Growth Account Manager

What to expect?

As Growth Account Manager, you will be responsible for generating new business opportunities and managing existing customer relationships regarding industrial water treatment with our customers in the provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Flemish Brabant.

You will combine your commercial skills with technical expertise to advise customers and provide tailored solutions to meet their specific needs.  Your role is essential in increasing turnover through strategic acquisition and building long-term relationships. You get energised by working autonomously and have an appetite for both commercial and hands-on work.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Achieve sales targets and contribute to the growth of the company through successful acquisition and customer retention.

• You actively pursue positive relationship building with your regular customers and always look for new opportunities. 

• You focus on the management and relationship building of existing customers. You are responsible for the continuous follow-up of the agreed service, price management and product delivery according to the right quality standards.

• With both existing and new customers, you look for continuous improvement of our solutions and for opportunities to deliver value.  With this, you want to contribute to an ecological world by helping our customers achieve their sustainability goals in terms of water, CO2 and energy savings.

• You perform technical work and can make the necessary verbal and written recommendations to ensure a problem-free business operation for the customer.

• You strike the balance between quick solutions for our customers, yet sustainable in nature. 

• You easily liaise with other departments, enabling you to meet our customers' expectations efficiently and with the necessary teamwork.

• As a team player, you are helpful to your colleagues and actively participate in team meetings, training sessions, etc.

• Due to your high degree of independence, you set your own schedule, taking into account different customer needs and other tasks. 

• You find a balance between following your schedule and the flexibility to deviate from it if priorities demand it (possibly last minute).

• You understand the importance of a broad and constructive network both inside and outside the organisation, and actively invest in this yourself.

• You will report to the Area Manager of your region.

What are we looking for?   

• You highly value safety and integrity and actively promote them, both within the organisation and with our customers.

• Through your customer orientation, you translate our commercial strategy smoothly into practice. 

• You have a hands-on attitude and technical expertise.

• You are result-oriented, business targets and objectives are an extra motivation for you.

• You are analytical and have a first experience with financial follow-up.

• Working independently and autonomously gives you energy.

• You are socially flexible and can easily adapt to a new environment.

• A 9-to-5 job is not for you. You like autonomy and the idea of not knowing in advance what your day will look like. 

• You work in a structured and orderly way, guaranteeing accurate reporting skills

• As a team player, you enjoy jumping to the aid of your colleagues. 

• You are problem-solver and dare to think out-of-the-box, always taking into account quality and safety rules.

• You are willing to further develop yourself and step outside your comfort zone. 

• You hold a Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Applied Sciences. Chemical background is required.

• Minimum 3 - 5 years' experience in commercial or key account management.  Knowledge of industrial water treatment in breadth and depth is a plus.

• You can express yourself fluently both orally and in writing in English and Dutch.

What do we have to offer?   

• A highly varied job combining client visits with work from home. 

• A challenging and instructive work environment, where a high degree of independence is possible. 

• An attractive salary package combined with extra benefits including, among others, company car with fuel card, hospitalisation insurance, group insurance and meal vouchers.

• The opportunity to develop yourself further in an international environment with ample growth potential.

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