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Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.
Join
**Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS)**
as a
**Commodity Chemical Specialist**
**Location:**
Lysaker |
**Type:**
Full-time, Hybrid
**Are you commercially driven and ready to make an impact early in your career?**
We’re looking for a proactive and curious professional to join our team as a
**Commodity Chemical Specialist**
. While we operate in the chemical industry, this role is first and foremost about commercial insight, relationship building, and driving business forward. If you bring the sales mindset, analytical thinking, and motivation to win business, we’ll help you build technical expertise along the way.
**What you will be doing:**
- Handle incoming enquiries/orders with urgency, ensuring that all customer requests are acknowledged and processed promptly.
- Liaise with business partners to determine the most feasible way to deliver the product on board and in line with local regulations.
- Develop long-term relationships with customers.
- Follow up on open quotes, converting them into confirmed orders.
- Maintain strong relationships with business partners.
- Stay informed about market trends and provide insights to the Commercial Manager.
- Manage orders from quote to delivery, coordinating with relevant teams to ensure timely order fulfilment.
- Maintain accurate records of all quotes and orders in our CRM.
- Generate regular reports, track customer history and adjust strategies.
**What you need to be successful in this role:**
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Shipping, or a related field is preferred.
- Knowledge of shipping and port operations.
- Strong analytical skills to assess market conditions and pricing strategies.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Proficiency in salesforce (or similar) and MS office.
- Fluent in English - both writing and speaking.
- A proactive, motivated, and positive attitude, with the ability to easily adapt to business changes and learn new processes quickly
**What we offer:**
Working at Wilhelmsen can offer a culture and work environment of strong leadership, career development, work-life balance and a job that is both challenging and stimulating. Beyond this, benefits in Norway include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive salary and an attractive pension plan
- Flexible working hours and location
- Company cabins in both winter and summer locations
- Our very own sports organization for employees, WIL, with activities such as kayaking, squash, football, yoga and much more (pub-crawls and skiing-trips)
- Gym and indoor court in the basement of the offices (football every Friday at lunch)
- Perks such as a paid mobile subscription and health insurance
*Please note: As part of the application process, you may be subject to reference and additional background checks*
**Ready to Come on Board?**
If this sounds like your next opportunity, we want to hear from you!
Apply through our career portal by creating a ‘Candidate Home’ account. Don’t forget to include your CV and a short motivational letter explaining why you’re the perfect fit.
**Application Deadline**
: 31.03.2026
**Contact:**
Senior Recruitment Specialist - Olivia Tye-Reeve, olivia.tye-reeve@wilhelmsen.com
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