Loval Oy (founded in 1960) is one of the major players in manufacturing of heating units in Europe. It has grown from a small family business to a medium sized company with some 300 employees and approximately 33 million € turnover. 

The company has been a member of the Swedish Nibe Industries group since 1995 (Business area Element). With a turnover of 4 b€ and 17000 employees Nibe is listed on large cap Stockholm www.nibe.com 

During the 60 years of existence, Loval has developed and enhanced its core expertise and has expanded and developed its operations to new fields of application. Our successful long-term customer relations are based on continuous improvement, innovative operations and superior technical solutions.  

Over 90 % of Loval´s production is exported, the main export areas being Scandinavia and mainland Europe. Heating elements, heat exchangers and complete heating solutions are exported worldwide. More information at https://www.loval.fi/ 

We are now looking for a new Sales Manager 

To succeed in this position, you need to have a solid track record and previous industrial production or technical sales background. Previous experience of working independently with related products is considered a plus. Technical knowledge combined with proven skills in solution selling in B2B environment, new sales experience combined with project sales with an ability to build long lasting customer relationships are valued. You act on a daily basis as a primary Sales Manager, interface to production and R&D and coordinator for all customer activities across different functions meaning that you should have good project management skills. 

You are a fearless self-driven team player, that is motivated by results and turning new clients into long -term customer relationships. You have a strong strategic acumen but also an eye for small details and you are able to operate hands-on. As our working environment is very international you should be able to travel and be fluent in both English and Finnish as a working language. We consider other languages, especially German and Swedish as a plus.   

Your way of working is hands-on where needed, and very much customer centric. You can energize your colleagues and customers by your personal drive and personality. You communicate clearly and are used to work with different cultures and nationalities. Your way of working is independent and an efficient problem solver that enables your colleagues to do their work more efficiently. An important part of the work will also be to cooperate with the sister companies in the NIBE Group. 

Loval offers you a challenging but very interesting position in which you’ll be able to participate hands-on in the growth of the company. You’ll get to provide the cutting-edge professional heating & brazing solutions to the most interesting companies and work together with a team full of professionals. The HQ is located in the city of Lovisa. 

If you got interested, please send your application and your CV via the link below at the latest on the 20th of May 2025. You can get more information by contacting Senior Headhunters Jarkko Huotari (+358 40 355 8677) or Jan-Erik Lagerström (+358 40 539 4339).