Water Treatment Business Development Manager

Future Select Recruitment; Wigan; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Water Treatment seeks a Water Treatment Business Development Manager to grow their client portfolio. The role involves managing contracts and identifying new business opportunities while utilizing your strong technical knowledge of ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines. A competitive salary ranging from £40k to £100k is offered, along with commission and benefits.

Benefits

Commission

Bonus

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Successful record of growing business revenues in Water Treatment.
• Ideally experience with process systems such as cooling towers.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage development of company business contracts.
• Identify gaps and develop them into opportunities.
• Establish new client leads to win business.
• Produce detailed tenders and present to clients.
• Be a key point of contact providing tailored advice.

Skills

Business development

Technical knowledge of ACOP L8

Sales acumen

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Education

Degree in Science / Environmental industries

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Water Treatment Business Development Manager

Location: Wigan, Lancashire

Salary/Benefits: £40k - £100k (OTE) + Commission, Bonus & Benefits

Our client is a leading name within the Water Treatment / Water Hygiene industry, with a strong presence in the North West. Applicants should have robust technical knowledge of the ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines. You will be responsible for growing a busy company portfolio and establishing new client contracts. Competitive salaries and benefits packages are offered, with a lucrative commission scheme. Training can be provided for candidates who have Water Hygiene / Legionella technical knowledge.

Location considerations

Ideally, applicants will be located around the following areas: Wigan, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Manchester, Hyde, Stockport, Altrincham, Knutsford, Warrington, Runcorn, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Liverpool, Chester, Winsford, Skelmersdale, Southport, Formby, Ormskirk, Chorley, Preston, Blackburn, Blackpool, Colne, Burnley, Leeds, Huddersfield, Lancaster, Clitheroe, Fleetwood, Halifax, Bradford, Wrexham, Flint.

Experience / Qualifications

• Successful record of growing business revenues within a Water Treatment / Water Hygiene outfit
• Excellent technical knowledge, including ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines
• Ideally experience with process systems, such as cooling towers, steam boilers and closed systems
• Strong sales acumen
• Beneficial to hold a degree relating to Science / Environmental industries
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills

Role and responsibilities

• Managing the development of company business contracts and implementing plans to grow and develop
• Identifying gaps in the business and developing them into opportunities
• Establishing new client leads and contacting prospects to win new business
• Using a range of sales techniques to grow business revenues
• Meeting with clients to establish their requirements and build a rapport
• Renewing existing client contracts
• Selling a range of company services, including ACOP L8 monitoring duties, cooling tower servicing, closed system and steam boiler analysis
• Producing detailed tenders and presenting directly to clients
• Being a key point of contact for clients, providing tailored advice and answering technical queries
• Liaising with management to monitor sales performance
• Travelling to client sites to scope for works

Additional information

Future Select are recruiting in the Water Treatment/Hygiene industry; we work with the best clients & candidates and supply the majority of permanent jobs in the market.

We would be interested in speaking to candidates with experience in any disciplines from Risk Assessors, Service Engineers, Account Managers and Business Development/Operational Managers through to Director level.

We are inundated with applications; we will endeavour to respond. If you have applied to Future Select and have not heard back after a week, you may not have been successful. Your details will be saved in our system and you will be contacted in the future if a vacancy matches your skills.

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