Senior Business Developer

Air Liquide Singapore Private Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide Singapore Private Limited (ALSg), the largest and leading industrial gas company in Southeast Asia, seeks a Senior Business Developer in the EPSD team based in Woodlands. Drive growth by identifying new opportunities, managing key accounts, and delivering technical gas‑handling solutions to support Singapore's manufacturing sector.

The role involves leading cross‑functional collaboration, building detailed cost estimates, and negotiating profitable contracts while ensuring project

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Science or Engineering (Process, Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemistry preferred).
• At least 5 years of experience in industrial activities (operations, maintenance), project management, procurement, or construction management.
• Proven background in proposal engineering or technical project management.
• Strong financial acumen with ability to build cost estimates and manage tender budgets.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills; ability to liaise between clients and engineering teams.
• Willingness to travel across Singapore as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead prospecting initiatives to identify new opportunities across Singapore (30%) and expand business with existing customers (70%).
• Define account-specific strategies and market plans to promote AL solutions and drive growth.
• Serve as the primary professional and technical contact for complex customer inquiries.
• Coordinate to develop competitive technical and economic proposals compliant with industry and company standards.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to design mutually beneficial technical and commercial offers.
• Support risk assessments, clarify project scopes, and provide technical inputs for safe, reliable solutions.
• Lead commercial negotiations to secure profitable agreements and maintain competitive market positioning.
• Partner with the Business Development Head on strategic problem-solving, resource allocation, and tendering budgets.
• Oversee project budgets and maintain profitability for secured contracts with internal execution teams.
• Work closely with onsite operations to anticipate customer expectations and analyze competitor practices.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Project management

Proposal engineering

Financial acumen

Travel capability

Education

Bachelor degree in Science or Engineering (Process, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or Chemistry preferred)

Job description

Air Liquide Singapore Private Limited (ALSg), the largest and leading industrial gas company in South-east Asia, employs 800 people recognized for their high level of expertise to provide gases, equipment, services and packaged solutions to support the requirements of the Singapore manufacturing industry.

The Engineering Project and Solutions Division (EPSD) in Air Liquide is responsible for rendering expertise to design, install and manage gas supply systems, storage infrastructure and gas handling equipment to enhance productivity, product quality and safety in our clients' operations.

In your role as Senior Business Developer within the EPSD team, you will drive growth by identifying new prospects, managing key accounts, and delivering technical solutions. Based in Woodlands, you will manage customer relationships, provide expert advisory, and collaborate internally to oversee budgets and ensure profitable project delivery.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

• Lead prospecting initiatives to identify new opportunities (30%) and expand business with existing customers (70%) across Singapore.
• Define account‑specific strategies and market plans to actively promote selected AL solutions and drive long‑term business growth.
• Serve as the primary professional and technical point of contact for complex customer inquiries, providing technical advice.
• Coordinate internally to develop highly competitive technical and economic proposals compliant with industry and company standards.
• Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to design mutually beneficial technical and commercial offers tailored to customer needs.
• Support comprehensive risk assessments, clarify project scopes, and provide critical technical inputs to deliver safe, reliable solutions.
• Lead commercial negotiations with customers to secure profitable agreements and maintain competitive market positioning.
• Partner with the Business Development Head on strategic problem‑solving, resource allocation, and tendering budget activities.
• Oversee project budgets and maintain strong profitability for secured contracts by aligning closely with internal execution teams.
• Work closely with onsite operations and project personnel to proactively anticipate customer expectations and analyze competitor practices.

Are you a MATCH?

• Bachelor Degree in Science or Engineering (Process, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or Chemistry preferred).
• At least 5 years of experience in industrial activities (such as operations or maintenance), project management, procurement, or construction management.
• Proven background in proposal engineering, or technical project management.
• Great financial acumen with the ability to build detailed cost estimates, manage tendering budgets, and interpret complex contract terms.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with a proven capability to serve as an effective bridge between clients and engineering teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment, build strong rapport with decision‑makers, and travel across Singapore as required.

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About Air Liquide

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide's scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.