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SULZER Pumpen (Deutschland) GmbH

Job Description

Als einer der führenden Hersteller von Pumpen bietet Sulzer eine breite Palette an Produkten für kundenspezifische, konfigurierte und standardisierte Pumplösungen sowie die nötigen Hilfsausrüstungen. Unser Name steht für hochmoderne Produkte sowie leistungsfähige, zuverlässige und effiziente Lösungen.

Project Manager Tendering Nuclear (m/f/d) - Full Time - Bruchsal, Germany

Sulzer offers you a wealth of opportunities to drive your career into the direction that you want, depending on your skills and interests. We invite you to apply if you are ready to take the next step.

Your main tasks and responsibilities:

In this technically and commercially demanding role, you will support our customers and the Nuclear sales team along the entire sales process. Your day-to-day work will among others include

  • Analysing customer requirements, particularly of complex applications and products for nuclear power plants
  • Independent development of suitable technical solutions with the involvement of specialist departments
  • Ensuring compliance with relevant export control regulations/laws (Citizen ship EU member state necessary)
  • Consulting customers and the sales team on possible pump applications and in preparation of specifications
  • Configuration of pumps and accessories
  • Enquiry and evaluation of subcontractor offers as well as corresponding expediting
  • Co-operation with the plants in the Energy & Infrastructure Business Unit factory network
  • Analysis and evaluation of commercial as well as technical risks of projects at the bidding stage, corresponding negotiations together with specialist departments as well as development of approaches to minimise risks in the event of an order
  • Preparation and realisation of presentations of technical offers
  • Indirect management & co-ordination with multidisciplinary functions as part of the bid preparation
  • Preparation of high-quality technical/commercial offers on time and in line with market requirements using current tendering tools & procedures independently or with guidance.
  • Review quote received and challenge as necessary internal as well as external stakeholders to ensure a competitive proposal is submitted meeting Sales / market expectation
  • Familiar with the risks and hazards within the activities and processes of the role and procedures, practices and measures in place to mitigate the risks.
  • Participation in sales negotiations, corresponding preparation and follow-up in co-operation with sales department
  • Leading technical negotiations with subcontractors
  • Ensuring a complete and successful order handover to project team
  • Regular maintenance of our sales systems and the data contained therein
  • Project reporting or any other duties as relevant to the role defined by the Head of Tendering, Nuclear

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • Successfully completed technical studies (ideally mechanical engineering, industrial engineering or process engineering or equal)
  • Structured way of working, ability to break down complex issues together with the bid team
  • Experience in at least one of the following disciplines: pump design, international tender or sales, project management or equivalent
  • Ideally intercultural competences
  • Sound knowledge of pumps or rotating equipment and accessories
  • Ideally first experience with nuclear power plant projects
  • Fluent in English language (C2), other foreign languages an advantage
  • Willingness and ability for international travel (approx. 20%)
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and commercial acumen
  • Social competence and team skills, customer orientation
  • Assertiveness, resilience and goal-/solution-orientation
  • High motivation and flexibility

What we offer you:

At Sulzer you will become part of a well-established team. We offer you a high degree of personal responsibility as well as excellent prospects for the future. With our affiliation to the North Württemberg/North Baden metal and electrical collective agreement, we offer adequate remuneration and numerous social benefits.

You can expect, for example

  • Special company payments such as vacation and Christmas bonuses
  • Familiar working environment on site with international connections within the Group
  • Support for individual development through targeted internal and external training measures
  • Lifetime working time accounts with attractive support from the company
  • Company pension and additional opportunity to use the MetallRente individual gross deferred compensation scheme
  • Supplementary health insurance with a subsidy from the company
  • Attractive infrastructure and other company benefits (e.g. subsidized company restaurant, good public transport connections)

No visa or work permit support can be provided for this role.

Do you have a question about the role?

Reach out to Recruiter Selcuk Cakir at [email protected] or Hiring Manager – Andreas Weber at [email protected].

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 2024 in Brazil, China, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.


Als einer der führenden Hersteller von Pumpen bietet Sulzer eine breite Palette an Produkten für kundenspezifische, konfigurierte und standardisierte Pumplösungen sowie die nötigen Hilfsausrüstungen. Unser Name steht für hochmoderne Produkte sowie leistungsfähige, zuverlässige und effiziente Lösungen.

Project Manager Tendering Nuclear (m/f/d) - Full Time - Bruchsal, Germany

Sulzer offers you a wealth of opportunities to drive your career into the direction that you want, depending on your skills and interests. We invite you to apply if you are ready to take the next step.

Your main tasks and responsibilities:

In this technically and commercially demanding role, you will support our customers and the Nuclear sales team along the entire sales process. Your day-to-day work will among others include

  • Analysing customer requirements, particularly of complex applications and products for nuclear power plants
  • Independent development of suitable technical solutions with the involvement of specialist departments
  • Ensuring compliance with relevant export control regulations/laws (Citizen ship EU member state necessary)
  • Consulting customers and the sales team on possible pump applications and in preparation of specifications
  • Configuration of pumps and accessories
  • Enquiry and evaluation of subcontractor offers as well as corresponding expediting
  • Co-operation with the plants in the Energy & Infrastructure Business Unit factory network
  • Analysis and evaluation of commercial as well as technical risks of projects at the bidding stage, corresponding negotiations together with specialist departments as well as development of approaches to minimise risks in the event of an order
  • Preparation and realisation of presentations of technical offers
  • Indirect management & co-ordination with multidisciplinary functions as part of the bid preparation
  • Preparation of high-quality technical/commercial offers on time and in line with market requirements using current tendering tools & procedures independently or with guidance.
  • Review quote received and challenge as necessary internal as well as external stakeholders to ensure a competitive proposal is submitted meeting Sales / market expectation
  • Familiar with the risks and hazards within the activities and processes of the role and procedures, practices and measures in place to mitigate the risks.
  • Participation in sales negotiations, corresponding preparation and follow-up in co-operation with sales department
  • Leading technical negotiations with subcontractors
  • Ensuring a complete and successful order handover to project team
  • Regular maintenance of our sales systems and the data contained therein
  • Project reporting or any other duties as relevant to the role defined by the Head of Tendering, Nuclear

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • Successfully completed technical studies (ideally mechanical engineering, industrial engineering or process engineering or equal)
  • Structured way of working, ability to break down complex issues together with the bid team
  • Experience in at least one of the following disciplines: pump design, international tender or sales, project management or equivalent
  • Ideally intercultural competences
  • Sound knowledge of pumps or rotating equipment and accessories
  • Ideally first experience with nuclear power plant projects
  • Fluent in English language (C2), other foreign languages an advantage
  • Willingness and ability for international travel (approx. 20%)
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and commercial acumen
  • Social competence and team skills, customer orientation
  • Assertiveness, resilience and goal-/solution-orientation
  • High motivation and flexibility

What we offer you:

At Sulzer you will become part of a well-established team. We offer you a high degree of personal responsibility as well as excellent prospects for the future. With our affiliation to the North Württemberg/North Baden metal and electrical collective agreement, we offer adequate remuneratioView More