HVAC/R Business Developer

Danfoss; Venezia; À distance; EUR 45 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

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Résumé du poste

Danfoss is seeking a Business Developer – HVAC/R to grow our presence in Italy by promoting Danfoss variable speed drives and related solutions across HVAC/R and industrial markets.

The role emphasizes new business development, market expansion, and strong technical-commercial partnership with consultants, end users, and OEMs to influence project specifications from early phases.

Qualifications

• Proven capability in business development within HVAC/R or related B2B markets.
• Ability to translate technical value into customer benefits and drive prescription.
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration with sales, marketing and technical teams.

Responsabilités

• Develop new HVAC/R business opportunities across Italy with new and existing accounts.
• Drive technical specification and promotion of Danfoss drives with end users and specifiers.
• Position products as preferred solutions in tenders and project specs.
• Lead sales activities across Italy, ensuring pipeline generation and market coverage.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop technical proposals and support quotations.

Connaissances

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Hunter mindset

Formation

Electrical Engineering

Electronic Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Description du poste

The Impact You'll Make

Do you have experience in HVAC/R or industrial markets and enjoy developing business around technical solutions? Are you driven by identifying new opportunities, influencing markets through product specification, and building long-term customer relationships? Then this opportunity could be right for you.

Within Danfoss Drives, we are looking for a Business Developer – HVAC/R to develop and grow business across Italy by promoting Danfoss variable speed drives and new product solutions as specified and preferred components within HVAC/R and related industrial applications.

A key focus of the role is creating and driving technical prescription of Danfoss solutions in new projects and platforms, working upstream with consultants, end users, designers, system integrators and OEMs, ensuring Danfoss products are designed-in and referenced from early project phases.

The role is strongly oriented toward new market development, new customer acquisition, and influencing product choices in applications where HVAC/R technologies play a critical role in efficiency, sustainability, comfort, and process performance.

The ideal profile is a proactive, business- and technically-oriented professional with strong HVAC/R knowledge, experience in structured B2B environments, and the ability to act as a trusted technical-commercial partner. A hunter mindset combined with the capability to drive specification and prescription is essential to succeed in this role.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop new business opportunities in the HVAC/R and industrial markets, focusing on new customer acquisition, application development, and strategic projects, while managing key existing accounts.
• Drive the technical specification and promotion of Danfoss drives and solutions by engaging End Users, consultants, contractors, designers, and system integrators during the early project phases.
• Position Danfoss products as preferred solutions within customer platforms, tenders, technical standards, and specifications, supporting the market introduction of new and strategic products.
• Lead and monitor sales and business development activities across Italy, ensuring strong market coverage, pipeline generation, and execution of commercial and specification strategies.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Business Development, Marketing, Technical Support) to develop technical proposals, support quotations, analyze market intelligence, and achieve sales, margin, and customer satisfaction targets.

What We're Looking For

• Educational background in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical education.
• Proven experience in a commercial or business development role within HVAC/R, industrial automation, or technical B2B environments.
• Strong understanding of HVAC/R applications and variable speed drive technology, with the ability to translate technical value into customer benefits.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and organizational skills, with a clear results-driven and hunter mindset.
• Fluent in English and Italian, both written and spoken.

What You'll Get From Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.

Compensation & Benefits

• Permanent Contract
• CCNL Terziario, Distribuzione e Servizi (cod. CNEL H011)
• Annual Gross Salary Range: €45.000 – €50.000
• Bonus system: variable component expressed as a percentage of annual gross salary, linked to company performance.
• Salary review: conducted annually, based on individual merit and overall company performance.
• Benefits and company tools: company car, mobile phone
• Work Location Type: Remote / Home Office Agreement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.