Welcome to AutoProff – where innovation meets automotive excellence!
We are looking for a Country Manager to lead our operations in Sweden and join our team at the forefront of revolutionizing the automotive industry. 🚀🏎️
At AutoProff, we're all about turning challenges into opportunities! as a Country Manager, you’ll play a critical role in driving growth, empowering our clients, and establishing our brand as a market leader in Sweden. This leadership position is key to ensuring our continued success while tailoring our solutions to meet the unique demands of the Swedish market.
Join us and become a vital part of a company that’s transforming the way automotive trade is done!
About the role
As our new Country Manager for Sweden, you will be responsible for driving business growth, overseeing daily operations, and building strong relationships with key stakeholders. You will play a critical role in establishing AutoProff as a market leader in Sweden by developing and executing strategic plans tailored to local market needs.
Let's dive into your key responsibilities, you will
- Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute the overall business strategy for Sweden in alignment with AutoProff’s global objectives
- Conduct market analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive advantages
- Set and achieve ambitious sales and revenue goals
- Operational Management
- Oversee daily operations, ensuring the smooth execution of services and maintaining high operational standards
- Implement processes and tools to enhance productivity and customer satisfaction
- Manage budgets and financial performance, ensuring profitability and cost control
- Team Leadership
- Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing team
- Provide mentorship, training, and support to employees to foster professional growth
- Establish a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation
- Market Development
- Build and nurture relationships with key automotive dealers, partners, and stakeholders
- Represent AutoProff at industry events, conferences, and trade shows
- Lead efforts to localize and optimize AutoProff’s offerings for the Swedish market
- Compliance and Reporting
- Ensure compliance with local laws, regulations, and industry standards.
- Provide regular performance reports and insights to the executive team
The need-to-have skills
- Proven experience in a senior leadership role within the automotive industry
- Strong knowledge of the Swedish automotive market and its dynamics
- Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- Eminent skills in building high performance teams and operational excellence
- Demonstrated success in sales, business development, and market penetration
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and engage teams.
- Strong communication skills and fluent in English as well as Swedish
You will thrive in this role if you
- Have a curious mindset and always want to get hands-on experience with the newest technologies
- Are a team player, who loves to share their knowledge with colleagues and like-minded enthusiast
- Can work independently and structure your tasks in an efficient way
- Have a strong sense of ownership for the solutions you develop
If you think we could be a match, we can’t wait to hear from you. Hurry up and apply!
If this role doesn’t fit your profile – don’t hesitate to reach out if you want to join a fun and fast-growing SaaS company on a mission! We are constantly on the lookout for new and awesome colleagues.
About AutoProff
AutoProff was founded in 2013 by the experienced car dealer Jesper Ratza in Denmark. The aim was to digitalise B2B used car trading, helping car dealers increase sales and improve profits.
In August 2022, AutoScout24, the leading specialised pan-European online car marketplace, acquired a majority stake in AutoProff. The partnership has supported the rapid expansion of AutoProff's solutions across Europe and enables the creation of Europe's first fully integrated C2B-B2B-B2C dealing solution for used cars.
At AutoProff, we specialise in providing online B2B used-car dealing solutions designed to improve the buying and selling experience for professional car dealers and their customers.
With a focus on effective solutions, digitisation and customer service, we are committed to being the home of B2B car dealing for European dealers, including trade-ins cars, retail-ready cars, newer used fleet vehicles and insurance write-offs.
We are the emerging European leader with more than 150,000 B2B used cars on our online trading platforms annually.
