Application Manager Europe

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

We are seeking an Application Manager for the ECA region (Europe, Caspian and Africa) to join our Chemtech team based in Winterthur, Switzerland.

In this technical-commercial role, you'll develop as application and product specialist innovative solutions for separation column design in distillation, absorption, and extraction units, collaborate with technical and commercial teams to successfully drive negotiations and shape meaningful proposals that solve our client’s needs.

We offer the chance to leverage your technical skills and apply within a commercial setting for a well-positioned market leader, as well as benefiting from an international environment and structured onboarding.

Your main tasks and responsibilities:

• Technical Sales Support: Provide expertise and support to Front Sales teams for projects in Europe, Caspian and Africa, including active travel within the designated market area to engage directly with clients.
• Application & Knowledge Management: Oversee application knowledge management for specific uses, while fostering strong relationships with client technical experts and actively acquiring new clients.
• Column Design & Technical Development: Simulate separations and design mass transfer columns according to client specifications, develop tailored technical concepts, and perform hydraulic designs using commercially available simulation and inhouse rating tools.
• Cost Optimization & Pricing: Conduct CAPEX and OPEX optimized technical solutions for relevant application fields, prepare detailed price calculations, and handle tenders for complex equipment projects.
  
• Client Negotiations: Lead the project development in the commercial phase, ensuring adherence to technical and commercial client expectations, while managing negotiations with international clients.
• Project Collaboration & Industry Engagement: Work closely with process engineers, project managers, and product specialists, and represent the company at industry fairs and symposiums to support client acquisition and networking.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Further education in Chemical or Process Engineering
• 3-5 years of experience within Process Engineering and Sales
• Flair for Sales & Marketing and Customer Partnership, excellent communication skills with team player attitude, strong drive for sales growth and profitability
• Willingness to travel occasionally (10-20%), primarily within Europe
• Fluency in English is required - German, French or Spanish are advantageous

What we offer you:

• 25 days holiday (exclusive of bank holidays) + service days
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program/health care
• On-site car parking/public transport allowance
• Access to a wide range of discounts

No visa or work permit support can be provided for this role.

Do you have a question about the role?

Reach out to Alexi Donadoni at Alexi.Donadoni@sulzer.com.Our team is looking forward hearing from you!

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

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About us

Sulzer is a global leader in critical applications for core infrastructure and processes for large essential industries around the world. We ensure the security, quality and durability of critical goods and services by supporting energy security, natural resource management and efficiencies in process industries. This in turn supports the transition to a circular economy. Our integrated solutions add significant value by enabling energy efficiency, carbon emissions and pollution reduction, and process efficiency improvements. Customers benefit from our commitment to innovation, performance and quality through our responsive network of 160 world-class manufacturing facilities and service centers across the globe. Sulzer has been headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, since 1834. In 2023, our 13’130 employees delivered revenues of CHF 3.3 billion. Our shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: SUN). www.sulzer.com