Sales Manager

About the role 

We are looking for a Sales Manager to Nuclear Services organization with a sales focus to nuclear newbuild services.  

As the Sales Manager, Newbuild, you will focus on marketing and sales of Fortum´s Nuclear Services offering for our nuclear newbuild customers. The role includes marketing, sales and customer management activities, such as  

• Preparing and conducting marketing events. 

• Customer relationship management and customer contacting. 

• Sales lead and opportunity development. 

• Tender preparations e.g. in a role of bid manager. 

• Contract negotiation activities and customer portfolio management (ensuring up-to-date project reporting, invoicing and forecasting). 

About you 

We expect you to be motivated, cooperative and sales-minded person with good understanding on nuclear industry, B2B service business and sales, and project implementation. You are capable of strategic thinking and are able to develop our business holistically in long-term perspective taking into account demands of internal and external stakeholders.  

To be successful in this role, you should possess the following qualifications: 

• Excellent communication and networking skills in international business environment. 

• Customer centric view. 

• Willingness to travel and work in an international community are essential characteristics to success in this role.  

• Working experience at least 3-5 years on energy industry and/or B2B sales (experience and knowhow on nuclear industry is counted as a clear advantage). 

• A suitable bachelor or university level degree on technology or economics. 

• Fluency in English, additionally all other language skills are highly appreciated. 

We appreciate 

• Understanding of European newbuild nuclear sector  (a clear advantage) 

• Experience or training in nuclear sector, as the role includes sales and customer relationship activities in nuclear sector. 

We offer you 

At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally. More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

This is the start of your meaningful career journey at Fortum. We actively encourage job rotation and development activities across the company. We foster open atmosphere and live by our values Aim high, With Care and Win together. 

We offer you a position with a clear purpose to solve our customers problems and needs by providing safe, sustainable and high quality services for nuclear newbuild customers. The customer field is consisted of utilities operating nuclear power plants, nuclear suppliers (such as SMR vendors) and nuclear newcomers. 

You will join to our highly motivated and skillful team, full of good collaboration spirit and eager to seek growth in Fortum’s nuclear service business by responding to the challenges and expectations of our customers. You´ll have a front row seat on international new nuclear development and possibility to contribute by forming the experience of Fortum´s nuclear fleet to value adding support to nuclear newbuild projects on global market. 

Interested?  

Please submit your application on 21.5.2025 at the latest. We start contacting suitable candidates right away and the position will be filled as soon as the right candidate is found.  For further information of the position please contact Jani Ikonen, Nuclear Services via email: jani.ikonen@fortum.com or mobile phone: +358 40 357 2467. Kindly email first to schedule a suitable time for a phone conversation.  

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing. 

We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com