Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.
About the role
We are looking for a Sales Engineer Industry to join our team in Lisbon, Portugal. This is an exciting opportunity for an engineering professional at an early stage of their career who is interested in combining technical expertise with a commercial mindset in an international industrial environment.
In this role, you will support the sales process by understanding customer requirements, contributing to technical and commercial proposals, and helping develop solutions tailored to customer needs. You will collaborate closely with customers and internal engineering and operations teams while developing your technical and commercial expertise.
The position is onsite at our Lisbon offices and requires approximately 75% travel, mainly within Portugal, giving you the opportunity to build strong customer relationships and gain direct exposure to the industrial market.
What you will do:
- Support the preparation and presentation of technical and commercial proposals.
- Contribute to the development of solutions tailored to customer requirements and applications.
- Participate in customer meetings and visits, providing technical and commercial support.
- Respond to technical and commercial enquiries and support customers throughout the sales process.
- Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure proposed solutions are technically viable.
- Follow up on quotations, proposals, and business opportunities.
- Maintain accurate customer and sales activity information in the CRM system.
- Analyze market and competitor activity to help identify new business opportunities.
- Contribute to the implementation of the commercial strategy within the assigned area.
What you need to succeed:
Required:
- University degree in Industrial Engineering or a similar engineering discipline, or equivalent education.
- Up to 2 years of experience in a technical and/or commercial environment.
- Strong interest in developing your career in technical sales within the industrial sector.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and familiarity with CRM tools.
- High level of English and Portuguese.
- Availability to travel approximately 75% of the time, mainly within Andalusia.
- Customer-oriented mindset with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good analytical skills and ability to understand technical requirements.
- Proactive approach, initiative, and willingness to learn.
- Strong organization and follow-up skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across different teams and functions.
- Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic working environment.
Preferred:
- Experience using Salesforce or a similar CRM platform.
What we offer you
What we offer you
- * A permanent contract.
- A competitive salary as well as participation in the variable remuneration system based on personal and financial objectives.
- Meal vouchers.
- Access to a voluntary flexible compensation scheme allowing you to optimize your salary package, including options such as health insurance, transport, or childcare.
- The opportunity to be part of an experienced and international team.
- A positive and collaborative working environment.
- Opportunities to grow your career within a solid, well-established international company.
- The chance to be part of a dynamic organization undergoing continuous transformation and improvement.
- Office location: Lisbon, Portugal.
- Working model: Onsite.
*Additional benefits may apply depending on the position and location.*
Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.
We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.
Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. By supporting water and energy security, enabling the energy transition and driving the use of circular technologies, we help our customers build a better world. With more than 13’000 employees and 160 world-class production facilities and service centers across the globe, we are a globally diverse team.
We value the uniqueness of all our colleagues, and we appreciate the contributions that each of us makes to the company’s success. We prioritize your health and safety and are committed to offering a work environment in which you can thrive. Join our team now to grow your expertise and develop solutions that truly make a difference!
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