Sales Manager - Plant Engineering for Pharma / Biopharma Industry

Bilfinger Life Science GmbH; Basel; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bilfinger Life Science GmbH is seeking a Sales Manager for Plant Engineering in the pharma/biopharma sector. You will manage strategic accounts, build a robust sales pipeline, and drive order intake and revenue across EU and global markets. The role involves negotiating contracts, preparing offers, and maintaining CRM-driven data.

Travel and client-facing leadership are essential. Ideal candidates hold higher education in business or engineering, with proven sales experience in plant engineering

Qualifikationen

• Experience in sales of plant engineering and piping construction projects.
• Relevant experience in pharma/biopharma sales is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Strategic account evaluation and development.
• Develop and maintain a sales pipeline based on market analyses.
• Ensure order intake and revenue generation.
• Expand and maintain relationships with customers and planners globally and in the EU.
• Implement and evolve structured sales and marketing strategies.
• Lead contract negotiations, prepare offers and agreements.
• Regular reporting and revenue forecasting; maintain CRM data.

Kenntnisse

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

Closing ability

English proficiency

Ausbildung

Higher education in business or engineering

Tools

MS Office

Jobbeschreibung

Sales Manager - Plant Engineering for Pharma / Biopharma Industry

Bilfinger Life Science GmbH Vacant since : 05.10.2026 4054 Basel (BS) 100% By agreement Permanent

Bilfinger is an international industrial services provider with a vision to be the No. 1 for its customers in enhancing efficiency and sustainability within the process industry. Bilfinger's comprehensive portfolio spans the entire value chain, from consulting & engineering to prefabrication & installation, access & insulation, and services that improve the asset performance of industrial plants.

The company operates in three geography-based segments: Western Europe, Central Europe, and International, with primary activities in Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Its process industry customers come from markets such as chemicals & petrochemicals, energy, oil & gas, and pharma & biopharma. With about 31,000 employees, Bilfinger upholds the highest standards of safety and quality, generating revenue of €5.4 billion in the financial year 2025. To achieve its goals, Bilfinger has identified two strategic levers: Operational Excellence to continuously improve its own efficiency and performance, and Market Expansion to strengthen customer orientation and establish Bilfinger as the partner of choice.

Our experts in the business unit Life Science specialize in the planning and construction of state-of-the-art process plants for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, the semiconductor and battery industries, and the nutrition sector.

We are Bilfinger Life Science

• We practice open cooperation
• We support each other and celebrate our successes together
• We travel a lot and work on exciting international projects
• We promote professional and personal development

Responsibilities as Manager

• Evaluation and development of strategic accounts
• Further development of a sales pipeline based on systematic analyses (market, competition, customers)
• Ensuring order intake and revenue generation
• Expansion and maintenance of existing relationships with customers and planners within the EU sales territory and globally
• Implementation and further development of structured sales and marketing strategies
• Preparation and execution of contract negotiations, as well as creation of offers and agreements
• Regular reporting and revenue forecasting, continuous maintenance of customer and project data in the CRM system

We are looking forward to meeting a candidate with

• Preferably a completed higher education in business or engineering (e.g. University of Applied Sciences or Technical University), specializing in business administration, engineering, process engineering, or pharmaceutical engineering
• Relevant experience in the sales of plant engineering and piping construction projects, preferably in industries such as Pharma & Biopharma
• Industry knowledge and/or an existing network with key decision-makers in the above mentioned industries
• Strong presentation skills, negotiation skills, and closing ability
• Native-level proficiency and business-fluent English, both written and spoken
• High level of interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate oneself and others
• knowledge of contract law
• Proficient in MS Office
• Time flexibility and a high willingness to travel

Bilfinger is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.

• Work location 4054 Basel (BS)
• Workload 100%
• Employment start By agreement
• Employment duration Permanent
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