Alfa Laval is looking for a Bid Manager.

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.

What you can expect

By joining us, you become part of a forward-thinking company dedicated to excellence and innovation in the GPHE project business. We are excited to welcome a proactive and enthusiastic Bid Manager who shares our commitment to success and customer satisfaction.

Innovation and continuous improvement are core to our philosophy. You can expect a working culture that is supportive, forward-looking, innovative and offers incredible career scope: succeed here and you can go anywhere.

We’re excited about looking forward to see what’s next, always evolving responsibly and sustainably.

And we do it all in the spirit of equality and trust, where everyone has a contribution to make, proactively and confidently.

About the job

As a Bid Manager in our BU GPHE Process Sales, you will play a pivotal role in driving and owning the quotation process for our GPHE project business worldwide.

Your main focus will be on ensuring competitiveness and customer satisfaction by coordinating and managing international, cross-functional virtual bid teams. These teams will consist of key players such as Sales responsible, Global Application Managers, Bid Engineers, Global sourcing, S&OP, and various subject matter experts.

You will secure the right prioritization for tasks and projects, ensuring that the most critical and impactful work is addressed first.

Participation in and coordination of clarification meetings will be another key aspect of your job. Your ability to communicate effectively and facilitate these discussions both internally and with the clients will be vital to the success of the projects.

Additionally, you will be responsible for preparing transparent cost calculations using a global template, always with a focus on maintaining and enhancing our competitiveness in the market.

About you

You are a seasoned and highly independent professional with a strong engineering background, ideally in mechanical or chemical. With at least five years of experience in a similar technical sales position with a solid knowledge of GPHE product competence in energy applications. 

Your proactive nature, flexibility, and ability to multitask enable you to prioritize effectively based on customer requirements and lead times. You have cross-cultural awareness and can form strong working relationships both internally and within sales companies.

Just like us, you’re also ambitious, goal driven, deadline-focused and eager to surpass expectations.

We always look for both experience and potential, so if you think you have what it takes to join us and are curious to find out more, apply.

Preferably based in Lund, Soborg, or other European countries. Candidates should be willing to travel to our main headquarters in Lund as required.

Assessment practicalities

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.

For more information, contact:

Tereza Kucera, Project Sales Bid HUB Manager,

tereza.kucera@alfalaval.com

Princess Jeremy Bondoc, Talent Acquisition Coordinator, princessjeremy.bondoc@alfalaval.com

For union information, please contact:  

Johan Ranhög, Akademikerna, +46 46 2891664 

Stefan Sandell, Ledarna, +46 46 367364 

Bror Garcia Lantz, Unionen, +46 709 366985

We review applications continually so please send in your application as soon as possible. We don’t accept applications sent directly via email.