Key Account Manager – Water Treatment

Solenis

Key Account Manager for Solenis involved in managing industrial water treatment applications and customer relations. Focusing on sales, account management and compliance in a leading global organization.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Reporting to the Central area manager you will be expected to achieve your individual commercial targets line with our business strategy.
The management of industrial water treatment applications, including the routine testing of our customers cooling and boiler water treatment applications on your designated sites.
There is initially an approximate 20/80 split between new business sales and key account management (including sales and service and consultancy to existing customers).
You will be responsible for all sales, account correspondence, contracts, orders received, new business implementation, troubleshooting and follow up within territory.
Forecasting of the area financials performance on a monthly basis.
The specific customers served include, food and beverage, metal processing and general manufacturing.
You will deal with a number of your customers technical and engineering site contacts and commercial buyers.
You will need to work with Solenis processes and systems to ensure that we meet the customer needs and maintain our compliance obligations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduate degree, preferably in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, is an advantage or relevant years of experience in lieu of a degree.
5 years’ of progressive experience in sales/account management in the water treatment industry is a distinctive advantage.
Sound technical knowledge of boiler and cooling water treatment products and applications.
Knowledge of other water treatment applications, and/or experience in selling biocides, polymer’s and defoamers is advantageous.
Customer focused approached – the ability to clearly communicate at all levels, meet the needs and expectations of demanding customers.
Attention to detail and results focussed – to deliver on our strategic business KPI’s and compliance responsibilities.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A competitive commercial package.
Comprehensive benefits including performance based commission, company car, pension scheme and private healthcare etc.
The opportunity to work in a market leading organisation with scope for progression and for building an interesting and varied professional career.

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Hard Skills & Tools

boiler water treatmentcooling water treatmentwater treatment applicationsbiocidespolymersdefoamerssales/account managementforecastingtroubleshootingcommercial contracts

Soft Skills

customer focusedcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsattention to detailresults focused

Certifications

graduate degree in Chemistrygraduate degree in Chemical Engineering