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Sales Manager
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Your New Role
As Technical Sales Manager, you will take full responsibility for driving technical sales of a specialist water product portfolio across your designated region. Working closely with the Technical Sales Director and wider commercial teams, you will play a key role in developing specifications, generating demand and building relationships with key influencers across the construction and water industries.
This strategic and customer-facing role will see you engage with architects, consultants, contractors, developers and water authorities to increase product specification, improve sales conversion and drive profitable growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Delivering sales targets and budgets across a portfolio of specialist water management products.
- Developing and implementing specification and demand creation plans.
- Building relationships with consulting engineers, architects, contractors and key decision-makers.
- Delivering CPD presentations and technical training sessions to industry stakeholders.
- Supporting project specification and conversion activities from initial concept through to completion.
- Identifying and securing new routes to market and business development opportunities.
- Managing and developing key national and regional merchant and distribution accounts.
- Working closely with sales teams to improve project tracking, pipeline visibility and CRM utilisation.
- Monitoring market trends, legislation and industry developments to identify growth opportunities.
- Collaborating with engineering, innovation and marketing teams to support product development and go-to-market strategies.
- Representing the business at industry forums, working groups and networking events.
- Preparing and presenting commercial performance reports to senior stakeholders.
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What You'll Need to Succeed
- Proven experience in a technical sales, specification sales or business development role.
- Experience selling in the construction, building products, civils, infrastructure, utilities or water sectors.
- Strong understanding of specification-led sales and demand generation.
- Experience developing relationships with consultants, contractors, architects and other key influencers.
- Excellent commercial awareness and the ability to drive profitable growth.
- Strong presentation skills with experience delivering CPDs and technical training.
- A proactive and strategic approach to business development.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across your region as required.
- Knowledge of wastewater, surface water, drainage, pumping systems, environmental solutions or related technical products would be highly advantageous.
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What You'll Get in Return
- £50k salary + car and bonus package.
- Predominantly remote, field-based role with flexibility and autonomy.
- Opportunity to work with an established and respected industry leader.
- Exposure to high-profile projects and key industry stakeholders.
- Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
What you need to do now
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