Job Description
Account Manager
WATER TREATMENT – West Midlands
Fulltime permanent
Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 + commission & benefits
A highly reputable industry leader in water treatment is seeking an Account Manager to join the specialist sales team covering the West Midlands region.
Be at the forefront of water management and technologies, aiding businesses in developing their solutions for water system control to reduce their environmental impact and improve efficiency.
Top benefits, work flexibility, tools & technology, growth opportunities, mentorship, and support are on offer.
The Company: Water Treatment Specialist
The long-standing and highly reputable Water team is hiring due to growth and expansion of territory. This is a superb opportunity to own the position and bring your insight and experience to shape the role and territory.
Our client helps their customers enhance air quality, reduce energy, water and other natural resource consumption, minimize environmental releases and improve productivity while reducing cost.
The Role: Business Development Manager / Account Manager
Be client-facing and the go-to technical specialist while having subject matter experts on hand for those niche requests. This role will suit someone who relishes the challenge and work ownership of growing a part-worked territory, working as part of a team and autonomously, overseeing your own schedule and delivery.
Manage and develop long-standing client relationships, with an intense focus on exceeding client expectations and driving service delivery. You will have a hands-on approach to service and deliver value through developing and managing technical projects to solve customer problems.
This role is focused on but not limited to food, beverage, pharma, and light manufacturing industries.
Main Responsibilities
* Sell the company's products & services to established customers and new prospects
* Provide technical support to current customer base and escalate as required
* Embody safety leadership
* Grow the group’s revenue target
* Contribute to colleagues’ and clients’ knowledge development using your expertise
* Achieve annual sales targets
* Work with the District Manager and Corporate Account Managers to establish selling strategy
* Identify tactics and penetrate targeted new business opportunities
* Effective daily work management for current and future customers
* Analyze customer needs, requirements, and strategic plans
* Recommend solutions with Company programs
* Effective management communication and reporting
* Full lifecycle sales management
* Customer contract management – agree financial terms, business consultant, achieve customer & company objectives
* Verify supplied product and SLAs
* Customer-focused approach
* Market research & analysis
Attributes Required:
* Over 5 years’ experience of successful technical sales or field sales support experience in the water treatment or specialty chemical industry
* Chemistry related Degree or A-Levels such as Chemistry, Biology, microbiology, etc. or Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering
* Effective sales account management skills
* Working knowledge of boilers, cooling towers, and wastewater treatment systems would be an advantage
* Success in selling value-added products to customers
* A willingness to collaborate as part of a technically excellent team and service while being valued for your contribution
* Aptitude and confidence to deal with large national and multi-national customers
* Ability to work hands-on with samples
* Self-motivated and ability to work and develop under your own initiative
What’s in it for You?
* Salary £45,000 - £60,000 negotiable for the right person
* Premium brand company car for business & personal use
* Annual commission plan
* Premium technology – phone & laptop
* Flexible benefits program
* Incredibly generous pension scheme
* 25 days core holiday allowance
* Buy more holiday!
* Life Assurance
* Work with an established company and leading customers
* Flexible working hours and location
* Opportunity to develop a highly regarded geography
* True work ownership
* Best in class training program, support, resources, tools and technology
* Paid training program
* Top mark benefits package of a large company
* Career growth opportunities down desired route
What’s next?
Feel like you have the right background and experience required to succeed in this role? Please APPLY NOW and CleanTech Talent will be in touch to discuss your application, company, and further information about the process.
CleanTech Talent is acting as an employment agency for this position. Please make contact directly with Jim Merryfield if you require any support with your application.
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