Strategic Industrial Partnerships Manager — Remote

Blaser Swisslube AG; Hasle bei Burgdorf; Remote; CHF 107,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Blaser Swisslube AG is seeking a strategic Industrial Partnerships Manager to strengthen and expand relationships with key partners across the USA. The role focuses on translating strategy into actionable programs, driving partner engagement, and building the CRM-enabled operations foundation for scalable growth.

The ideal candidate will combine technical manufacturing insight with proven partner management and cross-functional collaboration, and will travel regularly to partner locations and

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, or related technical field; a technical background in manufacturing or machining is strongly preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years in partner/channel management, business development, or technical sales within machine tools, tooling, automation, or a comparable industrial manufacturing environment.
• Program management: Move programs from concept to implementation, track commitments and milestones, and report on progress, adoption, and risk.
• Market knowledge: Understanding of the machine tool builder, distributor, and end-user landscape in the USA, and how partner sales, applications, and service teams operate.
• IT skills: Strong CRM proficiency (e.g., Salesforce or equivalent), including data governance, segmentation, and reporting; advanced MS Office skills.
• Languages: Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Strengthen and expand strategic relationships with priority Industrial Partners across the USA.
• Build the operational foundation (onboarding, CRM governance, documentation, and reporting) required for consistent execution across the Americas.
• Translate the Industrial Partnerships strategy into coordinated action and measurable programs (First Fill Bundles, Turnkeys, Segmentation initiatives, partner education, and joint events).
• Ensure accurate partner information and deepen partner engagement across executive leadership, sales, applications, and service functions.

Skills

Partner management

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, or related technical field

Tools

Salesforce

MS Office

Job description

Blaser Swisslube AG is seeking a strategic Industrial Partnerships Manager to strengthen and expand relationships with key partners across the USA. The role focuses on translating strategy into actionable programs, driving partner engagement, and building the CRM-enabled operations foundation for scalable growth.

The ideal candidate will combine technical manufacturing insight with proven partner management and cross-functional collaboration, and will travel regularly to partner locations and