Company description

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is Vattenfall's electricity network business and one of Sweden's largest electricity network companies. We are responsible for a critical infrastructure that distributes electricity to more than 900,000 companies and households. We are building the electricity grid of the future and enabling the energy transition to a fossil-free society. As an employee with us, you are an important part of our socially important mission and contribute to the energy transition and a secure electricity supply for future generations.

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Read more about us at https://www.vattenfalleldistribution.se/om-oss/

About the role

Do you want a meaningful job where you can help make a real difference both for society and the energy transition?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead the B2B Customer Relations unit within Vattenfall Electricity Distribution? We are looking for a committed and strategic leader who wants to help shape the future energy landscape. Vattenfall Electricity Distribution is in the middle of the energy transition and has a central role in the powerful electrification that is taking place in society. We are facing a historic opportunity - to accelerate the fossil-free transition through innovation, business acumen and customer focus.

With us, you will play a key role in enabling the electrification of our society. You will be responsible for the business relationship with both new and existing business customers - electricity producers, electricity-intensive industry, transportation sector and energy companies - ensuring that we meet their needs in a way that creates business value and strengthens our position in the market.

Your unit consists of 4 direct reporting managers and 55 employees. You will report to the Vice President Customer and Connections who is part of the company and business area management team.

Your mission

• Lead and develop the B2B Customer Relations department in line with Vattenfall's leadership principles: drive innovation, accelerate learning and connect people.
• Set strategic direction and goals for the department, ensure execution and deliver tangible results.
• Responsible for the management and development of our customer offering and be a clear voice in the business dialogue with our large corporate customers and build long-term partnerships.
• Contribute to the development of customer journeys and processes and ensure that we deliver our services and products in an efficient and value-creating way.
• Promote collaboration internally and externally, create networks and strengthen our position in the energy transition.
• Be an active member of the Customer & Connections management team and contribute to the whole.

Requirements

We are looking for you who is a senior leader with solid experience in leading managers and developing high performing teams. You are very strong in communicating in a way that builds trust, and you build long-term relationships and collaborations that contribute to achieving our business goals. The role requires business acumen and strategic thinking, with solid experience in B2B sales and/or business development and a strong ability to deliver results. As a person, you are customer-focused and goal-oriented, with a passion for developing business relationships and creating value for both customers and companies. Experience of driving change work with digitization and process development as tools is meritorious.

Other experience:

• A relevant academic degree.
• Express yourself fluently in Swedish and English.

Additional information

As Director of B2B Customer Relations, you will play a crucial role in realizing our vision of a fossil-free future. You will lead strategic initiatives and develop long-term relationships with our key business partners. With us, you will have the opportunity to work in a corporate culture that values collaboration, innovation and continuous development. You will be responsible for driving initiatives that both challenge and develop you, while contributing to our shared success.

We prioritize the health and well-being of our employees and partners, and a safe and healthy work environment is fundamental to everything we do. It is important to us that your personal values are aligned with our culture of making each other better, staying ahead of the curve and delivering on our promises.

We are convinced that diversity helps build a more profitable and appealing company and strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall works actively to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender, religion/belief, sexual orientation or disability. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here:Diversity & Inclusion - Vattenfall SE

Location

Location at one of Vattenfall Elddistribution's offices in Solna, Luleå, Umeå, Trollhättan, Gothenburg. Travel is included in the service.

For more information about the position, please contact Recruiting Manager Cecilia Zetterström on +46 70 292 28 69.

For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Jessica Petersson on +46 70 039 87 70 or jessica.petersson@vattenfall.com.

The union representatives for this position are Christian Ericsson, Ledarna, Anne-Marie Sjöbohm, Akademikerna, Jan-Olof Eriksson, Unionen and Ulf Tengman, Seko. All contact persons can be reached via Vattenfall's switchboard 08-739 50 00.

Welcome with your application no later than April 23, 2025.

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is part of Sweden's critical infrastructure, thus many of our services are security classified. If this position is security classified, a security check will be carried out before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act.