Business Development Manager

Are you a commercially driven Business Development Manager with exposure to the utilities markets, specifically water metering and monitoring solutions? We partner with some of the biggest players in the utilities sector and we need to add to our sales team due to ongoing company growth.

BASIC SALARY: up to £55,000

BENEFITS:
· Bonus
· Car Allowance
· Pension
· Life assurance
· 25 Days Holiday & Public Holidays

LOCATION: An office / home based role. Our office is 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: Business Development Manager - Meters, Monitoring Solutions, Water

Reporting directly to the UK Managing Director, you’ll join our UK Sales and Service team, working closely with global colleagues to deliver best-in-class 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.

As our Business Development Manager, you will:
· Drive new business opportunities within the utility water and waste water sector and associated Tier 1/2 contractors, industrial clients, building services contractors and consultants.
· Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation through to order closure and contract negotiation.
· Drive new business generation while building on existing client relationships.
· Act as a technical point of contact for clients, providing product demonstrations, application advice, and solution recommendations.
· Conduct market analysis, identifying trends and opportunities for revenue growth.
· Develop and maintain strong long-term relationships with key accounts, partners, and distributors.
· Represent our brand at conferences, exhibitions, and industry events, becoming a respected industry voice.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Business Development Manager - Meters, Monitoring Solutions, Water

We’re looking for a dynamic and accomplished Business Development Manager, ideally with proven experience in the water, utilities, or instrumentation sectors. You’ll be comfortable influencing at a senior level and driving both people and commercial success.

Ultimately, you’ll be a relationship manager, someone who can clearly demonstrate how you have developed and grown accounts but also how you have influenced individuals.

You will ideally have:
· A proven track record of commercial success within a sales / people leadership role in the water industry or something closely aligned. You may be from a utility background or flow surveys, metering, wastewater, heat metering, sewerage etc.
· The experience, gravitas, and presence to drive sales where you are the face of the business.
· Experience of a service offering alongside the sale of a capital equipment product.

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 worked 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 acknowledgment of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster 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 direct.

REF: MT18401, Wallace Hind Selection