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Höganäs

Global ceramic and metal powders supplier

Sales Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Shanghai, China
In Person
Sales & Account ManagementField Sales

About the job

Requirements
  • Business experience in a sales function.
  • Material, engineering, or economics background with good technical understanding.
  • Fluent oral and written English.
  • Knowledge of Höganäs products.
  • Understanding of financial reporting.
  • Ability to interact professionally with diverse groups.
  • Sensitivity to customer needs.
Responsibilities
  • Follow pertinent laws and internal directives concerning occupational health, safety, and environment, ensuring required permits are not jeopardized.
  • Perform the position's duties within company policies and procedures, and incorporate company values, vision, and principles into behavior, practice, and decisions.
  • Address customers' questions and expectations.
  • Establish account plans aligned with business plan strategy and track sales activities using required reporting tools.
  • Calculate and set prices, and negotiate prices with customers.
  • Follow up on customer payments and propose credit limits and payment terms in accordance with governance directives.
  • Coordinate investigations, customer complaints, and customer-specific requirements following established procedures.
  • Handle customer inquiries, including assortment requests, product specification changes, and new items.
  • Visit customers regularly and build networks throughout the organization and, where appropriate, externally.
  • Provide monthly updates on sales results and forecasts.
  • Prepare meeting reports and monthly reports.
  • Plan, coordinate, and document key customer activities.
  • Collect and develop market intelligence about customers and applications.
  • Work closely with the technical team, business development team, and customer service.
  • Collect competitor information on products, processes, quality, and activities.
  • Travel as required for the role.

About the company

Höganäs AB supplies advanced ceramic and metal powders worldwide to support a range of manufacturing processes. Its powders work in pressing and sintering, brazing, surface coating, additive manufacturing, and other metallurgical and chemical techniques, blending into customers' production lines with customization when needed. The company differentiates itself through a long history dating back to 1797, a global footprint across 15 countries with about 2,300 employees, and ownership by Lindéngruppen and FAM that provides scale and stability. Its goal is to drive positive change through material innovation, helping customers make their manufacturing processes more efficient, durable, and sustainable.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Höganäs, Sweden

Founded

1797

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What believers are saying

  • re-Astaloy 85 Mo launched June 2025 with a 14% lower product carbon footprint.
  • PowdrIQ opened in 2025, widening Höganäs' university recruiting and innovation funnel.
  • 2025 reporting says Höganäs began commercializing near-zero and net-zero offerings.

What critics are saying

  • The 2024 Alvier PM-Technology closure in Switzerland cut 29 jobs and signals pruning.
  • Qingpu relocation in 2026 risks production disruptions, qualification delays, and customer churn.
  • If SEALER qualification slips past 2027, the Blykalla partnership generates no commercial revenue.

What makes Höganäs unique

  • Höganäs pairs powder metallurgy leadership with verified sustainability claims, not marketing fluff.
  • The June 2025 re-portfolio ties products to ISO 14067-style carbon-footprint evidence.
  • The January 2025 Blykalla partnership targets corrosion-resistant alloys for SEALER reactor components.

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Company News

APMI International
Oct 16th, 2025
PowdrIQ International Challenge for Students

PowdrIQ international challenge for students. Höganäs AB has launched PowdrIQ, an international challenge for university students to explore innovative applications for metal powders. Open to undergraduates, master's, and PhD students, the challenge invites participants to identify new uses for metal powders in three key areas: sustainability, performance and efficiency, and market needs. An internal committee will evaluate submissions based on innovation, feasibility, sustainability impact, and industry relevance. Winners will receive cash prizes of €5,000, €2,500, and €1,000, with the first-place winner also earning a study trip to a Höganäs site. The PowdrIQ University Challenge is open to students from around the world, aiming to inspire fresh ideas and drive positive change in various sectors.

Höganäs AB
Jun 16th, 2025
Höganäs launches re-Astaloy 85 Mo as first product in new sustainability-focused portfolio

Höganäs launches re-Astaloy 85 Mo as first product in new sustainability-focused portfolio.

Höganäs AB
Mar 13th, 2025
Höganäs acquires new atomizing technology for spherical powders

Metasphere Technology, founded in 2009, atomizes metals to metal powder in a new and ground-breaking reactor, where plasma and centrifugal forces play vital roles. The technology allows melting and atomizing of different sorts of metals, for instance titanium, and many other materials at very high temperatures.

Tech.eu
Jan 28th, 2025
Blykalla And Höganäs Partner To Advance Blykalla’S Sealer Technology

Swedish nuclear tech startup Blykalla is entering a strategic partnership with Swedish manufacturer Höganäs to develop specialized materials and manufacturing processes for Blykalla's small modular reactor (SMR), called the Swedish Advanced Lead-cooled Reactor. Höganäs is the world leader in the market for chemical and metal powders.The partnership spans three key areas: industrialization, qualification, and commercialization. Its main purpose is the production of advanced corrosion-resistant materials needed to ensure the performance and durability of metal components in the SMR.Höganäs will produce corrosion-resistant alloys for cladding critical SEALER components, in particular tubular products. These efforts will involve optimizing laboratory-tested alloys for intended powder application processes, scaling them to industrial production, and meeting the stringent performance and safety standards required for liquid lead environments.“This collaboration with Höganäs is an essential step in securing a strong and resilient value chain for SEALER technology,” said Jacob Stedman, CEO of Blykalla. “With their leading expertise in material development and manufacturing, and their process know-how of metal powder applications, we have found a world-class partner in our alloy development. Blykalla and Höganäs will also work together to ensure the scalability and qualification of these materials for SMR deployment

PM Review
Apr 22nd, 2024
Höganäs awarded Partner of the Year for its supply of thermal spray powders to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Sweden's Höganäs AB has received a Partner of the Year award from the GTCC Division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), a leading global industrial group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.