Commercial Excellence Manager F&B Nordic

Position: Commercial Excellence Manager F&B Nordic

Location: Nordic region (primary base: Norway)
Company: Lilleborg – A Diversey | Solenis Company
Contract: Temporary position (April 2026 – February 2027), parental leave cover

About Us

Lilleborg is part of Diversey – a Solenis company, and a leading provider of cleaning, hygiene, and food safety solutions to the professional market. Our Food & Beverage business plays a critical role in supporting customers across the Nordic region with sustainable, compliant, and high-performing solutions.

As part of Solenis, we combine strong local market knowledge with global expertise, innovation, and scale. Sustainability, customer focus, and continuous improvement are at the core of everything we do. We offer an inclusive working environment with opportunities for both personal and professional development.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Commercial Excellence Manager F&B Nordic to strengthen our competitiveness and commercial execution within Food & Beverage across the Nordic region.

In this key role, you will act as the local Commercial Excellence subject matter expert, working closely with Nordic sales teams and central European functions. You will be responsible for market insights, commercial tools, marketing materials, concepts, and go-to-market activities, ensuring that our offerings are well-positioned and adapted to local market needs.

This is a hands-on, cross-functional role that bridges sales, marketing, regulatory, and central functions, with a strong focus on execution and value creation.

Key Aspects of the Role

• Acting as the Commercial Excellence Champion for Food & Beverage in the Nordics
• Translating market, customer, and trend insights into concrete commercial initiatives
• Developing and adapting marketing materials, sales tools, and concepts to local needs
• Supporting go-to-market activities and growth initiatives in line with area strategy
• Leading and contributing to projects that position Lilleborg as a trusted, full-solution partner
• Supporting Nordic sales teams with insights, concepts, and commercial execution
• Ensuring effective collaboration across the value chain, including central European functions
• Identifying best practices and establishing shared ways of working across the region
• Participating in growth plans, strategic initiatives, and planning activities
• Contributing to sustainability-driven commercial initiatives

About You

• Relevant higher education within marketing, economics, business, or similar
• Around 5 years of work experience, preferably including roles such as Product Manager or other B2B marketing positions
• Experience in project management and cross-functional collaboration
• Background within Food & Beverage or food industry-related sectors is an advantage
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn insights into action
• Results-oriented, opportunity-driven, and execution-focused
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Fluency in at least one Nordic language and good command of English
• Interest in sustainability and customer value creation

Why Join Us?

• Join a strong Nordic organization within a global, market-leading company
• Play a key role in shaping commercial execution within Food & Beverage
• Work closely with both local teams and European central functions
• Competitive terms and benefits
• Interesting and challenging tasks in a strong professional environment
• Good development opportunities within Lilleborg and Solenis
• Some travel within the Nordic region can be expected

Interested?

If you are interested in this opportunity or would like to learn more, please contact
Hiring Manager: Guro Sørbøen
Mobile: +47 907 43 259