Technical Sales Engineer – Process Equipment
Role Overview
The Technical Sales Manager will develop customers and projects for industrial process equipment and integrated manufacturing solutions across the Middle East.
The role covers customer process assessment, technical solution development, proposals, commercial negotiation, and project coordination.
Key Skills for This Role
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About the Company
Palomba General Trading LLC is an international trading and business-development company headquartered in Dubai and active across the GCC, Europe, and selected international markets.
The company develops commercial opportunities with international manufacturers and technology partners across several process industries.
Role Overview
The Technical Sales Manager will develop customers and projects for industrial process equipment and integrated manufacturing solutions across the Middle East.
The role covers customer process assessment, technical solution development, proposals, commercial negotiation, and project coordination.
Process Technologies
- Technologies include industrial, high-shear, vacuum, planetary, and sigma mixing systems.
- The portfolio includes homogenizers, milling and size-reduction equipment, powder processing, powder and liquid handling, dosing, feeding, and material transfer systems.
- The role also covers extrusion technologies, bulk-material handling, integrated process lines, and complete manufacturing solutions.
Target Industries and Customers
Target industries include cosmetics, personal care, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, botanical extracts, biotechnology, food ingredients, specialty ingredients, chemicals, and related process industries.
Customers include manufacturers, CDMOs, contract manufacturers, industrial processors, biotechnology companies, new manufacturing projects, and investors.
The role engages plant, engineering, technical, production, operations, process, project, CAPEX, R&D, procurement, and executive decision-makers.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop industrial process equipment sales and identify production-line, capacity-expansion, and equipment-upgrade opportunities.
- Analyze customer processes and requirements, then coordinate suitable equipment, configurations, and integrated solutions.
- Prepare proposals, quotations, tenders, presentations, and technical clarifications while negotiating commercial conditions.
- Manage complex industrial sales cycles, opportunity pipelines, partner relationships, installation coordination, commissioning communication, and post-delivery growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a specified engineering discipline or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of technical sales experience in industrial process equipment or manufacturing technologies.
- Experience with industrial production processes, complex B2B opportunities, technical-commercial proposals, and long sales cycles.
- Excellent written and spoken English and willingness to travel extensively across Middle East markets.
Preferred Background
- Experience with mixing, homogenizing, milling, powder processing, extrusion, dosing, material handling, process vessels, production lines, or process engineering solutions is valued.
- Experience in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food ingredients, or botanical processing is strongly valued.
- Existing relationships with industrial manufacturers across the GCC are a significant advantage.
- Arabic is advantageous but not mandatory.
Geographic Responsibility
- The initial geographic responsibility covers the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
- Additional Middle Eastern markets may be developed according to commercial opportunities.
- The source description states that the position is full-time and on-site.
Compensation and Benefits
- Compensation is AED 22,000–30,000 per month depending on technical background, relevant industry experience, and market relationships.
- Additional package elements may include performance-based sales bonus, project commission, medical insurance, annual leave, flight allowance, travel expenses, and legally applicable employment and visa support.
Application Notes
- Applicants should submit an English CV describing relevant industrial process equipment, technical sales, manufacturing projects, engineering solutions, and Middle East business-development experience.
- Candidates should specify equipment sold, industries covered, markets managed, current location, notice period, earliest availability, and expected salary.
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