Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specialising in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonisation, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.
Veolia brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.
Distribution and Export Manager
Home Based with UK and Global travel as required
Permanent, Full-time, Monday–Friday, 40 hours
Benefits: 26 days annual leave (plus UK bank holidays), company bonus scheme, pension scheme, private medical insurance and more!
Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on experience
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We are looking for a motivated and commercially focused Distribution & Export Manager to drive growth across our national and international distribution channels.
This role is responsible for developing distributor and OEM partnerships, expanding aftermarket sales, and supporting marketing and training initiatives across our global network.
The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying new opportunities, strengthening relationships with existing partners, and supporting strategic product development.
What you will be doing…
Recruit and develop new distributors and OEM partners in domestic and international markets.
Manage and grow relationships with existing distributors and OEM accounts.
Support distributor sales activity and collaborate on marketing initiatives.
Facilitate and organise training for distributors on company products and services.
Develop and deliver an aftermarket growth plan to achieve year-on-year sales growth.
Establish and manage pricing and discount structures for distributors and private label customers.
Gather and analyse market intelligence, including pricing trends, customer needs, and competitor activity.
Work closely with the Sales Leader and Technical team to support product development opportunities.
Plan and deliver email marketing campaigns to distributors and customers.
What we are looking for…
Essential:
Proven experience in sales and marketing, with a strong commercial focus.
Demonstrated success in managing and developing distributor networks.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strong organisation and prioritisation abilities, with the capacity to manage multiple demands.
Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team.
Strong attention to detail, particularly in pricing, data, and communications.
Proactive and professional, with a commitment to continuous learning.
High level of IT literacy and confidence using digital tools.
Desirable:
Experience within water purification or water treatment technologies (not essential – full training will be provided)
Why join us?
Opportunity to work with international distribution partners
A collaborative and supportive team environment
Training in water purification technologies
Career development opportunities within a growing organisation
What we can offer you…
We offer a comprehensive package designed to support your health, finances and life outside work. You’ll receive 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the flexibility to buy or sell additional leave, along with private healthcare (currently with Bupa) and the option to add family members.
A dental plan provides cover or cashback on treatments, and all employees benefit from enhanced family-friendly policies — including 13 weeks’ full maternity / primary carer pay from day one (increasing with service), two weeks’ full paternity / co-parental pay, and adoption leave with 13 weeks’ full parental pay and two weeks’ co-parental pay from the start of employment.
We also support colleagues with caring responsibilities through flexible working options such as remote work, adjusted hours and paid or unpaid leave where needed.
To help you stay active and well, you’ll have access to discounted gym memberships.
In addition, every employee receives one paid volunteering day each year to give back to causes that matter to them.
From a financial perspective, we provide a market-leading benefits package including:
A 10% employer pension contribution each month (doubling your own 5% contribution)
The option to buy company shares at preferential rates
Salary sacrifice schemes to support everyday savings
Life insurance worth four times your salary, paid to your nominated beneficiaries
Income protection for up to five years at up to 60% of your salary, plus a lump sum of twice your salary if you’re unable to return to work
Together, these benefits are designed to give you security, flexibility and support at every stage of your career and personal life.
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. With nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated revenue of €28.508 billion in 2021.
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Le groupe Veolia a pour ambition de devenir l’entreprise de référence de la transformation écologique. Présent sur les cinq continents avec près de 220 000 salariés, le Groupe conçoit et déploie des solutions utiles et concrètes pour la gestion de l’eau, des déchets et de l’énergie qui participent à changer radicalement la donne. Au travers de ses trois activités complémentaires, Veolia contribue à développer l’accès aux ressources, à préserver les ressources disponibles et à les renouveler. En 2021, le groupe Veolia a servi 79 millions d’habitants en eau potable et 61 millions en assainissement, produit près de 48 millions de mégawattheures et valorisé 48 millions de tonnes de déchets. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext : VIE) a réalisé en 2021 un chiffre d’affaires consolidé de 28,508 milliards d’euros.