Account Manager - Drinking Water filtration

Solventum; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A modern healthcare firm in Dubai is looking for a Drinking Water Account Manager to drive technical sales in major hospitality accounts. The candidate will collaborate on sales plans, expand existing partnerships, and present innovative water filtration solutions to key decision makers. Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years of technical sales experience, and fluency in Arabic and English. Ideal candidates will have strong communication and networking skills and should be self-motivated with a strong drive to succeed.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a Technical Sales role with major key accounts.
• Experience in Food Service market and/or water filtration is ideal.
• Ability to build relationships in complex organizations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and implement detailed sales plans for key HoReCa accounts.
• Grow existing business and win new business with food service decision makers.
• Network effectively in the HoReCa market to present product value propositions.

Skills

Technical Sales experience

Fluent in Arabic and English

Communication skills

Networking skills

Negotiation skills

IT literate

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/applicant-privacy/ applies to any personal information you submit. As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Description

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Drinking Water Account Manager- MEA and Turkey, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Preparing and implementing detailed sales plans in collaboration with Marketing to penetrate the targeted HoReCa key accounts with our Drinking Water filtration solutions, and deliver sales targets.
• Growing existing business and winning new business with specifiers and decision makers in QSRs in places like McDonalds, Burger King, YUM, Subway, 5 Guys
• Networking effectively in the HoReCa market Ecosystem to develop relationships at senior levels, present our product value propositions and build on our growing credibility in this sector
• Working effectively with existing Drinking Water Group sales and technical team and 3rd party installers to deliver key product technologies to the customers

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher AND at least 5 years preferably in a Technical Sales role with a track record of success in winning and retaining business in major key accounts
• Fluent in Arabic and English
• Ability to build relationships and operate in a complex organization
• Ambitious and driven with a structured approach
• Good communication, networking and negotiation skills
• Self-motivated and team player
• IT literate and competent with the Microsoft office package
• Current, valid Driver’s License
• Experience in the Food Service market segment and/or water filtration would be ideal
• Skills include ability to challenge others and effectively utilize internal resource; ability to understand structure and key decision makers in order to gain new business; hunger and drive to establish new business relationships
• Other European languages

Work location

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Travel: May include up to 50% Domestic and International

This role is part of Solventum’s Drinking Water business, which may be included in a future sale of this business

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Diversity & Inclusion

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