Business Development Manager

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus linked to business growth

Pension

23 days annual leave

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection LTD is seeking a technically minded Business Development Manager to grow an established customer base and win new business in the water treatment and process equipment sector. The role is hybrid and commutable to our Hertfordshire office.

You will develop opportunities in industrial applications, work with customers to understand their needs, propose technical solutions, and progress toward senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience selling water treatment, filtration, purification or closely related process equipment into industrial markets.
• Proven track record of winning new business and managing existing accounts.
• Ability to discuss customer applications and recommend technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Sell engineered water treatment and process equipment into industrial applications.
• Identify customer requirements, prepare proposals and negotiate contracts.
• Build long-term relationships with customers and technical decision-makers.

Skills

Technical sales

Water treatment

Industrial applications

New business development

Account management

Job description

Business Development Manager

Want a direct career path to the top table and the senior leadership team? Got experience in selling water treatment, filtration or engineered process equipment into industrial applications? We're looking for a technically minded Business Development Manager to grow an established customer base, win new business and develop towards a senior leadership position. A hybrid role, you must be commutable to our Hertfordshire office.

Basic Salary

Up to £60,000

Benefits

• Annual bonus linked to business growth
• Pension
• 23 days annual leave

Location

This is a hybrid role; you must be commutable to our Hertfordshire office.

Commutable locations

Luton, Stevenage, Bedford, Cambridge, St Albans, Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Letchworth, Biggleswade, Royston, Hertford, Dunstable, Harlow, Bishop's Stortford

Job description

As our Business Development Manager, you'll be responsible for developing existing accounts and winning new business across industrial markets, selling engineered water treatment and process equipment. Working closely with customers to understand their applications, you'll recommend technical solutions, prepare quotations and manage opportunities through to completion. This is a commercially focused role offering long-term progression into senior management.

Key responsibilities

• Sell engineered water treatment and process equipment into industrial applications.
• Identify customer requirements, prepare proposals and negotiate contracts.
• Build long-term relationships with customers and technical decision-makers.

Person specification

You will be an experienced technical sales professional who understands industrial applications and can confidently sell engineered solutions. You will have:

• Experience selling water treatment, filtration, purification or closely related process equipment.
• A proven track record of winning new business and managing existing accounts.
• The technical understanding to discuss customer applications and recommend suitable solutions.
• Commercial ambition and an interest in progressing into senior leadership.

The company

We’re an established UK engineering business specialising in the design and manufacture of water treatment and process equipment. With over 20 years of experience, we've built our reputation on technical expertise, quality products and long-standing customer relationships.

Prospects

This is a succession planning opportunity designed for someone who wants more than a traditional sales role. Initially, your sole focus will be on developing new business, growing existing customer relationships and becoming an expert in both our products and the wider business. You will progressively gain exposure to all aspects of the company including operations, production, finance and strategic planning with the aim of developing into the General Manager position.

It is highly likely you will have worked in one of the following roles or markets: Business Development Manager, Technical Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Area Sales Manager, Technical Sales Engineer, Key Account Manager - Water Treatment, Water Purification, Filtration, Industrial Water Systems, Process Equipment, Pumps, Valves, Chemical Dosing, Industrial Engineering, OEMs.

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