National Business Development Manager Water Distribution

Closing Date for Application:

The Business Development Manager – Water Distribution will coordinate water distribution projects and drive sales growth for Polypipe Building Services’ water supply systems. This hybrid role combines detailed project management with proactive business development — managing customer relationships, securing new business, developing project plans, and ensuring successful delivery. The role requires strong commercial awareness, technical knowledge, and collaboration across departments to meet business objectives and deliver exceptional customer satisfaction.

Key accountabilities:

• Develop and manage detailed water distribution project plans from initial bid through delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources to deliver projects on time and to specification.
• Support bid strategies, proposals, tenders, and high-level commercial negotiations.
• Focusing on water supply delivery via medium to large M&E contractor accounts while proactively identifying and converting new opportunities.
• Drive incremental sales growth and win business from competitors.
• Provide technical dialogue and site support for customers and the internal sales team.
• Build strong partnerships with Regional Directors, Technical Sales and Project Development Managers, and Key Account personnel.
• Lead development of Mecflow water supply systems and services into targeted sectors, including house builders, bathroom pods, and modern construction methods.
• Track, measure, and report on key project metrics and sales KPIs.
• Represent and support the business at industry events and brand awareness activities.
• Comply with company policies and quality assurance procedures at all times.

Person specification:

Knowledge

• Excellent understanding of the M&E marketplace.

• Knowledge of construction project lifecycles, public RMI, house building, and modern construction methods.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification or equivalent industry experience.

• Project management training desirable.

Experience

• Proven track record in project management and business development roles.

• Experience working with large-scale construction projects and senior stakeholders.

• Demonstrated success in winning and growing key accounts.

Skillset (Competency)

• Strong project management, planning, and organisational skills.

• High-level negotiation and objection handling.

• Ability to deliver technical presentations and build relationships at all levels.

• Confident communicator and effective influencer.

• Proactive, self-motivated, and driven to exceed targets.

Behaviours/Values

• Demonstrates company trademark behaviours:  we work together, we find a better way and we take ownership. 

• Enthusiastic team player who collaborates effectively across departments.

• Hungry, humble, and people smart.

• Supports continuous improvement and embraces change.

Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.