Sales Manager - Water Treatment in Cheddar

Sales Manager - Water Treatment

Location: UK-wide

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Arrangement: Hybrid / Remote

Salary: Competitive + Commission and Bonus Scheme

Sales Manager - Water Treatment required for our client, covering the UK.

Sales Manager - Water Treatment Job Overview

• Identify and approach prospective customers, qualify inbound enquiries and develop new business opportunities across the UK.
• Manage and grow existing customer accounts, identifying opportunities for additional projects, equipment, service agreements and system upgrades.
• Take ownership of the full sales process, from initial customer contact and prospecting through to proposals, negotiations and closing business.
• Work closely with engineering teams to understand customer requirements, coordinate site surveys and develop technical scopes, costings and quotations.
• Present water treatment solutions, demonstrating their potential to improve operational reliability, reduce water consumption and support environmental compliance.
• Identify promising markets, monitor industry developments and use customer feedback to inform sales and marketing strategies.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and sales forecasts, reporting pipeline progress, expected revenue, margins and commercial risks to the Managing Director.
• Coordinate with engineering and operations teams to ensure a clear handover of customer requirements and agreed project commitments.
• Maintain relationships with customers following the sale, identifying further opportunities through servicing, technical support, system optimisation and upgrades.
• Work alongside the Managing Director to establish sales priorities and targets covering revenue, margin, account development and forecast accuracy.

Sales Manager - Water Treatment Job Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years' sales experience within the water treatment industry.
• Experience selling solutions within clean water treatment, industrial wastewater treatment or both.
• Technical understanding of water treatment processes, such as reverse osmosis, water softening, filtration and ion exchange, or wastewater processes including flocculation and settlement.
• Proven ability to develop new business opportunities and successfully close sales.
• Ability to understand industrial processes, identify customer requirements and recognise opportunities for water treatment solutions.
• Confident working alongside technical and engineering specialists to develop practical and commercially viable proposals.
• Strong commercial awareness, including pricing, profit margins and negotiation.
• Experience building relationships with engineering, operations, procurement and senior decision-makers.
• Organised approach to prospecting, account management, pipeline development and sales forecasting.
• Self-motivated with the initiative and persistence to develop opportunities and manage longer sales cycles.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the UK for customer meetings and site visits.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: Competitive.
• Commission and performance-related bonus scheme.
• Company car or car allowance.
• Working arrangement: Hybrid / remote with UK-wide travel.
• Pension: Company pension scheme (Legal & General).
• Simplyhealth Wellbeing Cashback scheme.
• Ongoing training, technical support and professional development.
• Opportunities to influence sales strategy and progress as the business grows.
• Collaborative working environment with an experienced water treatment team.