Growth-Oriented Market Manager, Liquid Processing

GEA Group; Hudson (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness incentive program

Employee Assistance Program

Health Savings Account

Job summary

GEA Group is seeking a Market Manager to drive growth across the liquid processing portfolio and strengthen positioning in liquid dairy and non-alcoholic beverages. You will engage customers, build success stories and identify opportunities through market analysis and portfolio data.

You will lead front-end evaluation of opportunities, coordinate with sales, engineering and customers to develop proposals, and support brownfield liquid processing projects.

Qualifications

• Data-driven market and portfolio analysis capability; able to convert sales intelligence into targeted strategies, roadmaps and customer engagement plans.
• Self-driven, collaborative and motivated by common departmental goals; comfortable working as part of a cross-functional execution team.
• Strong English communication skills both written and verbal, French language skills is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify target customers and opportunities through market analysis, sales intelligence, portfolio data and Regional Sales Manager input; translate insights into focused selling strategies that increase customer buy-in.
• Own the front-end evaluation of new business opportunities by integrating commercial, technical and regulatory inputs into opportunity recommendations, product line feedback and Liquid Horizon roadmap priorities.
• Partner with Regional Sales Managers, Technical Offer Management-TOM/application engineering and customers to advance qualified pipeline opportunities, clarify scopes, accelerate proposal development and strengthen long-term customer partnerships.
• Support pursuit of brownfield, customized liquid processing projects such as line expansions, new lines, added process steps, reception bays, syrup rooms and layouts that include GEA core technologies where possible.
• Promote agile project qualification and execution practices, including pre-established sales prequalification criteria, rapid sales-presales alignment, site-based discussions and clear scope alignment.
• Lead data-driven portfolio analysis and market prioritization to maximize profitable growth, increase hit rate and focus resources on opportunities where GEA can win competitively.
• Accelerate knowledge transfer to NAB and Dairy Regional Sales Managers through on-the-job coaching, customer/prospect reviews, technical solution framing and reinforcement of the new Liquid Horizon operating model.

Skills

Market analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Strong English

Consultative sales

Travel willingness

Education

Engineering degree (mechanical/industrial/food)

Job description

GEA Group is seeking a Market Manager to drive growth across the liquid processing portfolio and strengthen positioning in liquid dairy and non-alcoholic beverages. You will engage customers, build success stories and identify opportunities through market analysis and portfolio data.

You will lead front-end evaluation of opportunities, coordinate with sales, engineering and customers to develop proposals, and support brownfield liquid processing projects.