Sales Manager

With increasing sales and workload, Westing now needs to strengthen our sales and technical inspection team. We are therefore looking for a salesperson who can help strengthen and maintain existing customer relationships, but is also interested in opening doors for new customers. A geographical connection to Fosnavåg/Hareid, Bergen or Harstad is desirable, but we are also open to the ideal candidate residing elsewhere in the country.  

 

Your responsibilities: 

  • Extensive customer contact and outreach sales to existing and new customers
  • Sales and budget responsibility for region and customers
  • Arrange customer meetings and be active in the market
  • Survey and follow up on new customers
  • Prepare quotation materials and paint specifications
  • Be a driving force for marketing activities and participate in sales promotions such as trade fairs and customer gatherings  

 

Your background and qualifications: 

  • Broad contact network and good industry knowledge within the maritime sector. 
  • Experience with outreach B2B sales
  • Good computer skills and generally interested in digital work tools
  • Good oral and written presentation skills in Norwegian and English
  • Interest and experience in painting and surface treatment is an advantage, preferably with FROSIO certification and professional training in surface treatment.  

 

Your personal characteristics: 

  • Initiative-oriented
  • Likes to work in a team 
  • Feasibility
  • Relationship builder and good communication skills
  • Solution-oriented
  • A desire to challenge the established
  • Real and honest with customers
  • Ability to work in a sometimes hectic environment and follow up and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously  

 

As an employee at Westing, you will receive: 

  • Be part of the further development of an exciting and growing company
  • Great opportunity to influence and good development opportunities
  • Varied working days, nice colleagues and good working environment
  • Competitive salary conditions and good pension, insurance schemes and healt care
  • Opportunities to take further career steps internally within the company  

 

About Westing 

Westing is a consultant and supplier of paints and protection for ships and industry. The company was established in 1981 and is located with a warehouse and head office at Eggesbønes in Herøy municipality. During 2025, Westing will move its head office to Hareid. Westing has sales representatives and inspectors along the entire coast. The company has a partnership agreement with AkzoNobel for International® Marine Paints in Norway and Denmark, and has in recent years grown to become AkzoNobel's largest distributor of paints in Europe. 
 
Westing is part of the Teige Group, which has ownership and activity in several business segments such as fisheries, shipping, agencies, real estate and health. 


 

Application with CV should be sent to:
Thomas Fiskerstrand, HR Manager Teigegruppen , tf@teigegruppen.no , 95970279 

Specific questions regarding the position should be sent to:
Fredrik Hølvol d , Sales Manager Westing , fh@westing.no , 92415644


Application deadline: March 23, 2025