Account Manager

Account Manager

WATER TREATMENT – West Midlands

Fulltime permanent

£45,000 - £60,000 + commission & benefits

⚙️A highly reputable industry leader in water treatment are seeking an Account Manager to join to the specialist sales team covering the West Midlands region.

Be at the forefront of water management and technologies, aiding businesses develop their solutions for water system control to reduce their environmental impact and efficiency.

Top of the mark benefits, work flexibility, tools & technology, growth opportunities, mentorship and support are on offer.

⭐When people join, they don’t leave. Read on to understand why.⭐

The Company: Water Treatment Specialist

The long-standing and highly reputable Water team are hiring due to growth and expansion of territory. This is a superb opportunity to own the position and bring your insight and experience to shape the role and territory.

Our client helps their customers enhance air quality, reduce energy, water and other natural resource consumption, minimise environmental releases and improve productivity and end products whilst reducing cost.

Interested in a company and role that is integral in protecting the world’s most vital resource?

⭐This could well be the one for you.⭐

The Role: Business Development Manager / Account Manager

Be client-facing and the go-to technical specialist whilst having subject matter experts on hand for those niche requests. This role will suit someone who relishes the challenge and work-ownership of growing a part-worked territory, working as part of a team and autonomously, overseeing your own schedule and delivery.

Manage and develop long standing client relationships, with an intense focus on exceeding client expectations and driving service delivery. You will have a hands-on approach to service and deliver value through developing and managing technical projects to solve customer problems.

On offer is a world class training program designed to provide the tools and resources for you to be one of the best in your field and take pride in an industry leading safety culture.

This role is focused on but not limited to food, beverage, pharma and light manufacturing industries.

Main Responsibilities

• Sell the companies products & services to established customers and new prospects
• Provide technical support to current customer base and escalate as required
• Embody safety leadership
• Grow the group’s revenue target
• Contribute to colleague’s and client’s knowledge development using your expertise
• Achieves annual sales targets
• Work with the District Manager and Corporate Account Managers to establish selling strategy
• Identify tactics and penetrate targeted new business opportunities
• Effective daily work management for current and future customers
• Analyse customer needs, requirements, and strategic plans
• Recommend solutions with Company programs.
• Effective management communication and reporting
• Full lifecycle sales management
• Customer contract management – agree financial terms, business consultant, achieve customer & company objectives
• Verify supplied product and SLAs
• Customer focused approach
• Market research & analysis

Attributes Required:

• Over 5 years’ experience of successful technical sales or field sales support experience in the water treatment or speciality chemical industry
• Chemistry related Degree or A-Levels such as Chemistry, Biology, microbiology etc or Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering
• Effective sales account management skills.
• Working knowledge of boilers, cooling towers, and wastewater treatment systems would be an advantage.
• Success of selling value-added products to customers.
• A willingness to collaborate as part of a technically excellent team and service whilst being valued for your contribution
• Aptitude and confidence to deal with large national and multi-national customers.
• Ability to work hands on with samples
• Self-motivated and ability to work and develop under your own initiative

What’s in it for You?

• Salary £45,000 - £60,000 negotiable for the right person
• Premium brand company car for business & personal use
• Annual commission plan
• Premium technology – phone & laptop
• Flexible benefits program
• Incredibly generous pension scheme
• 25 days core holiday allowance
• Buy more holiday!
• Life Assurance
• Work with an established company and leading customers
• Flexible working hours and location
• Opportunity to develop a highly regarded geography
• True work-ownership
• Best in class training program, support, resources, tools and technology
• Paid training program
• Top mark benefits package of a large company
• Career growth opportunities down desired route

What’s next?

Feel like you have the right background and experience required to succeed in this role then please APPLY NOW and CleanTech Talent will be in touch to discuss your application, company and further information about the process.

CleanTech Talent are acting as an employment agency for this position. Please make contact directly to Jim Merryfield if you require any support with your application.