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Who Are You?

We’re looking for a Sales Engineer who thrives on building strong relationships and driving growth through distribution & integrator partners while engaging directly with key end-users. In this role, you’ll create demand for Alfa Laval’s innovative solutions in hygienic fluid handling and food heat transfer, ensuring our products are specified early in projects and delivering value to customers across the food, dairy, beverage, and pharma industries.
 

About the job/Job Description

• Develop and grow distribution partners: Build strong partnerships, align on targets, and support with training, technical expertise, and joint customer visits.
• Create demand with end-users: Engage key accounts to influence specifications and generate pull-through opportunities.
• Convert opportunities into orders: Nurture leads, prepare value-based proposals, and follow up to close deals.
• Be active in the market: Conduct customer visits, run webinars/seminars, and represent Alfa Laval at industry events.
• Support and enable partners: Provide technical support, assist with quotes, and collaborate with internal teams to resolve issues.
• Promote sustainability and innovation: Drive optimization audits and new product launches through channels and directly with strategic customers.
• Plan for success: Develop sales plans based on market insights and customer behavior, aligned with divisional strategy.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering (or similar).
• 5–10 years in hygienic fluid handling (pumps/valve/ mixing/tank cleaning), heat transfer, or related process equipment.
• Proven experience working with distribution or integrator partners or indirect sales models.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to identify opportunities, influence stakeholders, and deliver results.
• Comfortable in using CRM and digital tools to manage pipeline and drive decisions.

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