Alfa Laval is looking for a Regional Manager, Ocean Projects & Applications

About the job

Working within the Ocean Division in Northern Europe, with its team members being located across the 4 sales companies Benelux, Mid Europe, Nordic and UK&I, the Regional Manager, Ocean Projects & Applications is responsible for leading, managing & developing a team of technical engineers and specialists to deliver support on Alfa Laval Ocean Division technology.  

Securing the success of our business in technical & complex quotations and projects is an important interface between our customers, distributors, salespeople, and the business units. Due to the nature of the role, there may be a requirement for frequent travel within Europe to meet with the team physically.

The successful candidate will need to be located in one of the Northern Europe sales companies, either Nordic, Hamburg, Benelux or UK & Ireland.

Who you are

You are a people person who nurtures and empowers others by providing the clarity, resources and support they need to succeed and be accountable. You possess strong networking and influencing abilities. This enables you to create significant and meaningful impact in the wider organization and externally by aptly applying relational skills. You are naturally agile and remain confident and actionable in situations with unknown elements and ambiguity.

Because you are methodical and organised, with an eye for detail and excellent time-management, you can manage teams locally as well as remotely and create and grow a high performing and inclusive culture.

It is in your nature to be customer focused and go out of your way to find solutions to problems and obstacles that you encounter. As a self-starter, you have and lead with a proactive, not reactive aptitude.

First and foremost, you are a team player with an agile mind capable of managing a team of technical experts. You are proudly environmentally aware and have a sustainable approach in reducing your personal and business impact on the environment.

Key tasks:

• Lead the team of technical and technological experts.

• Monitor and continuously improve the applicable work processes and quality standards for the department, providing support towards the sales process for the marine divisions in each sales company.

• Develop, motivate and coach the team to identify & secure the relevant product/application & industry competencies.

• Implement the existing IT platforms and trainings needed in the P&A team.

• Secure high-level support and develop sales and application concepts to our Sales Channels and Sales Companies teams.

• Develop Product and Service trainings for Sales Companies and Channels in the region.

• Identify and make proposals to central product portfolio managers in case of product gaps for trainings needed at the sales company level.

• Manage the technical interface with product centres and central business units.

• Guide the technical team giving the direction and ensuring that they are performing according to the plan.

• Develop and secure technical engineering competencies in the P&A team including competitive designs.

• Responsible for the P&A local training process.

What you know

To succeed in this position, you have:

• Good technical engineering knowledge in combination with managerial experience within B2B technical sales support

• Excellent English written and verbal communication is a pre-requisite. Other European or Scandinavian languages are an advantage.

• A high level of digital competence, not only with Microsoft Office programs, but also with other communication and collaboration tools.

• Commercial or Merchant Marine industry knowledge or experience is an advantage, as is knowledge of equipment relevant to the marine industry.

• Due to the nature of the role, the ability & eligibility to travel between the Northern Europe sales companies (Benelux, Mid Europe, Nordic and UK&I) at short notice without travel restrictions is a requirement.

Please send your application and resume through the link below, no later than January 31st of January 2026

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

Our commitment to integrity

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 for 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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