GEA Group

Market Manager - Liquid Dairy

GEA Group • $90K — $120K *
Hudson, WI 54016In-Person
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Minimum 10 years in food production, focusing on dairy, beverage, or related applications.
  • Engineering degree in mechanical, industrial, food, or a similar field.
  • Solid understanding of dairy and beverage processing equipment and technologies.
  • Data-driven market analysis and strategy development skills.
  • Strong consultative sales and communication skills; French proficiency is advantageous.
  • Ability to travel across the U.S. and Canada, as required.
  • Collaborative team player with self-motivation and goal orientation.

Responsibilities

  • Drive market growth by identifying customer opportunities and developing tailored strategies.
  • Evaluate new business opportunities integrating commercial, technical, and regulatory inputs.
  • Collaborate with sales and engineering teams to advance and clarify project scopes.
  • Support brownfield projects, promoting core technologies and customized solutions.
  • Implement agile practices for project qualification and ensure effective sales alignment.
  • Conduct data-driven analysis to prioritize market opportunities for profitable growth.
  • Facilitate knowledge transfer to regional sales teams through coaching and framework reinforcement.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage starts on your first day.
  • Enjoy 12 paid holidays and 136 hours of PTO for personal time.
  • Receive a 7% employer match on your 401(k) contributions.
  • Tuition reimbursement available for further education.
  • Wellness incentive program rewards healthy lifestyle choices.
  • Confidential Employee Assistance Program for professional or personal support.
  • Flexible Health Savings and Spending Accounts for managing expenses.
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Responsibilities / Tasks
Working at GEA Group has significant benefits:

  • Start strong - Medical, dental, and vision coverage begins on your first day
  • Recharge and refresh - Enjoy 12 paid holidays, including a flexible floating holiday, and 136 hours of PTO to relax or explore
  • Invest in your future - A 7% 401(k) employer match helps grow your retirement savings faster
  • Keep learning - Take advantage of tuition reimbursement to further your education or skillset
  • Live well - Our wellness incentive program rewards healthy habits
  • Get support when you need it - Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program for personal or professional guidance
  • Save smart - Flexible Health Savings and Spending Accounts to manage out-of-pocket expenses


The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between per year. GEA Group has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States.

The pay range is not guaranteed compensation or salary. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for the position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. You may be eligible for additional rewards, such as a discretionary bonus (based on eligibility) and/or equity awards.

GEA Group is searching for a Market Manger to join our team! The Market Manager will drive growth across the liquid processing portfolio by engaging customers, building success stories and strengthening GEA liquid processing positioning in liquid dairy and non-alcoholic beverages.

  • Identify target customers and opportunities through market analysis, sales intelligence, portfolio data and Regional Sales Manager input; translate insights into focused selling strategies that increase customer buy-in.


  • Own the front-end evaluation of new business opportunities by integrating commercial, technical and regulatory inputs into opportunity recommendations, product line feedback and Liquid Horizon roadmap priorities.


  • Partner with Regional Sales Managers, Technical Offer Management-TOM/application engineering and customers to advance qualified pipeline opportunities, clarify scopes, accelerate proposal development and strengthen long-term customer partnerships.


  • Support pursuit of brownfield, customized liquid processing projects such as line expansions, new lines, added process steps, reception bays, syrup rooms and layouts that include GEA core technologies where possible.


  • Promote agile project qualification and execution practices, including pre-established sales prequalification criteria, rapid sales-presales alignment, site-based discussions and clear scope alignment.


  • Lead data-driven portfolio analysis and market prioritization to maximize profitable growth, increase hit rate and focus resources on opportunities where GEA can win competitively.


  • Accelerate knowledge transfer to Non-Alcoholic Beverages-NAB and Dairy Regional Sales Managers through on-the-job coaching, customer/prospect reviews, technical solution framing and reinforcement of the new Liquid Horizon operating model.


  • Coordinate cross-functional actions with Sales, Strategy, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Business Line and local contractors to improve competitiveness, standardize core design approaches and reduce response time.


Your Profile / Qualifications
  • Data-driven market and portfolio analysis capability; able to convert sales intelligence into targeted strategies, roadmaps and customer engagement plans.
  • Self-driven, collaborative and motivated by common departmental goals; comfortable working as part of a cross-functional execution team.
  • Strong English communication skills both written and verbal, French language skills is a plus.
  • Consultative sales mindset with strong written and verbal communication skills; able to influence customers and internal stakeholders.
  • Ability and willingness to travel across the United States and Canada;


Education and Experience:
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in the food production industry, preferably across dairy, beverage, brewing or related liquid processing applications.
  • Engineering degree (mechanical, industrial, Food, similar).
  • Solid process knowledge of dairy and beverage systems, including process equipment, CIP, filling equipment, separation/clarification, homogenization, membranes (UF, NF, MF, RO), mixing, UHT and blending technologies.
  • Ability to understand customer process needs, pain points and regulatory/commercial constraints and translate them into differentiated technical-commercial solutions.


Please note: This position is based in the United States and does not offer visa or work sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

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About GEA Group

GEA Group is a German industrial machinery company specializing in process engineering and components. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. GEA Group operates in over 50 countries and has over 18,000 employees.
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Size
18,000 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
* Ladders Estimates

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