Account Manager | Early Career Program

Ericsson; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 420,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson AB in Stockholm is seeking an Account Manager as part of the Early Career Program, an 18-month journey with three rotations across Sales, Commercial Management, Strategy, and more. You will work in a dynamic, international environment, building long-term customer relationships, driving sales growth and shaping value for customers in the Nordics and Baltics.

The program hires you into a role from day one, with responsibilities spanning budget, forecasting, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Account Manager role requiring strong commercial mindset and ability to spot opportunities.
• Experience in leading or coaching teams is meritorious.
• Understanding of critical communication needs in society is meritorious.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers to understand their business challenges and priorities.
• Drive sales growth and increase market share within accounts.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities through proactive customer engagement.
• Develop and execute long-term account strategies aligned with customer challenges and opportunities.
• Build trusted, long-term customer relationships and ensure high customer satisfaction.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver value and collaborate with product and technology teams.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Results-oriented

Strategic and analytical thinking

Understanding of telecom dynamics

Job description

Join our TeamAbout this opportunityEricsson’s Early Career Program is an 18-month journey for you who are recently graduated or have up to five years of relevant experience. Through three rotations, including one international and market exposure, you will tackle challenges that matter, work alongside people who expect you to contribute, question, and move things forward.The Excellerate track is designed to develop future leaders who are motivated by performance, pace, and commercial impact. You’ll rotate across Sales, Commercial Management, Strategy, Supply, Finance and more. Working on priorities that directly influence results and learning how different parts of the business connect to create value.This isn’t a programme where you sit on the sidelines. From day one, you’re hired into a role, trusted to contribute, supported to grow, and expected to make an impact. Find out more about the Early Career program here.Your journey within the Early Career Program will start as an Account Manager.What you will doYou will join a dynamic and international environment where you’ll have the opportunity to learn, grow and make a real business impact. As an Account Manager, you will work closely with our customers and collaborate across Ericsson to understand their needs, identify opportunities and create long-term value.• Work closely with customers to understand their business, challenges and priorities• Drive sales growth and contribute to increasing market share within your accounts• Identify and develop new business opportunities through proactive customer engagement• Develop and execute long-term account strategies aligned with customer challenges and opportunities• Build trusted, long-term customer relationships and ensure a high level of customer satisfaction• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver value for our customers• Take responsibility for budget, forecasting and profitability within your accounts• Collaborate with product and technology teams to shape solutions around customer needsYou will bringWe are looking for a driven and business-minded Account Manager to help shape the future of our customer relationships in the Nordics and Baltics. You will play a key role in our sales team, with full responsibility for developing and strengthening strategic customer partnerships. This role requires a strong commercial mindset, the ability to spot opportunities, and a passion for delivering results.In addition, you have:• Strong communication skills with the ability to build trust across all levels• Results-oriented with high self-drive and a proactive mindset• Strategic and analytical with solid understanding of business models and customer value• Takes responsbility for outcomes, is accountable for the results and customer commitments• Understands telecom and its dynamics• Meritorious with experience in leading or coaching teams• Meritorious with an understanding of critical communication needs in a society. Be it from first responders, rail or other critical servicesPre-offer checks including references and relevant background screening will be conducted for final candidates.Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.What happens once you apply?Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || StockholmReq ID: 792453