Nordic Segment Manager to Tarkett

Tarkett, a global leader in innovative, sustainable flooring is looking for a strategic and driven Nordic Segment Manager to help accelerate growth in its professional segment. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working where strategy, product, and commercial execution meet, and who wants to make a real impact on both local market performance and the wider EMEA agenda.

As our new Nordic Segment Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping Tarkett's B2B commercial category and segment strategies across Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. You'll be the bridge between the Nordic market and our EMEA category teams making sure that insights, opportunities, and customer needs are clearly reflected in our strategy, product range, and commercial priorities.

This is a great opportunity for a commercially driven marketer who thrives on understanding customers, exploring new product possibilities, and turning strategy into action. At Tarkett, you'll join a global company with a long-term commitment to sustainability, innovation, and people development giving you both the support and the freedom to make a real impact.

Role Overview and Key Responsibilities

In this role, you'll lead the work of defining, driving, and implementing category strategies that support profitable growth in the Nordic region. You'll take full responsibility for category performance; sales, market share, product mix, and profitability while ensuring that Nordic perspectives are always visible in product roadmaps, market activities, and broader strategic decisions.

Your primary responsibilities include:

Strategic Development & Category Ownership

• Drive Nordic category and segment strategies, ensuring alignment with Tarkett's EMEA direction while tailoring to local needs.
• Act as the Nordic expert for your categories, supporting Sales, Marketing Communications, and other internal teams.

Portfolio Management & Product Management

• Own the Nordic range and SKU selection, ensuring the right product mix for each route to market.
• Represent the Nordics in product development discussions and influence innovation based on local insights.
• Ensure that new products meet Nordic requirements and expectations.

Market Insights & Opportunity Identification

• Identify new business opportunities within products, innovations, and market channels.
• Proactively monitor competitor activity, market trends, fairs, and customer insights, turning intelligence into actionable plans.

Performance Tracking & Execution

• Secure strong business performance by tracking KPIs and identifying corrective actions when needed.
• Lead business case development and analysis for the Nordic region.
• Plan and execute product launches in collaboration with Sales and Marketing Communications to ensure commercial success.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Nordic Sales Networks (sales teams and technical teams), Marketing Communications, supply chain, finance, and EMEA category teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in ways of working and cross-functional processes.

Professional Experience and Background

To thrive in this role, we believe you bring:

Experience

• Extensive experience in product marketing, category management, commercial roles, and/or product development, ideally across multiple functions.
• Demonstrated ability to work with product portfolios in a commercially driven environment.
• Proven track record of translating strategy into action with measurable results.
• Proficient in operating effectively with English as the main language in professional settings.

Education

• Master's degree in Business Management, Marketing, or a related field.

Personal Qualities for Success

We are looking for an individual who brings both strategic clarity and operational drive. To succeed, you likely recognize yourself in the following:

• Analytical, fact-driven and pragmatic, with an ability to prioritize and make well-supported decisions.
• Strong business acumen, paired with a hands-on and solution-oriented approach.
• Customer-centric mindset, with a genuine interest in innovation and technical product understanding.
• Clear communicator who sets direction, follows through, and engages effectively with both customers and senior stakeholders.
• High integrity and humility, valuing simplicity and collaboration.
• Structured and proactive project manager, able to navigate complexity and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• A true team player, thriving in a friendly and collaborative Nordic environment.
• It is a plus to have a strong interest in interior design.

Important information
The role involves occasional travel. 

This is a permanent, full-time position located in modern offices in Sollentuna, well served by public transportation. Commencement is expected at the earliest possible date, taking into account any notice period.

Please apply through the "Apply now" button, upload your CV, and answer some questions. We do not want a cover letter. We are actively reviewing applications, so apply as soon as possible. Due to the GDPR, we can't accept applications through email.

We look forward to receiving your application

About Tarkett
Tarkett has been manufacturing flooring in Sweden since 1886 and today markets flooring and wall materials for both home environments and design and functional solutions for public spaces. With 34 production units and 12,000 employees, Tarkett is one of the largest flooring manufacturers in the world. In 2023, the company generated a revenue of 3.4 billion euros, and every day, 1.3 million square meters of Tarkett flooring are sold to customers in over 100 countries.

The product portfolio includes wood, vinyl, linoleum, laminate, and textile flooring, among others. Tarkett is committed to long-term and strategic efforts to reduce resource extraction and climate impact through a circular economy, based on the principles of Cradle to Cradle and the Tarkett Human-Conscious Design philosophy. The goal is to create a positive impact on people's indoor environments and on our planet.

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