Strategic Initiatives Senior Executive

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

Purpose of the job

To design integrate and sustain longterm capability health across Sales and Operations by creating endtoend capability systems that enable consistent performance adaptability and future growth.

This role is accountable for architecting (not just executing) frameworks for assessment development transition and continuous improvementgrounded in real operational and commercial work and scalable across the region.

Main tasks and responsibilities

1. Capability Architecture & Design

• Design rolebased capability frameworks across Sales and Operations including:
  • Core capabilities
  • Proficiency levels
  • Observable behaviors and outcomes
• Ensure frameworks support progression and knowledge transfer over time.

2. Assessment & Diagnostic Frameworks

• Design practical credible assessment approaches that reflect real job performance
• Ensure assessment outputs inform development priorities role readiness and transitions

3. Learning & Enablement Architecture

• Design learning journeys and enablement models that support capability progression not just content delivery
• Define the right balance of onthejob learning coaching and formal training

4. Transition & Progression Design

Design readiness and transition criteria for role changes increased complexity and leadership pathways.

5. Sales Excellence & Commercial Capability

• Apply capability design principles to Sales Excellence topics including:
  • Sales capability models aligned to growth vectors
  • Enablement of valuebased and solution selling
  • Sales manager coaching capability

Qualifications/Experience and Knowledge Required

• BSc degree in Engineering Technical Education HR Development or related field
• Having Minimum 5-8 years experience in technical training or competency development.
• Experience in implementing competency frameworks and managing trainer networks.
• Experience in consulting business transformation strategy

Competencies and Behavior required

• Performance management system operation
• Passion for workforce development and technical excellence.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail in assessment and reporting.
• Ability to work across cultures and regions with adaptability.
• Familiarity with apprenticeship models and vocational education systems.
• Thinks in endtoend systems not isolated initiatives
• Comfortable designing frameworks that evolve over time Stakeholder management

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Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

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