Area Sales Manager Separation Technology

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Area Sales Manager Separation Technology
Breda, Full time

At Sulzer, you are empowered to deliver superior results. As a pioneer in industry we have a proud heritage of innovation and continue to evolve for the future. Join our story and create your own impact by developing your expertise and building solutions that help make our lives safer, smarter and more sustainable.

The Chemtech division of Sulzer is the global market leader in innovative mass transfer, static mixing and polymer solutions for chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and LNG. The ecological solutions of Sulzer, such as bio-based chemicals, polymers and fuels, recycling technologies for textiles and plastic as well as carbon capture and utilization/storage, are contributing to a circular and sustainable economy. Sulzer Chemtech Separation Technology (ST, part of Sulzer’s Chemtech division) develops, designs and produces mass transfer equipment for separation processes like distillation, absorption, stripping, evaporation, phase separation, liquid-liquid extraction and crystallization.

We now have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated Area Sales Manager (ST) to support and help grow our activities in the Benelux territories. Based in our Breda Sulzer Chemtech office, you will be closely working with the experienced local sales team and supported by our application specialists at our HQ in Switzerland. We are looking for a Sales Manager with experience ideally in the environment of the Renewables, Oil &Gas, Refinery or Chemical market. If you are energetic, innovative, with excellent leadership and communication skills, you can develop your career with Sulzer, a globally respected engineering company.

In this role you will be accountable for:

• Planning and execution of sales activities and delivery of year-on-year growth for the Benelux territory and in line with our strategy.
• Development and implementation of sales plans and strategies for the Benelux territory to include key account development, white spot conversion and win-back strategies, growing order intake and market penetration.
• Proactively identifying and progressing opportunities with customers, to include customer visits & reporting, presentation of our portfolio and ensuring technical / commercial preference positions for Sulzer.
• Review customer technical and commercial RFQs to determine technical solutions, and support our Proposals team to produce costing-, cash flow- and risk analysis in line with our internal requirements.
• Leading negotiations of technical/commercial proposals with customers and securing order awards.
• Development and delivery of personalised acquisition strategies on projects to enhance chance of award outcomes.

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To succeed in this role, you will need:

• A bachelor's Degree or equivalent in mechanical or chemical engineering or with a similar scope.
• Minimum 5 years of international sales experience, preferably in a service environment of the Renewables Oil &Gas, Refinery or Chemical market.
• Proven track record of turning RFQs into profitable orders.
• A customer oriented and result driven attitude.
• A high level of flexibility, excellent developed organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• The ability to work independent as well as in a team.
• Willingness to travel within the allocated territory (Benelux) for about 40%.
• To be fluent in both English and Dutch.

Your benefits:
Sulzer offers an excellent package of benefits (cao Metalektro), including:

• A more than competitive salary.
• An attractive annual bonus scheme.
• Flexible working hours.
• A generous number of holidays (40).
• A solid pension scheme.
• Company car.
• Training and development opportunities.

Location:
We are based in Breda, which is a great place to live and work. Located in the central south of the Netherlands, the cozy city center of Breda is within an hour of travel from Rotterdam and Antwerp and therefore a practical place to work from. In this job you will be visiting clients, working with your colleagues in the Sulzer Chemtech Breda office and partly working from home as well.

Interested?
Please send us your application including a complete resume and short motivation letter via the application form on our website.

Have a question about the role?
Reach out to Frank Nulle, General Manager Sulzer Chemtech Netherlands BV (frank.nulle@sulzer.com). We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated: We have already chosen our recruitment channels for this vacancy and therefore kindly request recruitment services (secondment / recruitment and selection) not to contact us.

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of a diverse workforce.

83% of our employees recommend Sulzer as a good place to work. So come and join our story, starting today!

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About us

Sulzer is a global leader in fluid engineering. We specialize in pumping, agitation, mixing, separation and application technologies for fluids of all types. Our customers benefit from our commitment to innovation, performance and quality and from our responsive network of 180 world-class production facilities and service centers across the globe. Sulzer has been headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, since 1834. In 2022, our 13’800 employees delivered revenues of CHF 3.2 billion. Our shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: SUN). www.sulzer.com

 

Chemtech

The Chemtech division is the global market leader in innovative mass transfer, static mixing and polymer solutions for petrochemicals, refining and LNG. Chemtech is also leading the way in ecological solutions such as biopolymers as well as textile and plastic recycling, contributing to a circular economy. Our product offering ranges from technology licensing to process components all the way to complete separation process plants. Customer support ranges from engineering and field services to tray and packing installation, tower maintenance, welding and plant turnaround projects – ensuring minimal downtime.