Sales Manager

Oyster Recruitment Ltd; Leicester Forest East; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car or Car Allowance

Bonus of up to 15% of basic salary

Health Cashback Scheme

Life Assurance

On-site Parking

Subsidised Canteen

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

High Street Discounts Portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

Oyster Recruitment Ltd is assisting a specialist provider of pipeline services in the UK utilities sector to recruit a commercially driven Sales Manager. The role is fully remote with regular UK-wide travel, focusing on water and wastewater accounts, developing opportunities and delivering technical solutions.

The position requires building relationships with utility companies, consultants, contractors and framework partners, and managing opportunities from enquiry to handover.

Qualifications

• Proven sales or business development experience within the UK utilities sector, ideally water and wastewater.
• Experience in technical, solution-led or specification-led sales.
• Strong account management and business development skills.
• Understanding of utility procurement, frameworks and AMP programmes.
• Knowledge of pipeline infrastructure, trenchless technology or rehabilitation would be advantageous.
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience in negotiation, forecasting and managing opportunities.
• Confident communicating with technical, operational, procurement and senior stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel regularly throughout the UK.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow strategic customer accounts across the UK utilities market.
• Identify new business opportunities across water, wastewater and wider utility sectors.
• Build relationships with utility companies, consultants, contractors and framework partners.
• Promote technical solutions including pipeline rehabilitation and infrastructure services.
• Manage opportunities from initial enquiry through to quotation, contract award and handover.
• Support technical proposals, tenders, presentations, trials and product approvals.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline, forecasts and CRM records.
• Work with internal technical, operational and commercial teams to deliver customer solutions.

Job description

Are you an experienced Sales Manager or Business Development professional with a background in the UK utilities sector?

Our client, a specialist provider of pipeline services for UK utilities is looking for a commercially driven Sales Manager to develop new business and grow existing accounts across the UK, with a particular focus on the water and wastewater market.

This is a technical, solution-led sales role where you'll build relationships with utility companies, consultants, contractors and framework partners, identifying opportunities and developing solutions to meet customer needs.

This is a fully remote role with regular travel required across the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and grow strategic customer accounts across the UK utilities market
• Identify new business opportunities across water, wastewater and wider utility sectors
• Build relationships with utility companies, consultants, contractors and framework partners
• Promote technical solutions including pipeline rehabilitation and infrastructure services
• Manage opportunities from initial enquiry through to quotation, contract award and handover
• Support technical proposals, tenders, presentations, trials and product approvals
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline, forecasts and CRM records
• Work with internal technical, operational and commercial teams to deliver customer solutions

Who They're Looking For:

• Proven sales or business development experience within the UK utilities sector, ideally water and wastewater
• Experience in technical, solution-led or specification-led sales
• Strong account management and business development skills
• Understanding of utility procurement, frameworks and AMP programmes
• Knowledge of pipeline infrastructure, trenchless technology or rehabilitation would be advantageous
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience in negotiation, forecasting and managing opportunities
• Confident communicating with technical, operational, procurement and senior stakeholders
• Willingness to travel regularly throughout the UK

Benefits:

• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Bonus of up to 15% of basic salary
• Health Cashback Scheme
• Life Assurance
• On-site Parking
• Subsidised Canteen
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• High Street Discounts Portal
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

If you're an experienced Sales Manager or Business Development professional with a background in utilities and a passion for developing technical solutions, we'd love to hear from you