District Account Manager - Water Purity Solutions

Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, has an opportunity available for a Senior Technical Account Manager to join our industry leading sales team.  You’ll be responsible for revenue and profit growth of programs and services in targeted accounts in the Water Purity Solutions Division. Using a consultative sales approach, you’ll build relationships with existing customers by executing system assurance programs that meet their key business needs.  With strong account leadership, you’ll also convert strategic competitive accounts and sell new technologies to current customers.

What’s In It For You

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments
• The ability to make an impact with a company that is passionate about your career development
• Paid training held in the field and at Nalco Water Headquarters in Naperville, IL
• Enjoy a flexible, independent work environment
• Receive a non-decaled company vehicle for business and personal use
• Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment – medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), company paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement and more!
  
  

What You Will Do

• Generate and execute sales plans and strategies to close new opportunities in existing customer base, and in major, competitively-held accounts, to meet defined territory profit increase goals
• Demonstrate strong team leadership by coaching and training other District Reps, championing corporate initiatives, and planning and leading portions of District Meetings
• Work closely with large, strategic current and prospective customers to understand business needs and recommend continuous improvement and innovation plans that will maintain and grow sales within assigned territory
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders within current and prospective customers, including plant or facility executives
• Provide technical support to customers; identifying and resolving customer challenges, escalating as required.
• Engage in problem solving by performing system analysis, interpreting data and providing written recommendations to ensure customer operations are performing at optimal levels
• Actively sell and support Nalco Water innovations and technology with assigned customers to promote long-term business relationships with Nalco Water
• Plan and execute successful customer and prospect Seminars, demonstrating Nalco’s market leadership within the local geography
• Advise business unit leadership on products and strategies to expand market share
• Partner with Corporate Account Managers to close strategic, multi-location corporate accounts
• Demonstrate the ability to stabilize jeopardy business in large, strategic accounts
  
  

Position Details:  

• Candidate must reside within a commutable distance from Phoenix, AZ
• Geography covers about a 2-3 hour radius of the surrounding area 
• 15-20% overnight travel required  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 8 years of successful technical sales or outside sales experience utilizing a consultative sales approach
• Ability travel as required to support the district
• Position requires a current and valid driver's license
• No Immigration Sponsorship available for this opportunity
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Drive a company vehicle as required to perform job duties (pre-employment and ongoing motor vehicle record checks will be performed to determine eligibility to drive a company vehicle)
• Ability to perform essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial), or Life Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, etc.); MBA preferred
• 5 years leading and developing teams
• Water treatment or specialty chemical industry experience
• Extensive knowledge of boilers, cooling towers, and wastewater treatment systems
  
  

About Nalco Water

In a world with increasing water shortage and contamination challenges, Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, helps customers conserve more than 161 billion gallons of water each year. We work with customers across the world in the light industry (institutional, food & beverage, transportation and manufacturing), heavy industry (chemical, power and primary metals industries), paper and mining operations to reduce, reuse, and recycle their water while protecting their systems and equipment. Nalco Water provides the unique opportunity to work with a broad suite of technologies to deliver automated monitoring systems, data analysis and deep technical expertise to increase efficiency, sustainability and performance for our customers.

Annual Or Hourly Compensation Range

The total Compensation range for this position is $135,400-$203,000 which includes base pay and target incentive based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Benefits

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Potential Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

• Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
• Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.
  
  

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