Water Treatment Sales Manager

Gables Search Group; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage

Life and disability insurance

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Vacation

Job summary

Gables Search Group is assisting a client in finding a Business Development Manager to grow its residential and light commercial water treatment business. You can work remotely from Wisconsin, but you’ll visit the Reedsburg headquarters regularly and travel 30%–50% for customer meetings and trade shows.

The role offers a $120,000 base salary augmented by commission, with first-year commissions of $20,000–$40,000 for solid performers.

Qualifications

• Substantial sales experience in residential or light commercial water treatment.
• Record of winning new business and maintaining customer relationships through full sales cycle.
• Knowledge of water softeners, filtration, RO, valves, tanks and media is essential.
• Experience using Salesforce CRM and AI productivity tools.
• Ability to travel 30%–50% and visit the Reedsburg headquarters regularly.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business with OEMs, distributors, dealers, plumbing customers, and private-label partners.
• Manage opportunities from prospecting and product testing through proposals, negotiation, and closing.
• Help customers select and apply water treatment equipment and systems.
• Grow existing accounts and coordinate with engineering, product, operations, and quality teams.
• Maintain an accurate Salesforce pipeline and forecast.

Skills

Sales experience

New business development

CRM proficiency

AI productivity tools

Travel readiness

Tools

Salesforce

AI productivity tools

Job description

Our client is hiring a Business Development Manager to grow its residential and light commercial water treatment business. You can work remotely, but you must live in Wisconsin or very close to the state and be able to visit the Reedsburg headquarters regularly. The role also requires 30%–50% travel for customer meetings and trade shows.

The $120,000 base salary is supplemented by commission. The company projects $20,000–$40,000 in first-year commission for someone performing as expected.

What you’ll do

• Develop new business with OEMs, distributors, dealers, plumbing customers, and private-label partners.
• Manage opportunities from prospecting and product testing through proposals, negotiation, and closing.
• Help customers select and apply water softeners, filtration systems, reverse osmosis equipment, valves, tanks, and media.
• Grow existing accounts and bring customer needs to engineering, product, operations, and quality teams.
• Maintain an accurate Salesforce pipeline and forecast.

What you’ll bring

• Substantial sales experience in residential or light commercial water treatment equipment, including water chemistry, applications, and equipment sizing.
• A record of winning new business and managing customer relationships through the full sales cycle.
• Working knowledge of water softeners, filtration, reverse osmosis, control valves, tanks, and media.
• Experience using Salesforce CRM and AI productivity tools.
• Ability to travel 30%–50% and visit the Reedsburg headquarters regularly.

Existing industry relationships and WQA education or certification are pluses. Benefits include health and dental coverage, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) match, paid holidays, and vacation.