Account Manager

• Compensation: GBP 29,000 - GBP 47,000 - yearly

As a global leader in environmental services, Veolia operates across all 5 continents with nearly 218,000 employees. An expert in water, energy, and waste management, the Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution and resource regeneration to support communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Join our mission to “Resource the world”!

At Water Tech, we provide complete solutions for water treatment and are dedicated to innovating in key areas like sustainable development, recovery and reuse.

Account Manager
Remote North West - Manchester

Are you succeeding in an Account Manager or Field Sales role within the water treatment industry?
Would you like to use your expertise in driving business growth and building relationships to a market leader dedicated to solving the toughest water and process challenges?

Yes? Then you should read on to find out about this new opportunity!

As a key member of an established Sales & Operation team, your key responsibilities will be maintaining and developing client relationships, demonstrating system knowledge, effective contract management of existing accounts and generation of new sales within the region.

You will be selling, demonstrating, and promoting our range of specialty water and process chemicals and monitoring technologies.

What will your week look like?

Working with customers and prospects to meet desired sales and service needs.

Develop and execute customer account sales plans, coordinating all proposal activity, from generating quotes to processing PO’s.

Manage customer satisfaction and elevate customer concerns for resolution.

Coordinate support resources to maintain and grow existing and win / close new accounts.

Participate in plant visits, audit/survey and any trial working. Where required, conduct appropriate water analysis/testing and report.

Maintain the integrity of strategies and implementation of sales / marketing programs to achieve sales goals within your assigned territory/market.

Meet or exceed assigned quotas (activities and results).

Driving the right behaviours around Safety, Team Work, Company strategies and initiatives.

What are the requirements?

Technically qualified in Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical or similar Engineering environment - or time‑served in the industry

Strong value delivery and selling strategies with a track record of winning new accounts and developing markets.

Knowledge of specialty water and process chemicals and associated monitoring technologies

Your background will be Account Management or sales in a water/process treatment company or industrial plant.

What are the essential skills?

Essential to this role is the ability to build and develop relationships with customers whilst supporting multiple managers and teams.

You will have outstanding communication across all platforms and customer service skills that are a natural extension of your personality.

Our most successful Account Managers are motivated, goal orientated and well organised, with excellent time management and prioritisation abilities.

You should be able to demonstrate excellent project management experience and a track record of exceeding targets.

Enthusiastic, responsible team player with positive attitude for product and personal learning.

A UK driving licence is a must

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.