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Are you a person with a high drive and a can-do attitude? Are you a creative Salesperson who would like to explore new ways of working within Automotive Aftermarket? Not afraid of rolling up your sleeves and getting dirty?

Then you could be our next…

VA Sales Manager Ukraine & Moldova

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket is undergoing dramatic changes with evolving customer expectations, acceleration of technological innovation, and shifts in competitive power. These changes will reshape the way customers, automotive suppliers, and other aftermarket companies drive business in the independent automotive aftermarket. Independent automotive aftermarket business is conducted via several business channels, therefore SKF has recently reshaped this department to better drive and accelerate changes needed for future success. The role will require you to optimize existing and future independent automotive aftermarket business through successful customer acquisition and retention strategies.

Your day-to-day work

• Drive, develop, motivate and coach local independent automotive aftermarket sales teams, recognise and develop talents to meet future needs
• Foster current sales channels and develop partnerships with new sales channels
• Innovate, experiment, and disrupt the way how our products reach garages
• Interact daily with independent automotive aftermarket internal stakeholders/departments
• Lead and drive change and improvement strategies
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and laws
• Ensure consistent, profitable growth in sales revenues through positive planning and collaboration
• Implement and execute company goals
• Analyse and monitor the automotive market to support clear business decisions

Your profile

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration or similar
• Strong communication skills in Ukraine and English, verbal and written
• Valid driver’s license; category B
• Self-starter, highly motivated, hands on and can-do attitude
• Sound negotiation and project management skills
• Relevant sales, service, customer and innovation experience
• Experience of supply chain management
• Technical knowledge within Automotive

We offer

This is a great opportunity to take the Independent Automotive Aftermarket at SKF to a new level. You will get the possibility to be autonomous and explore new ways of working to change the Independent Automotive Aftermarket in the Ukraine. You will be a part of a solid global organization, but in the same time have the chance to act as it was a start-up, being creative and trying out new modern approaches to the market.

Additional information for you

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden, Local contract.

Are you interested in this position?

If the answer is yes, and you meet the above requirements, please submit your application with resume in English no later than 21st of September 2025