Business Development Consultant

`` Position Title: Business Development Consultant Location: Halden to Hamar, Oslo Reports to: Hege Fosseng Direct Reports: N/A Scope / Brands: Wella Portfolio About The Wella Company Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves. Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders. For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com . THE ROLE As Business Development Consultant, you will be responsible for developing Wella’s professional salon business across the Oslo area, covering the territory from Halden to Hamar. You will manage and develop an established portfolio of salon customers while proactively identifying and winning new business opportunities. This is a field-based commercial role for someone who enjoys building strong customer relationships, identifying growth opportunities and delivering results. Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop an established portfolio of approximately 118 buying customers, representing around NOK 12 million in net sales.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with salon customers across the territory.
• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts through the Wella portfolio.
• Proactively prospect, approach and develop new salon customers across the territory.
• Deliver against an annual target of at least 10 new customer acquisitions.
• Plan and prioritize customer visits and commercial activities effectively across the territory.
• Understand customers’ business needs and identify opportunities where Wella products and solutions can support their growth.
• Take ownership of the performance and continued development of the assigned territory.

Qualifications Essential:

• Strong motivation to develop and grow business, with a proactive and results-oriented mindset.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, organize priorities and manage a field-based territory.
• Professional hair/beauty industry experience is preferred; however, candidates with strong B2B field sales experience from other industries will also be considered.
• Ability and motivation to both develop existing customer relationships and proactively win new business.

Desirable

• Previous experience working within the professional hair or salon industry.
• Previous B2B field sales, account management or business development experience.
• Understanding of the professional salon environment and its commercial drivers.
• Experience working with sales targets and growing a customer portfolio.

EEO OPPORTUNITIES We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Wella Company with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at: https://www.wellacompany.com/consumer-affairs We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills, abilities, experiences and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled. English - Please click on this link to review the Notification of Equal Opportunity Rights poster Español - Por favor, haga un clic en el enlace para revisar el poster de la Ley de los Derechos de Igualdad de Empleo