At Kalmar, we are moving goods in critical supply chains around the world. As the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services, we set the industry benchmark for a zero-emission future. We are driven by teamwork, innovation, and taking ownership to deliver results. With our global reach and local expertise, our success starts with a strong focus on the customer, ensuring their needs guide our daily work. We are dedicated to respecting others and fostering an inclusive culture where all voices are heard, empowering us to succeed together. With us, your work has an impact. Your work moves the world!
Join us and take your career to the next level
Kalmar keeps the world's cargo moving, driven by a vision to lead the future of sustainable material handling solutions.
We're looking for a Sales Support Engineer to join our team. In this role, you'll play a key part in shaping our offerings, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that meet our customers' most demanding challenges.
If you're passionate about technology, teamwork, and making an impact, this is your opportunity to help us build the next generation of innovative solutions.
The role is based in Tampere, Finland.
What are your key responsibilities:
In this hands-on role, you'll translate customer needs into actionable technical solutions while acting as the expert link between sales, engineering, and product management:
- Bridge Between Teams: Serve as the central feedback channel to ensure the HT offering aligns with customer requirements.
- Solution Design: Translate incoming tenders and customer requests into complete technical solutions for manual and automatic Straddle Carriers.
- Subject-Matter Expertise: Act as the go-to expert for HT manual and automated Straddle Carrier offerings.
- Technical Customization: Identify the most fitting HT modules, propose technical deviations, and define changes for customer-specific requirements.
- Documentation & Delivery: Compile and maintain technical materials - modules, specifications, and documentation - for proposals.
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the ongoing development of Kalmar's technical offer process and tools.
What we offer you:
"When we solve something complex together for a customer, it's not just a technical win - it's a trust win."
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Rewards that truly count: Enjoy meaningful rewards that support your everyday life and well-being, including a company mobile phone, a flexible Edenred benefit for lunch, commuting, or wellness services, and comprehensive healthcare through Mehiläinen, enhanced by our health insurance fund for additional coverage and peace of mind.
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Safety that moves us forward: Build your career with a company rooted in safety since the 1940s, ensuring stability and an environment that empowers you to speak and be heard.
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Work-life balance: We prioritise work-life balance, providing flexible working hours and a hybrid work model tailored to meet both your needs and those of your team.
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Purpose that drives change: You'll contribute to solutions that transform global trade, creating environmental and operational innovations. You'll be in the driver's seat of ideas, developing digital technologies that set industry standards and position us as the forerunner.
- People who move together: You'll collaborate with people who build lasting relationships through global expertise, connections, and a commitment to sustainability.
Become part of our global network of 5,200 professionals across 120+ countries, where your work drives innovation, sustainability, and meaningful impact around the world.
What you bring to the role:
- Customer Engagement Expertise: Proven experience working with customers in complex investment goods projects or sales-driven environments.
- Product Knowledge & Technical Background: Strong understanding of the Straddle Carrier product family; engineering degree (Bachelor's or Master's) preferred.
- Independent & Transparent Communicator: Able to work autonomously while maintaining clear, open communication with stakeholders across the globe.
- Hands-On Execution Skills: Capable of delivering complex solutions in a fast-paced, results-oriented sales environment.
- Customer-Centric & Value-Driven: Focused on understanding customer needs and driving solutions through value-based selling approaches.
- Tech-Savvy & Curious: Eager to learn and apply AI-based tools to enhance daily work and solution development.
Ready to elevate your career? Apply today!
We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, and the position will be filled once the ideal candidate is identified.
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About Kalmar
Kalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR) is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services. The company offers a wide range of industry shaping heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates globally in over 120 countries and employs approximately 5,200 people. In 2024, the company's sales totalled approximately EUR 1.7 billion.
www.kalmarglobal.com
