Account Manager

7402 – Account Manager, Speciality Water and Process Chemicals
Covering Lincolnshire & Humber region
Salary to £50k plus car & field card.
Outstanding benefits including 10% pension, 10 x salary Life Assurance

• 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!

 What will you be doing as an Account Manager?

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 Lincolnshire/Humber 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 escalate 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 experience would be ideal?

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.

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

What are the essential skills?

• 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
• Enthusiastic, responsible team player with positive attitude for product and personal learning.
• A UK driving licence is a must

What are the benefits?

At Veolia, we know that at certain crucial moments in life, we all need a little help, protection and support.

That’s why we are proud to offer our innovative Veolia Cares program, which demonstrates our commitment to our employees.

From the very first day of employment, this commitment is reflected in an array of benefits that is generous, and relevant.

These include:

Health & Welfare

Holiday allowance 26 days plus Bank Holidays with the option to buy or sell additional days off

Private Healthcare – currently BUPA, with an option to add your family members

Dental Plan providing cover or monetary cash back on appointments and treatments

Enhanced Maternity / Primary Care pay of 13 weeks full pay from Day 1

Enhanced Paternity / Secondary Care pay of 2 weeks full pay from Day 1

Adoption Leave of 13 weeks full pay for Parental, and  2 weeks full Co-parental pay from day 1 of employment

Support for Carers offering flexibility for longer term caring needs such as considering options of remote work, flexible work hours, adjusted schedules, and paid or unpaid leave

A Lifestyle Account where we put in £60 to start you off, then match you £ for £ on every activity you buy up to £360

Discounted Gym Memberships

All employees receive one day of paid volunteering leave per year

Monetary Benefits

Leading pension contribution of 10% of your earnings from us every month, doubling your own contribution of 5%

Option to buy shares at preferential rates

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Bonus scheme

The Bigger Picture – protecting you and your loved ones in the longer term

Industry leading Life Insurance providing you 10 x your salary as a benefit paid to your nominated person(s)

Income Protection that covers you for 5 years at up to 60% of your salary, with 2 x your salary as a lump sum should you be unable to return to work

About Us

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions is an industry leader in solving the world’s most pressing water reuse, industrial, irrigation, municipal, and drinking water needs.

Through desalination, advanced membrane, separation solutions, and water reuse and wastewater management and process technologies, we deliver added value to every customer.

Veolia WTS provides value by improving performance and product quality, reducing operating costs, and extending equipment life through a broad range of products and services that are designed to optimise total performance; protect customers’ assets; prevent fouling and scaling; and safeguard the environment through water conservation and energy reduction.

We are a great work environment, providing consistent professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

Veolia is an Equal Opportunities Employer.