Mill Sales Manager

Are you looking for the next step in your career? At Valmet, we are shaping the future of sustainable packaging and paper solutions through innovation, collaboration, and a seamless lifecycle approach. Join us in advancing the packaging and paper business, as we move forward with our renewed strategy to Lead the Way. This means pioneering smarter technologies, expanding our service capabilities, and delivering customer value across the entire lifecycle—from raw material to finished product.

If you're ready to make a real impact in a dynamic, future-focused environment, we invite you to grow with us. We are now looking for a dynamic Mill Sales Manager to join our team in Abu Dhabi! In this role, you will drive growth and enhance customer experience, focusing primarily on service sales for the Packaging and Paper Business Area, while representing Valmet's full offering as the single point of contact for the entire mill or assigned production lines.

The role involves frequent travel to Middle East Region.

• Manage and book orders across the business area, ensuring compliance with established sales processes.
• Lead and support customer negotiations.
• Promote Valmet's lifecycle solutions and offering service, guiding customers in selecting the optimal solutions.
• Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with key stakeholders.
• Collect and monitor customer feedback and satisfaction levels.
• Handle high-priority requests or escalations and communicate claim progress.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of installed base data and market trends.
• Align with and support corporate-level account management strategies.
• Coordinate mill shutdown-restart schedules and service clock planning.
• Lead mill teams or hubs to ensure efficient information exchange (e.g., quarterly meetings).
• Collaborate closely with product managers, field services, and spare parts teams to develop new business opportunities.

• Degree in Paper Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in a similar role, preferably within paper mills.
• Strong understanding of the pulp, paper, and board industry.
• Excellent command of English and Arabic.
• Valid driving license.

We offer you a challenging and rewarding position within a dynamic organization, along with the opportunity to influence the direction and success of our business. As part of an engaged and enthusiastic team, you will have the chance to further develop your skills.

When everything works together Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together.

Valmet is a global technology leader in serving process industries. We work with our customers throughout the lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services, as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions.

Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of 18,500 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.

In 2025, Valmet's net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.2 billion.

Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world.

Valmet's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.

To protect our candidates' privacy, Valmet will never ask any personal information such as banking information or social security number during the recruitment process.