Account Manager Food & Beverage / Water Solutions

Responsibilities

• The position combines established Food & Beverage sales responsibilities with exciting development opportunities in water treatment.
• Generate and execute sales plans in existing customer and finding new clients in the Food and Beverage industry.
• Work closely with current and prospective customers to understand business needs and recommend continuous improvement and innovation plans that will maintain and grow sales.
• Provide technical support to customers; identifying opportunities to improve water, energy, and resource efficiency.
• Conduct customer training sessions, presentations, and technical consultations.
• Engage in problem solving by performing system analysis, interpreting data and providing written recommendations to ensure customer operations are performing at optimal levels.
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders in current and prospective customers, including plant or facility executives.
• Collaborate closely with sales, service and application teams.

Requirements

• Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical, environmental, mechanical, industrial), chemistry or a related field.
• At least two years of experience in technical sales and account management.
• Experience in the food and beverage industry or a comparable industrial environment.
• Strong customer and service orientation, together with effective communication and negotiation skills.
• Valid driving license and willingness to travel within the assigned territory.
• Interest in developing professional expertise in industrial water treatment.

Preferred

• Qualifications Experience in industrial water treatment or related technical markets.
• Knowledge of processing water, cooling water or boiler water systems.
• Experience selling technical complex solutions that require detailed explanation and consultation.
• Knowledge of sustainability, water efficiency or energy efficiency.

What We Offer

Competitive compensation, including bonus & full benefits (private health insurance for employee & family, monthly meal card, free Ecolab products, savings plan, employee assistance program, employee stock purchase plan, etc.) Company vehicle & mobile phone. A varied field-based sales role with a high level of autonomy and responsibility. Structured onboarding and comprehensive technical training. Support from experienced sales, service and application teams. Long-term development and career opportunities within Ecolab.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer, and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. All applications will be treated with confidentiality.