Area Sales Engineer - South (Energy Division - Distribution Management)

About The Company

In Alfa Laval, we are every single day contributing to a more sustainable future for our planet through engineering innovation.

Our global team designs and implements the refining, recycling and purifying process that allow our customers to be better

themselves. You will find our work in leading applications for water purification, clean energy, food production, waste

processing, pharmaceutical development and much more. The people of Alfa Laval enjoy the freedom to pursue ideas and

the resources to see those ideas to become reality, in an environment that welcomes drive, courage and diversity. The result is

a company where we can all be very proud of what we do.

Our core competencies are in the areas of heat transfer separation, and fluid handling. We are dedicated to optimizing the

performance of our customers processes. our world-class technologies, our systems, equipment, and services must create

solutions that help our customers stay ahead.

Please feel free to peruse our website www.alfalaval.com .

The Position / About The Job

Key Responsibilities in this role:

• Follow established sales processes and guidelines to promote and sell Alfa Laval Product and services.
• Analyse and understand market insights and the customers buying behavior and make sales plans according to the
  
  

business division strategy and targets.

• Key Account Management
• Developing, appointing partners based on potential of territory, managing them to ensure growth, participating or
  
  

organizing events/ exhibitions along with partners.

• Market mapping of each territory where partners are appointed, managing two ways to market- Direct & Indirect
  
  

business.

• Look for and manage leads from the market and customers and convert them in real business opportunities in order
  
  

to ensure the pipeline.

• Be active in the market and focus on making visits, meetings and interactions to customers, focusing on customer
  
  

needs understanding and highlighting the value of our products and services

• Runs the commercial operation by managing the customer grid and proactive planning in our tools. Build and
  
  

maintain a sufficient network at customers

• Develop highly profitable quotes reflecting the customer needs stressing the unique selling points and follow up, and
  
  

to get a hit-rate

• Use the CRM tool and other tools in a consistent and qualitative way, to support the sales process and take
  
  

decisions.

• Work proactively and structured way with the sales in order to optimize the sales efficiency
• Conduct Market and Customer analysis and mapping to define business potential and opportunities
• Develop, implement, follow up local sales activities for/with relevant key account(s), Partners or markets to meet
  
  

growth targets and goals

• Plan and execute a systematic follow-up on all relevant steps in the KAM sales process to ensure that we capture all
  
  

possible business

• Proactively connect and coordinate internally with Business Units, other sales managers, to secure aligned customer
  
  

and or market strategies

• Team / People oriented, thriving in multicultural environment
  
  

Who you are

As a Business Manager for South & Sri Lanka in our India Sales team of Energy division, you would be responsible for

identifying business opportunities within the market and concluding direct/ indirect sales of Alfa Laval products and services

within a defined area of South India & Sri Lanka responsibility (e.g. Key Accounts and Distributor business for the industries

like Light manufacturing, HVAC, Refrigeration etc.) This position is about demonstrating a higher level of competence, able to

act independently and take on additional responsibilities. Your strong business acumen and strategic approach will guide the

organization to reach to the next level and deliver excellent customer experience and timely delivery. You are self-oriented and

value driven person with high level of integrity. Your strong and courageous mindset is a key.

What you can be

• Engineer in Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical is a must. MBA is preferred
• Minimum 6-8 years of experience in related industry which includes Distribution management, Technical Sales,
  
  

B2B, KAM handling.

• Strong communication skills (both written and oral)
• Strong collaboration skills, and the ability to work effectively with a diverse terrain
  
  

Classified by Alfa Laval as: Business

Why should you apply

• We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other
  
  

to develop and create value for our customers.

• Exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities to mingle and to learn.
• Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval's future success; you will be learning new things every day.
• In this role you will be reporting to Business Head- Equipment.
  
  

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

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.