Business Development Director

About the Role Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. This role works closely with the Regional Head of Sales, segment heads, and the internal team to drive Strategic and Tactical initiatives (GDP), manage the marketing team, ensure integration and utilization of business optimization tools, and support the sales management team. Key responsibilities include organizing and executing GDP initiatives monthly, facilitating TTI data collection, prioritizing regional marketing activities aligned with GDP, driving adoption and execution of tools such as Salesforce and CPQ, overseeing new product order entry management, and identifying opportunities to simplify business processes through LEAN/VBSS practices. Main Accountabilities and Tasks Organize and support GDP initiatives. Partner with segment heads to develop, track, and report on action plans. Automate the collection of TTI data with business analysts. Collect and communicate performance data, market insights, and opportunities to assist sales teams and services. Coordinate regional marketing managers’ activities. Combine marketing promotion, analytics, and GDP initiatives to coordinate and focus resources. Oversee management of marketing communication and marketing initiatives. Support channel partner development programs. Support sales leadership in managing communication flow on internal and external social channels. Focus on execution and waste removal in business processes, primarily in sales and service activities. Drive Sales Support department to provide data intelligence to sales leaders. Organize data mining and ensure accessibility to data across ERP systems; maintain management-level dashboards. Support business intelligence data collection and analysis. Coordinate development of Salesforce CRM, CPQ, SAPConf and other main systems according to business requirements. Liaise with Finance and Strategy on budgeting, pipeline review, and CRM maintenance. Provide Salesforce training and rolling forecast management for order intake and sales partners. Track timely execution of key tasks with sales leaders and corporate business development personnel. Assist in preparation of corporate presentations and reports. What We Offer You Competitive paid time off 12 company paid holidays per year Annual bonus program Full medical, dental, and vision benefits Company-paid short-term and long-term disability Company-paid life insurance 6% 401(k) or Roth company match with immediate vesting Company-paid retirement security contributions after 1 year of employment Tuition reimbursement/educational assistance Quarterly gym reimbursement Equal Opportunity Employer Statement Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr