December 2014 Regional Sales Manager: Laser sales/försäljning och marknadsföring av Laser Stockholm, Sweden Cobolt is expanding its sales and business development team with an additional technical sales professional as Regional Sales Manager. Cobolt develops, manufactures and markets compact high performance lasers used in bioinstrumentation, analytical chemistry, particle analysis, semiconductor metrology and gas sensing. The company supply lasers to major instrument manufacturers as well as leading research labs world-wide. Cobolt is a privately held company, established in 2000 as a spin-off from the Royal Institute of Technology. The company is experiencing strong growth and has delivered several years of consistent profitability. Our new member will join a growing sales and marketing team of professionals, dedicated to build long term customer relationships by providing knowledgeable technical support and delivering exceptional customer service. As Regional Sales Manager you will be responsible for supporting and developing selected OEM business opportunities and important research institutes both domestically and internationally through our established distributor network. If you have proven skills in sales of technical products, have a keen interest in delighting customers and want to be part of the rapidly developing industry of laser-based instrumentation, we would like to hear from you. ----------------------------------- Cobolt utökar sitt sälj- och affärsutvecklingsteam med ytterligare en teknisk säljkapacitet som Regional Sales Manager. Cobolt utvecklar, tillverkar och marknadsför kompakta högpresterande lasrar som används i bioinstrumentering, analytisk kemi, partikelanalys, halvledare, metrologi och gasmätning. Företaget levererar lasrar till såväl ledande tillverkare av analytiska instrument som till de mest framstående forskningslaboratorierna runt om i världen. Cobolt är ett privatägt företag grundat 2000 som en spin-off från KTH. Företaget är i stark tillväxt och har levererat flera år av uthållig lönsamhet. Vår nya medarbetare kommer att ingå i ett växande sälj- och marknadsföringsteam som med stort engagemang bygger långsiktiga kundrelationer baserat på kompetent teknisk support och exceptionell kundservice. Som Regional Sales Manager kommer du att genom vårt etablerade nätverk av distributörer, ansvara för att driva och utveckla små och stora OEM-affärer och ge tekniskt stöd till viktiga forskningsinstitutioner både nationellt och internationellt. Om du gillar och är duktig på att åstadkomma försäljning av tekniska produkter, drivs av att finna lösningar på kunders tekniska utmaningar och vill vara en del av den snabbt växande industrin för laserbaserad instrumentering, vill vi gärna att du hör av dig. Job Description and Responsibilities Support distributors with technical product information and sales tactics to aid their sales opportunities Monitor and report on sales in your designated regions and territories Develop relationships with OEM customers through our distributors Identify new business opportunities Provide input for sales forecasts and contribute to general sales strategies Attend trade shows and travel to customers as required. International travel is expected Qualifications Proven technical sales experience (2-5 years) Excellent communications and interpersonal skills Goal oriented, competitive and tenacious Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimum supervision Ability and inclination to be empathetic, responsive and resourceful in solving customer problems Experience in sales or product management of lasers strongly preferred Positive, optimistic attitude and professional appearance [Please email your CV and cover letter to ulf.tingstrom@cobolt.se with Regional Sales Manager in the subject field or call Cobolt on +46 8 545 91230 to hear more details regarding the position.]