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

We are looking for a strong technical commercial manager to lead our global engineering and supply organization that consist of around 800 employees on 7 sites around the world. Your job is to manage, develop and lead the organization and make sure that the organization, in collaboration with the sales organization, prepare competitive proposals and deliver our projects on-time, on specification and on budget. You are responsible for the global functions, Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Commissioning & Service and Q&A as well as our E&S sites in Brazil, USA, Italy, India, Malaysia and China.  

You will be leading, energizing and motivating a global team, having a high focus on our customers and working with competitiveness, efficiency and quality in mind. Work procedures and tools to support development of our global business is an integral part of the job as well as  forecasting, resource planning and risk assessment of projects. The role has 13 direct reports which require both face-to-face and virtual leadership.

The position is based at our Copenhagen office, with an expected travel commitment of approximately around 60 days per year. You will be reporting to the Business Unit President of Food Systems and member of BU Food Systems management team.

What You Know

You hold a degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or another relevant technical and/or commercial discipline. An MBA or equivalent postgraduate education is an advantage. You bring extensive international experience in project-based businesses, with a proven track record in contract management, customer negotiations, and leading cross-functional teams. You have successfully developed and executed business strategies, and you are confident working in complex, global environments. Your leadership style is direct and transparent, with a strong drive to win and deliver results through collaboration and accountability.

About You

You’re a strategic and driven leader who thrives in a global, fast-paced environment. With a strong commercial and technical mindset, you balance high-level vision with hands-on execution. You lead with clarity and energy, building trust across functions and cultures. You’re known for driving changes, motivating teams, and delivering results. Your communication is clear, your decisions are data-informed, and you’re passionate about improving performance and creating customer value. Above all, you’re committed to building a more resourceful, sustainable future—together with your team.

What’s in it for you

We offer a challenging position where we help each other to develop and create value. You will have the opportunity to make a real impact in a growing business.

For more information, please contact

Business Unit President Lars Dithmer at tel. +45 2777 8457

Global HR Business Partner, Rasmus Juul Nielsen at +45 2777 8603

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

Please send your application and resume through the link below no later than 1st of June 2025

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.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, we conduct background checks on final candidates for this role.

The Food & Water Division, Alfa Laval offers different types of products for heat transfer, separation and hygienic fluid handling and targets customers in food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, biotech, edible oils, brewery, dairy, biofuels and personal care products. Our innovative solutions support industries to purify, refine and recycle material. Our commitment is to optimize our customers’ processes, creating responsible growth and making progress. Our corporate culture is open, supportive and informal. This creates an environment for our employees to develop their talents and excel as professionals. Our technologies promote responsible use of natural resources. We constantly drive progress to help reduce the environmental impact of most industrial processes. The division consists of 6 business units, and we are looking for an engineering and Supply manager in the one called Food Systems.

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