Join us in building Norway's first battery cell factory

We need a Head of Sales to win and sign off-take agreements for battery cells and ensure satisfied, profitable customers. Our primary target segments are marine, stationary storage and automotive.

Sales of battery cells is a technology-heavy process. The new Head of Sales will work very closely with the CTO and Principal Sales Engineer.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Develop sales strategy for all relevant market segments
• Identify and assess potential customers in stationary storage, marine, automotive and any other relevant segments
• Develop and implement sales plan
• Get overview of existing network of potential customers and drive development of commercial terms
• Develop CRM approach, determining process and systems requirements and ensuring organisation complies to the system and processes decided upon

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 8-10 years experience with B2B sales in complex international industrial settings

1. Long term contracts
2. High technical content 

• A minimum of 2 years leadership experience with personnel responsibility
• Significant experience from working

1. in teams and complex matrices
2. in strategic partnerships with other companies

• Experience in stationary energy storage or automotive industry or a big advantage

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Proven problem solving abilities
• Takes personal responsibility
• Co-operative
• Ambitious
• Empathetic
• Commercial mindset
• Self-confident
• Thrives in start-up environment
• Creates structure

REPORTING LINE

• to CEO

WHAT WE OFFER

We offer the right candidate an important role in developing Norway's first battery cell production facilities.

Energy storage is an important key to the world's switch to a sustainable, green economy. Freyr is a frontrunner in Europe's rush to build capacity in battery production. A shift from fossil fuel to electricity-from-renewables could deliver 75 - 90% of the CO2 emission reductions required.

Freyr has to move fast. The world needs both battery cells now, and ever better battery cells in the future. With us you will learn a lot and a lot will be expected of you. We aim to pick high performers that will slot in immediately.

LOCATION

Oslo