Market Manager Transformers

Hitachi Energy; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collective agreement and pension

Group life insurance

Flex-time

Hybrid work and home-office setup

Health care and wellness allowance

Dental/eye care allowances

Psychological support program

Training and development

Internal career opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Sweden is seeking a temporary Sales and Market Manager for the Transformer unit in Västerås. You will execute the marketing and sales strategies in Sweden for Transformer and lead the sales team to exceed targets, increasing sales, margins and market share while ensuring customer satisfaction.

You will collaborate with Local Sales Managers and the HUB Europe Demand team, set pricing, manage projects, and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders to deliver results.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, business, marketing, or related field (MBA or master's degree preferred).
• Technical sales skills and knowledge of product portfolio.
• Knowledge of market/customer needs.
• International experience.
• Intercultural sensitivity.
• Fluent Swedish and English, additional languages would be a plus.
• Structured and analytical thinking.
• Networking, leadership, superior communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Main sales responsible, hands-on connecting demand and supply (factory product marketing).
• Lead regional interactions with Market Managers to drive topline growth.
• Implement Marketing & Sales strategy based on HUB guidelines and collect market intelligence.
• Coordinate top-line budgets with LSM team and HUB.
• Carry out customer events and product promotion to improve satisfaction and NPS.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders and plan customer surveys.
• Lead sales in Sweden including pricing, project execution, and order handling.

Skills

Technical sales skills

Market/customer needs knowledge

Intercultural sensitivity

Fluent Swedish and English

Structured and analytical thinking

Networking and leadership

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Engineering, business, marketing, or related field

MBA or master's degree preferred

Job description

The opportunity With 18 000 professionals working across the globe, Business Unit Transformers offers a complete range of power and distribution transformers designed to grant the reliability, durability, and efficiency required in utility, industrial, and commercial applications enabling energy transition. As a world largest transformer manufacturer, we keep the lights on across the world and help building more greener future.

The opportunity With 18 000 professionals working across the globe, Business Unit Transformers offers a complete range of power and distribution transformers designed to grant the reliability, durability, and efficiency required in utility, industrial, and commercial applications enabling energy transition. As a world largest transformer manufacturer, we keep the lights on across the world and help building more greener future. We are now looking for a temporary Sales and Market Manager for our business unit Transformers in Sweden. In this role, you will be accountable for executing the marketing and sales strategies in Sweden for Transformer. You will be ensuring that the business substantially increases sales, margins, market share and customer satisfaction. You will proactively lead, develop and coach the sales team in Sweden to exceed the sales targets through high performance, being the connector between the Local Sales Managers (LSM) and the HUB Europe Demand team. This position is with placement Västerås, Sweden.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Main sales responsible, hands-on connecting demand and supply (factory product marketing), chasing orders down with a clear tactical and operational focus.
• Main regional speaking partner to Market Managers to drive top-line growth while keeping operational needs under control. Follow-up both targets and adoption of HUB M&S tools.
• Implementing Marketing & Sales strategy based on HUBs guidelines. Collector of the market intelligence/analysis from the demand at country level. Supporting the marketing events for the country.
• In coordination with the LSM team and the HUB prepares top-line annual budgets.
• Carries out customer events and product promotion. Ensure customer satisfaction and improve Net Promoter Score (NPS).
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders. Plan and implement customer surveys and act on the results to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Leading sales in Sweden including pricing setting, project execution and order handling (one face/one voice for the Customer).
• Support other HUB functions.
• Keep global tools up to date.

Your background

• Degree in Engineering, business, marketing, or a related field (MBA or master's degree preferred).
• Technical sales skills and knowledge of product portfolio.
• Knowledge of market/customer needs.
• International experience.
• Intercultural sensitivity.
• Fluent Swedish and English, additional languages would be a plus.
• Structured and analytical thinking
• Networking, leadership, superior communication and negotiation skills.

We believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual – fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well‑being, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grow together.

Our Benefits Offering For Our Roles Generally Includes

• Collective agreement, occupational pension & possibility of salary exchange to pension (for ITP1 and ITP2)
• Group life insurance and additional insurances.
• Flex-time and shortening of working hours in time bank
• Hybrid work & allowances for setting up a workplace at home (in agreement with line manager)
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Health insurance incl. dental, spectacles & contact lenses allowance (employee pay 140 sek/month via salary deduction)
• Psychological support program
• Supplementary compensation for parental leaveVarious trainings and education supporting employee development
• Internal career possibilities both within Sweden and globally
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks

The benefits listed above are an excerpt only and may vary depending on job grade, location and contract type. Eligibility is subject to local regulations.

Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Jan Skogeby [phone]; Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, [phone]; Unionen: Karin Ulvemark, [phone]

Publication date : 2026-09-09