Join us as Director, Business Development and Strategy and be a member of our Handling leadership team! You will join our Propulsion & Handling division in Kongsberg Maritime.  

We are seeking a visionary and strategic leader to join our Business Unit Management team. This role is crucial to drive the growth and innovation of our Business Unit. You possess a blend of strategic thinking, leadership, and analytical skills, with a proven track record in business development and strategic planning. As the VP of Business Development and Strategy, you will be at the forefront of shaping our future, driving collaboration across product segments, and leading key initiatives that will propel our business forward. 

You will work with various internal and external partners, evaluate, and prioritize potential projects. You will also lead teams to implement approved strategic projects in specific markets, value chains or technical domains. In this role, you handle strategic projects that may affect the future of our business, and you know how to use different tools to assess and justify growth opportunities.  

If you are passionate about driving business growth, have a keen understanding of the maritime industry, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!

Key accountabilities 

• Business Unit Strategy: Own and develop the overarching strategy for the business unit, ensuring alignment with the company’s vision and goals. 
• Portfolio Development: Challenge and drive the development of our product portfolio at the Business Unit level, ensuring it is future-proof and aligned with market trends.
• Partnerships: Establish and nurture strategic partnerships to enhance our market position.
• Analyze customer growth opportunities, competitors and technologies for potential partnerships or M&A prospects. 
• Supply Chain Evaluation: Together with key strategic supply chain resources in the product segments, lead strategic evaluation of the supply chain and challenge the status quo to achieve efficiency. 

Qualifications and experience

• Experienced industry leader with strong business acumen and expert project management capability 
• Experience from the maritime or naval industry within in business administration, technical or finance  
• Expert familiarity with specific market, value chain or product domains relevant for our handling product portfolio   
• Excellent communication skills and acquired leadership skills 

This employment may require security clearance by the Norwegian National Security Authority, clearance through Civil Aviation Authority or a background check. Please note that this might affect the offer process or employment. 

You are able to 

• Develop a high reaching, but realistic business vision and translate it into a workable strategy 
• Identify commercial opportunities and you have a strong positive impact on business profitability 
• Develop people through delegation, empowerment, coaching and promote self development 
• Build a useful network of contacts and relationships and utilize it to achieve set goals 
• Analyze complex issues and problems and come up with rational judgments 
• Communicate in a clear, precise, and structured way 

Work location: Preferably Ålesund, Norway. Ålesund, Hjørungavåg, Brattvåg in Norway, Gateshead in the UK or Rauma in Finland are an option for the right candidate.  

Point of contact: Marte Tyldum, Senior Vice President Offshore Handling Systems, marte.tyldum@km.kongsberg.com  

Kongsberg Maritime is a technology pioneer, enabling a more sustainable future for our oceans. Our zero-emission integrated technologies advance the maritime industry and solve our customers' toughest problems. With unmatched competence, domain knowledge, innovation, and market reach, we are the trusted maritime partner. Headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales and service facilities in 35 countries 

Our Propulsion and Handling division delivers world class products for propulsion, handling systems, motion control and waterjet for all marine industry sectors including merchant, offshore and naval. Our products enhance operational efficiency and deliver safe, secure, reliable and sustainable products to our valued customers. 

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