News

Are you our new Director of Global Sales?

Our current Director of Global Sales has taken on new challenging responsibilities at Persson Innovation, and we are now seeking his successor.

Come join our team!
We are a group that enjoys working together, and we look forward to having you become a part of our team! At Persson Innovation, we value employees who thrive on working with freedom and responsibility, and who are willing to go the extra mile to ensure that we all thrive and deliver quality products to our customers!

What can Persson Innovation offer you?
We are a modern workplace with short decision-making processes and a strong customer focus. You will be offered a familial work environment combined with an international operation. As an employee, you have a great opportunity to influence your everyday life, and we are also generous in rewarding innovative thinking.

About the Role
As the Director of Global Sales, you will play a key role in leading and driving the company’s global sales strategy. Your mission is to ensure growth and profitability by developing and implementing strategies to maximize sales revenue and expand the company’s market share worldwide.

Your responsibilities include leading the global sales team, which involves coaching, training, and developing staff as well as recruitment. In this role, it is important to create a culture of achievement and success within the sales organization. Naturally, your responsibility also includes building and further developing long-term relationships with key customers and partners worldwide. You are also responsible for actively engaging with the customer base in Europe, analyzing market trends, and competitor activities – all to ensure that Persson Innovation remains and becomes the customer’s first choice of supplier!

The role involves travel. You will be part of the company’s management team and report to the CEO, who is based in Kumla, Sweden.

Your profile
We expect you to have at least five years of experience in international sales and previous leadership experience. Experience in leading virtual teams is advantageous. We will place great emphasis on your personality in this recruitment. To be successful, we see you as an energetic person driven by both relationships and commercial success. You have a strategic mindset but are stimulated by being operational in the field where you meet both new and existing customers. You are adaptable to changes and challenges within the global market environment, and you speak and write both Swedish and English.

How and When?
The role is a permanent position, based in Kumla, Sweden and should be filled as soon as possible.

Contact
Do you recognize yourself in what we are looking for? Then you are warmly welcome to submit your application or your questions about the position. In this recruitment, we are collaborating with Oak Consulting.

You can reach HR Consultant Helena Fiedler at telephone 070-591 90 33. We would like to receive your application as soon as possible, no later than March 13, 2024.

Share

News archive

Meet Us at Packaging Innovations & Empack Birmingham 2026 – Shaping the Future of Packaging

This February, the UK’s leading packaging and processing event, Packaging Innovations & Empack Birmingham 2026, brings together cutting‑edge technology, forward‑thinking sustainability, and the industry’s most influential innovators. For the first time, we will be part of the event. Meet us on 11–12 February at the NEC Birmingham as we showcase solutions that are reshaping the future of modern packaging. Read more

What Are You Putting in the Hands of Your Customer?

Environmental responsibility is all about the big picture. But your sustainability storytelling isn’t – it’s about every detail. To tell your sustainability story you need to look at how your customers interact with your product and it’s packaging. What are you really putting in your customer’s hands? Read more

John Returns to Persson Innovation – Now Leading Growth in North America

We’re excited to welcome back John Lee to Persson Innovation, now in the role of Country Manager for North America. With a strong background in packaging and a passion for sustainability, John returns to lead the continued growth of Persson’s presence in the North American market. Read more

Supporting where we stand – and where we believe it makes a difference

At Persson Innovation, we don’t just handle products – we handle responsibility. For example, community engagement isn’t an extra, it’s part of who we are and how we think – both when we develop products and when we choose what we want to be part of outside of work. Read more

Two Years in at Persson Innovation: Thomas Call Champions Quality and Sustainability

At Persson Innovation, quality and sustainability go hand in hand. At the center of this mission is Thomas Call, the company’s Quality and Development Manager. With a passion for continuous improvement and a strong commitment to environmental responsibility, Thomas plays a key role, together with the team at Persson, in shaping the future of packaging—one handle at a time. Read more

The Nordic forest – Our Pride And Our Future

At Persson Innovation, the Nordic forests is more than just a raw material – it’s part of who we are. It provides the foundation for our products, fuels our innovation, and shapes our commitment to sustainability. Read more

Contact

Contact

USA
Ph: +1-630-730-5773
Fax: +1-630-428-8572
Email: sales@perssoninnovation.com

Europe
Ph: +46-19-569-262
Fax: +46-19-578-966
Email: sales@perssoninnovation.com

Read our privacy policy | reCAPTCHA from Google privacy policy and user terms.