Nordic Water Product Manager

Sulzer; Easley (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive PTO and holidays

Annual bonus program

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401K with company match

Job summary

Sulzer is seeking a Sales Engineering Specialist to bridge engineering and sales, providing technical expertise and ensuring accurate application of products for customers in the water/wastewater sector. The role demands strategic thinking, strong presentation skills, and collaboration across regional teams.

You will analyze market trends, support sales opportunities, and help craft marketing material while maintaining rigorous technical accuracy and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• B.S. Engineering or equivalent; PE license desirable.
• Significant experience in US water and wastewater equipment industry with knowledge of treatment equipment and systems.
• Broad understanding of engineering principles, especially treatment processes; design principles for products.
• Solid understanding of sales and marketing processes in the US water and wastewater industry.
• Senior level competence reading, understanding, and influencing engineering plans and specifications.
• Strong analytical, business, and marketing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present to customers and partners.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and in regional/global teams.
• Proficient in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Work with Regional Sales Managers to develop local strategies to drive business development.
• Provide technical support on key sales opportunities and training on products and tools.
• Collaborate with marketing to develop campaigns, brochures, and catalog data.
• Monitor local market trends and competitive position; communicate to Global Product Management.
• Champion product visibility by participating in industry meetings, conferences, and events.
• Support engineering teams during applications, sales, and order fulfilment to ensure proper specs.

Skills

Engineering degree

Sales experience

Technical presentation

MS Office

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Education

B.S. Engineering or equivalent

Professional Engineer license desirable

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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.

About the role

Job Summary

The Sales Engineering Specialist supports the sales process by providing technical expertise and helping customers understand how products meet their needs. This role bridges the gap between engineering and sales, ensuring technical accuracy and customer satisfaction.

This job profile is intended for professionals who apply advanced knowledge of a job area. Required to manage projects / processes independently with limited supervision. Typically coaches and reviews the work of lower level professionals.

Essential Functions:

• Work with Regional Sales Managers to develop local strategies and initiatives to drive business development. The Product Manager is responsible for overall business development, but is not responsible for managing distributors and does not have individual account responsibility.
• Work with the Sales Channel providing technical support on key sales opportunities, technical support and risk assessment on complex applications, and training on products and tools.
• Work with marketing to develop marketing plans, campaigns, and messaging, develop marketing material such as brochures and presentations, publish case studies, publish technical papers and articles, coordinate local launch activities, and assure catalog data, sales tools, and pricing tools are up-to-date, accurate, and deployed.
• Monitor and document local market and technology trends as well as local competition with respect to market performance, product portfolio, and product performance identifying strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT). Identify areas of development needed to improve competitive position and communicate to Global Product Management to help drive product development in support of local needs.
• Champion product and brand visibility in the marketplace by proactively participating in industry technical meetings, conferences, workshops, trade shows, and association events.
• Monitor and document local product financial performance metrics such as inquiries, orders, hit-rates, sales, and profitability - accountable for product line financial performance.
• Support engineering teams during the applications, sales, and order fulfilment phases to assure products are properly specified and applied - accountable for product line technical performance.
• Provide technical support during startups and service, proactively providing leadership to assure technical problems are quickly resolved.
• Monitor product quality and work with engineering, operations, and Global Product Management to resolve and prevent quality related issues.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Qualifications:

• B.S. Engineering, or equivalent, preferably Mechanical, Chemical, or Civil. Professional Engineer license is desirable, but not a must.
• Must have significant experience working in the US water and wastewater equipment industry with a strong overall knowledge of treatment equipment, and systems.
• Must have a broad understanding of general engineering principles, especially treatment process, with an understanding of design principles for assigned products. Direct experience working with treatment equipment and systems is preferred.
• Must have a solid understanding of sales and marketing processes in the US water and wastewater treatment equipment industry.
• Must have senior level competence reading, understanding, developing, and influencing engineering plans and specifications.
• Must be a strategic thinker, with strong analytical, business, and marketing skills.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability and desire to create and conduct effective presentations to customers, engineering firms, the sales channel, and other industry professionals during sales calls, sales meetings, training seminars, and trade shows.
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of regional and global teams.
• Must be computer literate with proficiency in MS Office suite.

Physical Requirements:

• Work is generally performed in office environments, but visits to treatment plants and construction sites may be necessary.
• Significant domestic travel required to other Sulzer sites, distributors, customers, and trade shows. Travel requirement is in the range of 25-40%.
• Some international travel will be required.
• Lifting up to 25 pounds
• Typing

_ This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. _

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This Company endorses the concept of employment-at-will. This means that you have the right to resign at any time for any reason, and the Company may sever the employment relationship at any time for any reason.

What we offer you

• Competitive Paid Time Off (3 weeks to start)

• 12 Company Paid Holidays per year

• Annual Bonus Program

• Full Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

• Company Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability, Company Paid Life Insurance

• 6% 401K or Roth Company Match with Immediate Vesting

• Company Paid Retirement Security Contributions following 1 year of employment

• Tuition Reimbursement/Educational Assistance

• Quarterly Gym Reimbursement

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

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.