Director of Sales for Core Technology Center in a global group (Svendborg)

Leadership of Sales and After-market in Core Technology Center within Powder Handling Equipment in GEA  Funen  Created: 21/10/2026

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Do you want to lead the sales in a company with strong technical competence built up over 75 years? Do you thrive close to customers, where you must understand their challenges, develop solutions and create business together with skilled colleagues Worldwide? And are you motivated to develop sales in a Core Technology Center in a global group with more than 25,000 employees? Then we have just the job for you!

We offer you

Based in Svendborg, GEA Scan-Vibro for 75 years has developed and sold specialized solutions within vibration technology and powder handling. With the establishment of GEAs global technology center, CTC Vibration & Powder Handling with us, we play a central role in developing the solutions of the future for customers worldwide. Our solutions are used in many different industries e.g. food, pharma, animal feed, and they have a major impact on customers' efficiency.

As Director of Sales you will have the overall responsibility for our sales organization with 7 employees, including Sales, Sales Support and Service. The responsibility covers both sales of new machinery and our after-market business with spare parts, upgrades and service activities. You will become part of the local management team and report directly to our director. For the right candidate there will in time be good opportunities to develop a career at GEA.

Overall in this job you will get

• A strategic key position with great influence on the company's future development
• Opportunity to combine local decisive action with a global network
• A central role in GEAs global focus on vibration technology and powder handling
• Close collaboration with skilled colleagues and specialists across the organization

Your tasks

As Director of Sales you will be responsible for the commercial development of GEA Scan-Vibro and for ensuring continued growth in both new machinery and after-market. You will take a central role in strengthening the collaboration with GEAs global sales organization and further develop our international market position through the reach that GEA has. Your responsibilities will be:

• Leadership and development of Sales, Sales Support and Service
• Ensuring profitable growth, order intake, revenue and profitability
• Responsible for selected key customers, major sales projects and contract negotiations
• Development and strengthening of relationships with existing and new customers
• Expanding collaboration with GEAs regional sales organizations
• Further development of the service business within spare parts, upgrades and service agreements
• Ensuring close collaboration between Sales, Engineering, Production and Service
• Optimization of commercial processes, including CRM, pipeline management, forecasting and pricing
• Strengthen GEA Scan-Vibro's international market position

A particularly important collaboration will be with our Director of Engineering. We believe that the best solutions are created when Sales and Engineering work closely together from the first customer dialogue to the final delivery. This means that you not only hand over an order to Engineering, but take joint responsibility to ensure that the customer's needs, the technical solution and the commercial agreements hang together.

A little about you as a person

We expect that you have solid experience with international B2B sales of technical solutions, industrial machines or process technology as well as proven results in sales leadership in a technical organization. As a leader and person you are visible, engaged and results-oriented. You know how to create direction and motivation in the organization and you have a pragmatic approach that fits a company with short decision paths and strong local roots.

You are today likely either in a similar role or you have desires for more challenges in a specialized growth company, where emphasis is placed on positive and constructive collaboration in each department and between departments. You thrive in a company with proud traditions, high professionalism and employees who are passionate about what they do.

Specifically we see the following about you

• Several years' experience leading commercial teams
• Documented success with international technical sales and growth creation through distributors, agents or subsidiaries
• Thrives in the role of both leader and active sales profile
• Builds strong customer relationships and creates long-term partnerships
• Strong negotiating skills and commercial understanding
• Interest in technical solutions and complex customer needs
• Works naturally across the organization and is motivated by collaboration
• Communicates fluently in Danish and English, both oral and written
• Willing to travel internationally and be visibly present in Svendborg

We would also see it as a strength if you have

• Experience with selling machines to one or more of the industries we serve
• Knowledge of SAP

Salary is negotiated individually at a level that matches the job's requirements and your qualifications. We conduct interviews continuously and expect to complete the hiring process in November.

Curious?

If you are interested in the job and believe you are the right candidate, please contact HR-Partner Proces Support A/S, Per Schorling, at mobile +45 2332 5825 for a brief assessment of your profile in relation to the job, or go to the link below and upload your CV and a short motivation for why it should be you we choose. All inquiries are of course treated with full discretion and in accordance with GDPR.

About GEA Scan-Vibro

GEA Scan-Vibro A/S in Svendborg is a specialized technology company that develops, designs and manufactures advanced vibration-based solutions for handling and transporting powder, granules and other materials. The company’s solutions are used globally in industries including food, pharmaceutical and chemical, where high demands are placed on quality, hygiene and operating reliability.

The company employs around 60 employees and is part of the international GEA group, which, with more than 25,000 employees and operations in over 150 countries, is among the world’s leading suppliers of process equipment and technological solutions.

At GEA Scan-Vibro, the strong technical competence and many years of experience of a local company are combined with the opportunities offered by a global organization. The culture is characterized by professional pride, collaboration and a hands-on approach to problem-solving. There is focus on knowledge sharing, employee development and room for new ideas, just as the company places emphasis on an inclusive working environment where different competencies and perspectives contribute to shared results.

As an employee you become part of a company with short local decision paths, international outlook and the possibility to work with specially developed technical solutions for customers around the world. At the same time, you are part of GEAs overarching ambition of “Engineering for a better world,” where innovation, efficient resource use and sustainability are central driving forces.

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Work address

Finlandsvej 6

5700 Svendborg

GEA Scan-Vibro A/S

Finlandsvej 6

5700 Svendborg

https://www.gea.com/en/products/product-handling-systems/vibrating-sifters/

GEA Scan-Vibro A/S, based in Svendborg, Denmark, is a specialized technology company that develops, designs, and manufactures advanced vibration-based solutions for handling and conveying powders, granules, and other materials.

The company’s solutions are used globally in industries including food, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, where high standards of quality, hygiene, and operational reliability are essential.

The company employs approximately 60 people and is part of the international GEA Group, which, with more than 18,000 employees and operations in over 150 countries, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of process equipment and technological solutions.

At GEA Scan-Vibro, the strong technical expertise and extensive experience of a local company are combined with the opportunities offered by a global organization. The company culture is characterized by professional pride, collaboration, and a hands-on approach to problem-solving.