Sales Manager

Global Recruitment Director at Walker Lovell Recruitment

Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid)

Travel: ~50% across Texas

Compensation: Strong base + high-impact bonus, reflecting seniority and scope

Step into a critical regional role with the technical credibility to match.

Join a globally respected chemicals business as the face of its water purification portfolio across Texas. This isn’t about chasing new logos — it’s about owning key customer relationships, solving real operational challenges, and protecting long-term contracts with insight, not fluff. If you’ve spent years working within this sector and know what matters to the people running treatment plants and industrial sites, this is your next move.

• Strong base salary + results-driven bonus
• Company vehicle and full travel support
• Relocation assistance if required
• Full suite of benefits including 401(k) with match
• Internal university and technical development programs

Why this business

A long-established name in chemical solutions, this business supports essential industries with the products they can’t operate without. With a growing footprint in water purification and a reputation for reliability, they offer the credibility and backing to help you deliver real value to industrial operators, municipalities, and utility partners across the region.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage and retain a portfolio of key water treatment customers in Texas, focused around Houston
• Provide technical sales support, solution delivery, and ongoing account development
• Lead pricing, contract renewals, and performance reporting with full commercial ownership
• Act as the trusted point of contact for customers, ensuring value is delivered and recognized

What you’ll bring

• Minimum 5 years in a single role within water purification chemical sales
• Degree in Chemical Engineering or a directly relevant technical discipline
• Deep knowledge of water treatment operations, systems, and buyer priorities
• Based in Houston with flexibility to travel up to 50%

Who this suits

You’re a water treatment chemicals expert with the credibility that comes from doing the job, not just talking about it. You’ve built long-term relationships, understand the technical drivers behind customer loyalty, and know how to sustain value over time. If you’re ready to take ownership of a mature but strategically important region, this is the opportunity to do it.

Apply now for a confidential conversation with Walker Lovell.