Area sales Manager for Small Scale Spray Dryers

GEA Group; København; Hybride; DKK 900 000 - 1 200 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

GEA Group – Engineering for a better world is seeking an International Area Sales Manager based in Copenhagen to drive sales for Small Scale Spray Dryers. You will manage the full sales journey from initial dialogue to contract, collaborating with engineering, application development and global market companies.

You will travel internationally (20–40 days/year), engage customers, prepare quotations, and negotiate commercial terms while leveraging internal expertise.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree in chemical or mechanical engineering and solid work experience.
• Have cross-cultural understanding and language skills for international negotiations.
• Master English at high level in writing and speaking; proficient in MS Office and administrative tools.

Responsabilités

• Pursue sales leads with global market companies and support customers in finding drying solutions.
• Represent GEA in international exhibitions and conferences; conduct market research.
• Prepare quotations, set prices, and negotiate contracts with customers.
• Collaborate with internal experts in technology centers, application development and project execution.

Connaissances

Chemical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Sales experience

International experience

English proficiency

Formation

Bachelor's degree in chemical or mechanical engineering

Outils

SAP

CRM systems

MS Office (Excel/PP/Word)

Description du poste

Are you ready to develop business opportunities in international markets, while supporting more sustainable industrial processes? And would you like to translate technologies into customer value with real-world impact?Then join GEA and take ownership of your own markets while collaborating closely with experienced specialists in sales, engineering and application development worldwide.GEA Group – Engineering for a better worldYou’ll be based at GEA’s Global Technology Centre in Søborg. The team consists of eight experienced colleagues who manage the full sales journey, from the very first customer dialogue to the signed contract.GEA is a world-leading process engineering group offering equipment and project solutions. The portfolio includes technologies relevant for the Chemical and Pharmaceutical industry as well as for the Food and Dairy industry. For the Business Line Chemical & Pharma, we are seeking a new international Area Sales Manager to join our team handling Small Scale Spray Dryers.

Your responsibilities and tasks

You will pursue sales leads in close collaboration with our global market companies helping customers finding the right drying solution. This involves process and plant specification, product test work, cost and sales price setting, preparation of quotations as well as final contract negotiations with customers. You will be part of a global sales support team also covering Chemical drying as well as Pharmaceutical Spray Drying . You will be supported by an experienced team of internal experts in technology centers, application development and project execution.

More specifically, you will:

• Manage sales pipelines and actively participate in customer visits.
• Support customers transforming their requirements into drying solutions.
• Calculate prices, write quotations, and follow up.
• Present the solution(s) and advantages.
• Conduct commercial and technical contract negotiations.
• Participate in tests of potential solutions for your customers at our test facility.
• Conduct market research and represent GEA in international exhibitions and conferences

GEA offers a well-functioning and contemporary working environment where you will work closely with customers and internal experts. GEA offers great opportunities for personal and professional competence development. The position requires physical presence in Soeborg, Copenhagen and international travel amounts to 20-40 days per year.

Your profile and qualifications

As a person, you are proactive and outgoing, able to juggle several projects at once while still keeping a clear overview. You thrive in an international environment and are motivated by the hunt for closing orders in collaboration with colleagues and customers worldwide always having our customers in focus. We call it customer centricity.

Furthermore, we imagine that you:

• Hold a degree in chemical or mechanical engineering, and you have solid work experience within the field.
• Are familiar with production process and equipment applied in the Food, Pharmaceutical or Chemicalindustry and can translate this into attractive plant design and quotation
• Have a successful track record within technical project sales and possess the necessary cross-cultural understanding and language skills to plan and carry out complex sales process internationally. You are also expected to have the necessary business understanding to handle negotiations independently.
• You have a collaborative mindset and understand how to engage virtual international teams drawing relevant expertise into your projects across GEA and the customers’ organization.
• You are mastering English at high level in writing as well as verbal and you are mastering IT programs in the MS Office portfolio (especially Excel, Power Point & Word) and are used to work with administrative tools (SAP, CRM systems etc.)

Would you like to know more?

If you would like to find out more about this position before submitting your application, please do not hesitate to contact Sales Director, Chemical & Pharma Drying, Tonny Christensen at phone no. [phone].

About GEA

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, world view, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

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