Water Treatment Business Development Manager

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, who have a strong presence in the North West. As a company, they offer a diverse and thorough range of services, and it is essential that applicants 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. They are able offer competitive salaries and benefits packages for the successful candidate, in addition to a lucrative commission scheme. Our client is able to consider candidates with only Water Hygiene / Legionella technical knowledge, as thorough training can be provided. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-respected name who are known for their professional reputation and high levels of service.

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, Blackpool, Huddersfield, 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 will have experience with process systems, such as: cooling towers, steam boilers and closed systems
- Strong sales acumen
- It would be beneficial to hold a degree relating to Science / Environmental industries
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills

The Role:
- Managing the development of company business contracts and implementing plans to grow and develop
- Identifying gaps in the business, in with to develop into
- Establishing new client leads and making contact in order 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 any technical queries
- Liaising with members of management to monitor sales performance
- Travelling to client sites to scope for works

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 get back in touch, however if you have applied to Future Select and you have not heard from us after a week, on this occasion, you will not have been successful. Your details will be saved on our system and you will be contacted in the future if a vacancy matches your skills.

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