Technical Sales Representative, Water Treatment Solutions

Ecolab Inc.; Alberta; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab Inc. seeks a Technical Sales Representative to drive revenue growth in water treatment for Food & Beverage sectors. This role involves relationship management, sales planning, and technical support to optimize customer operations. Candidates should possess relevant degrees and experience in technical sales, along with a valid driver's license.

Benefits

Competitive base salary and bonus structure

Company vehicle and cell phone

Access to innovative training programs

Support from a dedicated technical service team

Culture valuing safety and well-being

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or technical post secondary Diploma required.
• Related technical sales or field sales support experience preferred.
• Valid Driver's License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record necessary.

Responsibilities

• Generate and execute sales plans in existing customer base.
• Understand business needs and recommend continuous improvement.
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Technical sales

Relationship building

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or technical post secondary Diploma

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or life sciences

Job description

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Technical Sales Representative, Water Treatment Solutions

Apply locations CAN - Alberta - Calgary CAN - Alberta - Red Deer CAN - Alberta - Lethbridge time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R00261852

As the industry leader in water technology, we’re growing and need talented people like you to help us continue to protect the world’s most vital resource.

Ecolab is seeking a Technical Sales Representative to join its industry leading sales team. You’ll be responsible for revenue and profit growth of water treatment programs and services in targeted accounts in Food & Beverage manufacturing and Light Manufacturing sites. With a consultative sales approach, you’ll build relationships with existing customers by understanding their key business drivers and executing system assurance programs. With strong account leadership, you’ll also convert strategic competitive accounts and sell new technologies to current customers.

What’s in it For You:

• You will join a growth company offering a competitive base salary, bonus structure and benefits
• Receive a company vehicle and cell phone
• Opportunity for a long term, advancing career path in service, sales or management
• Access to the industry’s most innovative training programs
• Support from a dedicated technical service team
• Culture that values safety first, including training and personal protection
• Feel proud each day to work for a company that provides clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments

What You Will Do:

• Generate and execute sales plans in existing customer base and in assigned competitively-held accounts, to meet profit increase goals.
• Work closely with current and prospective customers to understand business needs and recommend continuous improvement and innovation plans that will maintain and grow sales
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders in 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 in assigned customers to promote long-term business relationships with Nalco Water

Territory/Location Information:

• This position is supporting Calgary, AB and a surrounding territory of approximately a 300KM radius
• The successful candidate can be based in Calgary, Red Deer or Lethbridge
• Targeted accounts are within Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Light Manufacturing and Institutional clients
• 2 - 4 nights/month of overnight travel will be required

As a trusted partner, your customers will rely on you for their success. Ecolab is committed to seeing you succeed and provides several exceptional technical training programs to ensure you’re prepared to solve any customer problem.

Training programs are held in the field and at Ecolab (Naperville). Based on your skill level, topics covered may include technology, product, service, business and industry acumen, direct coaching and mentoring, management and leadership, classroom training and certifications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or technical post secondary Diploma
• Related technical sales or field sales support experience
• Possess a valid Driver's License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record
• Able to travel to the US for training/meetings
• Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, industrial) or life sciences (biology, chemistry, etc.)
• Water treatment or specialty chemical industry experience
• Working 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.

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About Us

A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab ( NYSE: ECL ) is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life . Building on a century of innovation, wi th an annual sales of $15 billion and more than 48,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.

When you come to work at Ecolab, you get to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges and have the opportunity to learn and grow, shape your career, make an impact and quickly see the importance of your work.