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JOHN Sanderholm

Summary

More than 20 Years of work in automobile / truck / trailer / agricultural / Earth Mover industry and transport environment in the European arena. Result driven international leader and strong business developer with extensive management experience in automotive industry. Successful result track record of leading countries and business units. People leadership managing and motivating large multicultural teams. Still learning! Great expertise in tire- and parts business acquired by covering all aspects of this sector, replacement and OE. Further experience with both purchasing and sales, fleets, wholesalers and dealer networks, automotive intelligence products, wheels, LED ramps, logistics and IT. A deep understanding of the automotive industry and heavy vehicles business, identifying the key drivers and focusing on the result. I am fluent in 6 languages, have resided in 7 countries, managed projects in almost all European countries and travelled to a big part of the world. I have been continuously exposed to different cultures and as a result building up my ability to easily relate to diverse populations and perform well in multicultural environments. As a stellar listener and negotiator, I can forge and maintain lasting, productive relationships with clients and other stakeholders. Extreme commitment and passion to win!

Professional experiences

Business development manager nordic

PROMETEON TYRE GROUP

Since 2. march 2024

Prometeon Tyres is the former Pirelli commercial tyres division, e.g. Pirelli Industrial

Sales & marketing director emea

NINGBO SIMING AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD

From June 2023 to January 2024

Sales manager tpms & ev chargers

AUTEL Automotive Intelligence – Europe

From January 2021 to May 2023

Responsible for sales in; BeNeLux, Denmark, Hungary, Norway, Russia & CIS

Country manager sweden, norway and denmark

Lazer Lamps Ltd

From May 2018 to August 2019

Built up the distributor platform for heavy vehicles in Scandinavia

Sales manager scandinavia

Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products Inc.

From November 2016 to May 2017

Responsible for the trailer OEMs in the Nordic countries, the distributors and the contact with the Nordic fleets

Country sales manager commercial tires norway

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

From May 2012 to April 2014

Manager of the field salesforce including 3 direct reports, and responsible for the sales of Truck-, Machine (OTR)-, Farm- and Retreaded tires
Member of the Management group of GYDU Norway
Responsible for the sales of truck tire brands; Goodyear, Dunlop, Fulda, Sava, and retreaded tire brands; TreadMax, MultiTread, and NextTread
OTR tire brands; Goodyear and Dunlop Industrial
Farm tire brands; Goodyear and Fulda

Fleet first manager nordic

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

From October 2009 to April 2012

Responsible for Truck Force, ServiceLine24h, Fleet Online solutions and retreaded tires (warm and cold), and manager over a Nordic back-office team of 5 direct reports

Country sales manager truck tires; baltic, denmark, and finland

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

From August 2007 to October 2009

Manager over 6 direct reports in the field sales force in 5 countries
Responsible for the sales of truck tires; Goodyear, Dunlop, Fulda, and retreaded tires, TreadMax, MultiTread, and NextTread.

Sales manager commercial tires

GOODYEAR DUNLOP NORDIC , Sodertalje

From August 2007 to March 2014

Senior adviser purchasing

Scania CER

From February 2007 to August 2007

Purchasing manager

Norsk Scania AS

From February 2006 to December 2006

Sourcing manager outbound logistics

Scania CV AB

From September 2003 to February 2006

Coordinateur de projets

Scania France

From November 2002 to June 2003

Sourcing manager it sw

Scania France

From January 2000 to October 2002

Inköpare

FMV

From January 1997 to December 2000

Degree

International University of Monaco – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – 1995

Languages

Français - Limited working proficiency

Italien - Professional working proficiency

Espagnol - Professional working proficiency

Allemand - Elementary proficiency

Skills

Purchasing
Negotiation
Logistics
Business Strategy
People Management
Reorganization
Trucking
Automotive
Supply Chain Management
Procurement
Cost Reduction
Forecasting
Supplier Management
International Sales
International business
business planning
Strategy Development
Kaizen
Supply Chain
Continuous Improvement
Transportation
new business development
Vehicles
Supply Management
Strategic Sourcing
Sales Management
Corporate Actions
strategy
Management