltic countries, Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India and China. Telko is part of Aspo Plc, which is listed in Helsinki stock exchange.