Business Manager, Performance Agreements
Posted Sep 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your hands-on paper industry experience. Which parts of the mill do you know best?
What they are checking: Whether they have the eight to ten years of mill experience needed to earn credibility with customers.
Tell me about a time you brought a new technology into a mill. How did you get the operators on board?
What they are checking: Whether they can introduce Valmet technology in a way mill staff accept and use.
Tell me about a time a customer relationship was strained. How did you repair it?
What they are checking: Whether they can keep long-term relationships healthy, which these agreements depend on.
How do you develop people on your team so they grow their technical and customer skills?
What they are checking: Whether they invest in their team as a manager, not just in the accounts.
What would you do
A customer says the agreement is not delivering the value they expected. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they listen, review the targets honestly and adjust the plan rather than getting defensive.
How do you manage a team of agreement professionals spread across different customer accounts?
What they are checking: Whether they can lead a distributed team and keep service consistent across mills.
How would you support the sales team in selling a new performance agreement?
What they are checking: Whether they can help shape and sell agreements, not only deliver them.
About the work
What makes a long-term performance agreement succeed for both the mill and the supplier?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that tailored targets and real improvements keep customers renewing.
How would you run a production line study to find efficiency improvements?
What they are checking: Whether they can lead audits that produce concrete improvement ideas for the mill.
How do you measure whether a customer's reliability and performance are actually improving?
What they are checking: Whether they use clear metrics tied to the agreement targets.
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