Hybrid Business Development Manager – Activated Carbon Solutions

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About the role

  • Business Development Manager at Onnu Bioflow focusing on sales in activated carbon solutions. Building client relationships and expanding market opportunities across various sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Drive revenue growth by identifying, developing, and securing new business opportunities while expanding existing key accounts in the activated carbon sector.
  • Execute and contribute to the sales and business development strategy for activated carbon products, equipment, and services across key sectors: water purification (potable, wastewater, groundwater), air filtration, biogas, food & beverage, chemicals, remediation, and industrial processes.
  • Identify, prospect, qualify, and convert new opportunities through proactive outreach, market intelligence, networking, and leveraging industry trends (e.g., regulatory drivers like PFAS standards).
  • Manage and grow existing key accounts and strategic relationships, ensuring maximum penetration, upselling new products/services, and delivering exceptional customer satisfaction.
  • Build and maintain multi-level relationships with decision-makers (procurement, operations, engineering, management, consulting engineers, utilities, contractors, and channel partners/distributors).
  • Work closely with marketing to promote the solutions, prepare and present technical proposals, conduct product demonstrations, webinars, seminars and technical presentations to educate stakeholders and advance the sales cycle.
  • Negotiate contracts, close deals, and support the full sales process from lead generation to post-sale support.
  • Monitor market trends, competitor activity, customer needs, and regulatory changes; provide insights to inform product development and marketing collateral.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (technical support, product development, operations, regional teams) to align solutions with client requirements.
  • Represent the company at trade shows, conferences, and industry events; attend and participate in relevant organizations.
  • Maintain accurate CRM records (forecasts, pipeline, bid results, competitive intelligence), update sales forecasts regularly, and report on territory performance, opportunities, and risks.

Requirements

  • 5–10 years of proven B2B technical/industrial sales or business development experience, ideally in activated carbon, water treatment, air purification, filtration technologies, chemicals, or closely related environmental/industrial sectors.
  • Strong track record of growing accounts, closing complex deals, and meeting/exceeding sales targets in technical or consultative selling environments.
  • Technical knowledge of activated carbon applications (e.g., adsorption processes for contaminant removal in water/air) and industry sectors; ability to discuss specifications, performance, and value propositions confidently.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills; able to influence and build trust at all levels.
  • Self-starter with entrepreneurial mindset: data-driven, numerate, organized, proactive, and comfortable challenging/collaborating across the organization.
  • Proficiency in English (written/spoken)
  • Willing and able to travel 30–50% (domestic/regional, with occasional international).
  • Proficiency with CRM systems, Microsoft Office suite, and sales tools.

Benefits

  • We believe in paying people fairly
  • We offer a private healthcare scheme and a pension scheme
  • We’ll provide what you need to do your best work
  • We want you to love your job, but everyone needs some time off. We offer 25 days holiday a year paid (plus bank holidays)
  • You’ll have access to Mental Health support via Spill and, if you ever need it, we offer up to 20 days of paid sick leave
  • Take advantage of our Cycle to Work scheme

Job title

Business Development Manager – Activated Carbon Solutions

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£60,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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