Senior Sales Engineer - Food Processing Solutions

About the role

GEA is looking for a Senior Sales Engineer for its Belgium market to drive growth in industrial food processing equipment, full production lines and custom application solutions. The role sits in the Benelux team with support from specialists and back office, involves extensive travel to client sites and focuses on B2B clients in meat, fish, dairy, cheese, vegetable, potato processing and slicing and packaging.

Key responsibilities

• Drive revenue by selling industrial food processing machines and full production lines
• Lead the B2B sales cycle from prospecting to closing high-value deals
• Build trusted partnerships with key stakeholders and decision-makers
• Analyse client production needs and recommend tailored, efficient application solutions
• Work with engineering, product and service teams to design technical project proposals
• Negotiate commercial and technical terms for complex, long-term capital equipment contracts
• Monitor industry trends, competitors and regional opportunities
• Showcase products and network at international food technology trade shows

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Food Technology, Business or a related field
• 5-8 years in front-line industrial B2B sales in food processing or slicing and packaging
• Deep knowledge of meat, fish, dairy, cheese, vegetable, potato processing technologies or slicing and packaging
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding quotas on high-value machinery or CapEx sales
• Willingness to travel extensively to client production facilities and factories
• Comfortable translating complex engineering concepts into clear business benefits

What we offer

• Competitive salary package including company car, meal vouchers, group insurance and health insurance
• 20 vacation days plus 12 ADV days (40-hour week)
• International work environment and the chance to work with top pharma customers
• Internal and external training programmes