Company Description

The Veolia Group stands for ecological transformation. In 2023, with nearly 218,000 employees worldwide, we developed and delivered groundbreaking solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste, and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia contributes to developing access to resources, preserving available resources, and replenishing them.

In 2023, the Veolia Group supplied 113 million people with drinking water and 103 million with wastewater services, produced 42 terawatt hours of energy, and recycled 63 million tons of waste.

Job Description

Lead Sales Manager - Mobile Water Services DACH (m/f/d)
Fluent in English and German
You must either be living in Germany now, or willing and eligible to relocate.

VEOLIA Water technologies & Solutions is currently searching for a Lead Sales Manager - Mobile Water Services DACH to assume responsibility for driving outsourced water solutions Sales, for short, mid & long term contracts. Reporting to the Regional Sales Leader MWS, the candidate will work in an international and highly stimulating  environment, with frequent contact with team members both in the region and overseas. He/she works closely with  a diverse functional team, sales, C&E team (Commercial Engineering), Global Field Service, Corporate. The job  requires highly motivation, persistent and sales driven spirit oriented.

Essential responsibilities 

 

Responsibilities for the successful candidate will include, but not be limited to the following: 

Act as an expert (technical and commercial) in the market for growing Veolia Brand as a provider of Mobile  temporary water service & outsourced solutions

Develop and execute growth strategies and action plans to maintain the network of Water users, in line with the company capabilities and expectations; 

Develop opportunities in the DACH region, by solving critical issues the Industries are facing around water treatment 

Actively educate end-users throughout the region of the benefits of implementing an Emergency Water Plan. Achieve the given sales targets consistently through the year; 

Provide accurate sales forecast as demanded by the Organization; 

Understand customer’s needs, qualify leads, and work closely with the Sales Supporting functions to provide competitive solutions for our customers and drive the sales cycle; 

Support companies’ campaigns and gather market information for fleet unit technology and other companies’ new developments; 

Promote companies’ solutions, including customer meetings, conferences and delivering papers; Identify market trends and changes in the local legislation that trigger the use of the company’s solution portfolio Adhering to all internal procedures and tools related to risk review stages and bid preparation, forecasting; 

Work closely with other Sales Managers in the region to create synergies and to ensure a seamless execution of the region growth strategies 

Assisting Project Managers and Project Engineers in the preparation of biding/execution hand-over procedures; Make integrity a main driver for his/her activities. 

Qualifications

Results oriented – driven by an unwavering passion to hit sales targets year over year. 

Commercial mindset – top in reading through the client needs and develop a win strategy by delivering value to the customer 

Proven knowledge of selling temporary solution (containerized unit as Ion exchange, RO, UF,…) and/or water treatment services is a plus 

Proven expertise in water treatment for the Large industries, with focus in Power, Refining, petrochemical and chemical. 

Solid technical sales experience in Water environment, ideally in Service offering Ability to work in a matrix organization 

Deep understanding of the water market dynamics; bring an extended network of contacts in Industrial sites, Water Companies, Contractors, … 

Bachelor's degree (Laurea) in Engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience; Masters or PhD degree or equivalent is a plus 

Fluent in English and German. French language is a plus. 

Team player– passionate to work with the Veolia team and engage successfully with clients 

Self-motivated - capable of stepping up with seniority in front of any layers within the client org 

Strong communication & negotiation skills

Currently living in Germany or willing and eligible to relocate to Germany

Additional InformationExcellent benefits including commission and bonuses.Only applicants fluent in English and German will be considered.Only applicants currently living in Germany, or willing and eligible to relocate to Germany will be considered.Please apply with an English version of your CV for screening purposes.

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