Sales Manager

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned metering technology provider in Central Bedfordshire seeks an experienced Sales Manager to drive growth in the UK. The ideal candidate will have a successful track record in sales leadership within the water industry and will manage a team while setting sales objectives. This role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including bonuses and allowances.

Benefits

Bonus

Car Allowance

Pension

Life assurance

25 days holiday + Public Holidays

Qualifications

• Proven track record in the water industry or related areas.
• Experience managing a sales budget of £5-£15 million.
• Ability to drive a sales strategy as the business face.

Responsibilities

• Lead Sales and Business Development Manager activities.
• Oversee leadership elements for the sales team.
• Report on sales performance to the Managing Director.

Skills

Sales strategy development

People leadership

Market analysis

Client relationship management

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a commercially focused Sales Manager to continue to move our sales and service offering forward in the UK. You will have experience in the metering and or instrumentation world; this could be utilities, M&E, flow, wastewater, leakage heat metering or sewerage. Based in Central Bedfordshire but travelling throughout the UK.

Salary and Benefits

• BASIC SALARY: £75,000-£85,000
• BENEFITS: Bonus, Car Allowance, Pension, Life assurance, 25 days holiday + Public Holidays
• LOCATION: An office-based role in Central Bedfordshire, but you will need to be in the field as required.
• COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Milton Keynes, Bedford, Watford, Luton, Stevenage, Northampton, Aylesbury

Job Description

Sales Manager, Business Development Manager - Meters, Monitoring Solutions, Water

As our Sales Manager, you'll be reporting directly to the UK Managing Director and be closely linked to our global organisation for key functional support. This is a new role required to drive continued expansion of our flow metering technology and non-revenue water solutions. This is a great opportunity for someone seeking to demonstrate their talents in sales and business management as well as expand their experience across the full range of business processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Sales Manager and Business Development Manager activities for meters, monitoring solutions, and water.
• This role will be a business generation and customer-facing position with autonomy to set sales objectives and strategies and to motivate the sales team.
• Oversee all leadership elements for the UK Sales and Service team, including coaching, motivation, performance management, recruitment and training.
• Work with and develop a team of 3; provide mentoring and support as needed.
• Report to the Managing Director and wider organisation regularly regarding sales performance.
• Together with the Field Service Engineer, manage client projects from solution design to execution, working closely with contractors and customers.
• Carry out regular market analysis to monitor competition and market trends that may lead to revenue opportunities.
• Lead the preparation of public-style tenders and proposals and present solutions effectively.
• Be an industry-respected representative of the brand at conferences, exhibitions and customer events.

Person Specification / Qualifications

• A proven track record of commercial success within a sales and people leadership role in the water industry or closely related areas (utilities, flow surveys, metering, wastewater, heat metering, sewerage, etc.).
• Experience to drive a sales strategy where you are the face of the business.
• Experience managing a sales budget of £5-£15 million.
• Experience of offering a service alongside the sale of a capital equipment product.

About the Company

We are the UK subsidiary of a large Swiss-based, family-owned metering technology and solutions provider. Our UK Sales / Service office is based in Bedfordshire and we are certified as a 'Great Place to Work'.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and with the following products and/or services: Metering, Utilities, Heat Metering, Dosing, Wastewater, Water, Water Treatment, Water management, Sewerage, Sewage, Test & Measurement, Drainage, Flow, Leakage, M&E.

Interested?

Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client, embraces diversity, champions equality, and fosters inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us directly.

REF: MT18258, Wallace Hind Selection