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Solva Sales Process Specialist

Seco Tools
  • Troy, MI
    4 days ago
    Seco Tools

    Job Description

    WHO WE ARE:

    Seco is a global metal cutting and machining solutions provider with a strong heritage in innovation, precision tools, and lasting partnerships. With sustainability at the heart of how we work, we help manufacturers solve complex challenges and shape the future of manufacturing through collaboration, technology, and customer-focused solutions.

    Seco SOLVA is transforming manufacturing by going beyond cutting tools to deliver holistic, end-to-end solutions that improve efficiency, profitability, and competitiveness across the full production process. Built on Seco's strong legacy, strategic partnerships, and innovative thinking, SOLVA helps manufacturers unlock their full potential through fast, easy, and sustainable solutions.

    We are now looking for a Solva Sales Process Specialist to own and continuously improve the end-to-end Solva process. In this role, you will establish repeatable, scalable and measurable ways of working, align stakeholders across functions, and strengthen process governance, adoption and continuous improvement across relevant teams and regions.

    Job Summary:

    As Solva Sales Process Specialist, you will own, document and continuously improve the end-to-end Solva process, ensuring clear process flows, roles, responsibilities, terminology and minimum data-quality standards across the full sales funnel. You will identify bottlenecks, lead root-cause analysis and improvement initiatives, and coordinate with Sales, Business Marketing and Communications, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance to align shared requirements, ownership and governance.

    You will drive adoption of Solva processes within CRM and relevant project management tools, develop practical playbooks, templates and training materials, and maintain measurement frameworks for KPIs, OKRs and ROI. This individual-contributor role sits within the Sales Process team under Sales Operations and reports into the Sales Process Manager.

    This is a Global role and the location is flexible.

    Key responsibilities of the role:

    End-to-end process ownership

    • Own, document and continuously improve the end-to-end Solva process, including process flows, roles, responsibilities and best practices in Seco Management 2.0/ARIS.
    • Maintain standardized workflows across the full sales funnel, supported by common terminology, definitions and minimum data-quality standards.

    Continuous improvement and governance

    • Identify process bottlenecks, conduct root-cause analysis and lead improvement initiatives that simplify and streamline ways of working.
    • Coordinate across Sales, Business Marketing and Communications, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance to align shared processes, requirements, ownership and governance.

    Digital process adoption

    • Drive adoption of Solva processes within CRM and relevant project management tools.
    • Promote consistent data capture and adherence to agreed process and policy standards.

    Enablement and change management

    • Develop Sales Playbook content, templates, training materials and practical process guidance for Solva and Sales teams.
    • Support process adoption through clear communication, enablement and training.

    Performance measurement

    • Develop and maintain measurement frameworks, track KPIs, OKRs and ROI, and support accurate and transparent reporting.
    • Use performance insights to identify improvement priorities and reinforce compliance with agreed standards.

    Required Competencies:

    Skills and strengths we hope you bring

    • Strong process management, mapping and documentation capability.
    • Experience in continuous improvement, structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
    • Good understanding of sales processes, CRM adoption and project management tools.
    • Ability to align cross-functional stakeholders and translate requirements into practical, governed ways of working.
    • Strong communication, facilitation, training and change-management skills.
    • Analytical mindset with experience defining and tracking KPIs, OKRs, ROI and data-quality measures.

    Behavior

    • Structured, proactive and collaborative, with strong attention to governance, compliance and detail.
    • Able to maintain a strategic, end-to-end perspective while driving practical day-to-day improvements.
    • Customer-focused and committed to delivering clear, timely and easy-to-understand guidance.
    • Comfortable working independently, leading change and building trusted relationships across teams.

    Education and Experience:

    • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business Administration, Sales, Operations, Engineering, Process Management or a related field.
    • Experience owning or managing end-to-end business or sales processes and documenting workflows, roles and responsibilities.
    • Experience working with CRM systems, sales-process adoption and relevant project management tools.
    • Experience leading or supporting continuous-improvement initiatives and collaborating across Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance or similar functions.
    • Experience developing playbooks, training materials or process guidance, and tracking KPIs, OKRs or other performance measures.
    • Formal training or certification in Lean, Six Sigma, business process management or change management is desirable.

    Important Information:

    Selection and interviews will take place on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to submit your application through the job link as soon as possible, and no later than 7th September 2026. To help us keep the recruitment process fair, smooth, and consistent for everyone, please submit your application only through the job link and not by personal email.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationTroy, MI
    IndustryOther/Not Classified
    Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
    Websitehttps://www.secotools.com/

    About Company

    Seco is one of the world’s largest providers of comprehensive metal cutting solutions for milling, stationary tools, holemaking and tooling systems. For over 80 years, we have been more than just a cutting tool provider. We develop and supply the technologies, processes and supports that manufacturers depend on to maximize productivity and profitability. Headquartered in Fagersta, Sweden, Seco is present in more than 75 countries via nearly 4,100 team members. All Seco employees across the globe share a family spirit, along with a passion for our customers and personal commitment to ensuring their success. Seco employees take a practical approach to applying high levels of metal cutting competence to overcoming customers’ challenges. Relationships built on trust and respect are vital to our success. We work closely with customers to understand their needs. We undertake cooperative ventures with universities and industry associations to monitor trends and develop solutions that meet the needs of unique segments. We partner closely with providers of complementary technologies to ensure manufacturers have access to comprehensively optimized solutions. Seco is part of Sandvik Machining Solutions, the tooling business area of the Sandvik Group. For more in-depth information on any particular area of our company, please explore our site or use the contact us section to reach out to our team directly.

    Skills

    • Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Business Administrationunmatched
    • Business Process Managementunmatched
    • Business Processesunmatched
    • Change Managementunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Content Developmentunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)unmatched
    • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systemsunmatched
    • Cutting Toolsunmatched
    • Data Collectionunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
    • Machiningunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Marketing Communicationsunmatched
    • Metal Cuttingunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Developmentunmatched
    • Process Flowunmatched
    • Process Managementunmatched
    • Profit & Lossunmatched
    • Project Management Softwareunmatched
    • Quality Metricsunmatched
    • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Return on Investment (ROI)unmatched
    • Revenue/Sales Reportingunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Operationsunmatched
    • Sales Pipelineunmatched
    • Sales Supportunmatched
    • Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
    • Sustainabilityunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched

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