Managing Director Nordic till STIHL Nordic

Plats: Stenkullen / Lerum
Region: Västra Götalands län

STIHL is a global market leader in premium outdoor power equipment and has been the world’s best-selling chainsaw brand since 1971. With approximately 20,000 employees worldwide and operations in more than 160 countries, STIHL is a globally recognized provider of premium products and solutions for forestry, landscaping, and garden care. Our brand is built on quality, innovation, and a long-term commitment to customers and partners.

The Nordic sales organization, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, is responsible for driving market development across Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. With approximately 100 employees and annual revenues of SEK 1.25 billion, STIHL Nordic plays a key role in the continued success of the STIHL Group.

MANAGING DIRECTOR NORDIC

Shape the future of STIHL Nordic, driving growth, transformation and market leadership across the region.

As part of a planned succession, we are now looking for an inspiring and commercially driven Managing Director Nordic to lead one of the STIHL Group’s most important sales organizations. This is a unique opportunity to build on a strong market position and shape the next phase of profitable growth, transformation, and organizational development across the Nordic region.

Your mission

As Managing Director Nordic, you will have full P&L responsibility for the Nordic organization, with overall accountability for business performance, commercial growth, marketing and market development across Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. You will lead the Nordic Management Team and translate STIHL Group’s strategic ambitions into clear business priorities and commercial initiatives that strengthen our competitiveness and market position across the Nordic region.

The role combines strategic leadership with operational business responsibility and requires a strong ability to create engagement, drive performance and build long-term customer relationships.

Key priorities will include:

  • Driving profitable growth across all Nordic markets.
  • Strengthening collaboration across the Nordic organization.
  • Developing the leadership team and strengthening organizational capabilities for future growth.
  • Supporting the continued evolution towards electrification, digitalization and future professional solutions.
  • Further strengthening partnerships with dealers, distributors and strategic customers.
  • Ensuring a strong, value-driven and inclusive company culture that inspires engagement.

The position reports to the President Western Europe II and the role requires regular travel across the Nordic region, approximately 10 days per month.

Your profile

You are a commercially driven and inspiring leader with the ability to combine strategic vision with operational excellence.

Throughout your career, you have successfully led businesses, developed people and delivered sustainable growth in competitive markets.

You thrive in international environments and are motivated by creating results through empowered teams, strong customer relationships and clear strategic direction.

You are known for your leadership, business acumen and personal integrity, and for building commitment around a shared vision and purpose.

You are fluent in Swedish and English.

Who you are

To succeed in this role, you combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach and a genuine passion for people and business.

You are:

  • A strong and inspiring leader who creates engagement and commitment.
  • Results-oriented and decisive, with the ability to turn strategy into action.
  • A skilled communicator who builds trust and long-term relationships.
  • Collaborative and inclusive, with the ability to lead across countries and functions.
  • A leader with high integrity and a clear values-based approach.

Why STIHL?

This is a unique opportunity to lead one of the world’s strongest premium brands in forestry and garden care.

At STIHL, you will:

  • Lead the Nordic business with full commercial and operational responsibility.
  • Shape the future growth agenda across Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.
  • Play a key role in the transition towards electrification and digital solutions.
  • Join a financially strong, family-owned international group with a long-term perspective.
  • Work with committed colleagues, strong customer relationships and a highly respected brand.

Application

In this recruitment, we have chosen to cooperate with Finnveden Executive. For further information, you are welcome to contact recruitment consultant, Roger Johansson tel. +46 70 881 13 10. As selection is ongoing, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. Applications are submitted via Finnveden Executive’s website, www.finnvedenexecutive.se

Welcome with your application!

Roger Johansson
Roger Johansson

SENIOR REKRYTERINGSKONSULT OCH PARTNER

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