Wood Products Growth & Portfolio Manager

Stora Enso; Joensuu; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stora Enso is seeking two commercially driven and strategically minded Business Development Managers to fuel profitable growth for our sawmill business in Finland. You will connect market opportunities, customer needs, and production capabilities to drive value and long-term competitiveness.

You will lead product portfolio development, market expansion, and profitability initiatives, collaborating with Sales, Supply Chain, Mill Management, and Production to optimize value creation across markets

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, sales, product management or a similar business-oriented role.
• Good understanding of the forest industry, wood products, or industrial B2B environments.
• Strong commercial mindset with understanding of value creation and profitability drivers.
• Experience in analyzing business performance and identifying opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic and tactical development of the sawmill product portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to optimize product mix, market allocation and value realization.
• Evaluate and develop new market opportunities, customer segments and business initiatives.
• Support the commercialization of new products and value-added solutions.
• Analyze market trends, customer requirements, competitor activities and profitability drivers.
• Develop recommendations to improve commercial performance and profitability.
• Collaborate with Sales to identify growth opportunities and strengthen market positioning.
• Work with mill organizations to align production capabilities with market opportunities.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional business development projects.
• Build business cases and support decision-making through data-driven analysis.

Job description

Stora Enso is seeking two commercially driven and strategically minded Business Development Managers to fuel profitable growth for our sawmill business in Finland. You will connect market opportunities, customer needs, and production capabilities to drive value and long-term competitiveness.

You will lead product portfolio development, market expansion, and profitability initiatives, collaborating with Sales, Supply Chain, Mill Management, and Production to optimize value creation across markets