Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers, and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water, and shipping.​

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

About The Job

The Business Manager drives growth of the membrane portfolio across components, services, and system solutions in food and pharma industries by combining strong commercial execution. In the short term, the focus is on delivering sales impact through active sales support, expansion of component and service business, and execution of business plans with local sales companies while building alignment across regions. Longer term, the role scales a sustainable global membrane business by strengthening market positioning, developing new channels, and accelerating portfolio adoption in competitive markets, balancing growth with profitable execution. Your tasks will be:

• Support local sales companies with commercial and technical expertise for membrane components, services, and system solutions

• Engage in customer meetings and opportunity reviews to support solution definition, pricing, and deal closing

• Own and execute business plans for assigned markets, applications, or responsibility areas

• Identify growth opportunities for services business and develop new channel partners for component business.

• Act as the market interface, translating customer and market needs into inputs for Product Management, R&D, and the Test Centre

• Contribute to pricing strategy,

• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement

At Alfa Laval, we embrace a hybrid work model, providing you the flexibility to work from home when it aligns with your tasks. This position is at our Copenhagen office, with an expected travel commitment of approximately 30 – 40 days per year.

What You Know

You combine technical depth with commercial execution to turn membrane solutions into business results. You are comfortable owning opportunities, influencing stakeholders, and driving growth across markets and organizations.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field

• 5–10 years in sales, technical sales, or business development within industrial/process technologies (food/pharma preferred)

• Strongly preferred: Technical knowledge of spiral wound membrane technologies (RO, NF, UF, MF)

• Commercial and sales expertise including pricing and, commercial support

• Strategic mindset with experience in business planning and channel development

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally

• Excellent communication, customer engagement, and influencing skills

• Experience working with global customers and multicultural teams

About You

You are a commercially minded, technically curious business professional who thrives on ownership, collaboration, and delivering results in dynamic, global environments. And you are a:

• Strategic thinker with experience in business planning, market development, and execution

• Customer-focused and collaborative across teams, functions, and regions

• Confident, persuasive communicator with strong influencing skills

• Proactive, and highly results-driven

• Adaptable and flexible in changing market and organizational conditions

• Curious and eager to learn, continuously developing your technical and commercial skills

What’s in it for you

At Alfa Laval, you will drive global growth of the membrane portfolio across components, services, and systems while combining technical expertise with commercial impact as the market interface. You will own business plans and new market development with real autonomy, and work with diverse teams on innovative, high-visibility projects that shape our future membrane business and your professional growth.

For more information, please contact.

Global Sales Manager Membranes, Kerem Ilgaz on kerem.ilgaz@alfalaval.com

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Claus Wiinholt on claus.wiinholt@alfalaval.com

Please send your application and resume through the link no later than 22nd of February 2026

We are conducting a continuous review of received applications. We do not accept applications via email, they will be deleted, due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

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