Field Service Rep - F&B

Ecolab; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab is seeking a Field Service Specialist in the Netherlands to deliver our Food & Beverage value across Products, Equipment & Service portfolios. You will ensure safety, perform value-added service, and align with customer contracts to drive TVC and profitability, traveling to customer sites 4–5 days per week.

You will work with cross-functional teams, apply safety tools, and report activities to the Hub per guidelines while identifying opportunities to grow business with existing customers.

Qualifications

• Experience with safety protocols and field service delivery.
• Knowledge of F&B safety and equipment/ cleaning processes.
• Ability to identify and pursue growth opportunities with existing customers.

Responsibilities

• Use safety instructions and conduct safety trainings.
• Perform safety assessments and ensure PPE readiness.
• Deliver service aligned with customer contracts and SLAs.
• Report activities in the Hub per guidelines and align with managers.
• Travel to customer sites 4–5 days per week to deliver value-added service.

Skills

Customer focus

Problem solving

Business acumen

Collaboration

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Hub

Job description

The Field Service Specialist deliver to both local and CA customers the Ecolab F&B value on Products, Equipment & Service portfolio. Achieve the standard TVC KPI and be aligned with the customers contract engagement.

Key Internal Stakeholders

• Corporate Account Manager / Corporate Manager
• Territory Manager
• Digital, Food Safety
• Marketing teams
• Engineering Teams
• Local Sales support, SHE

Focus Areas

• Service Execution
• Value (Food Safety – Delivering – Total Cost of Operation)

Key Responsibilities

• Use/apply Safety Instructions, regular trainings, and dedicated safety tools
• Perform “Be safe” assessments.
• Ensure PPE package is ready to be used
• Complete safety observations, SOS training, commentary drive, near misses and accidents reporting, use VRM.
• Be source of proposals on own safety and on the safety of the customers sites.
• Retain to Win (RtW) to deliver top line targets

Deliver service in alignment with customers contracts (Both Local customers and CA)

• Execute contract commitments.
• Execute SLA.
• Achieve the standard TVC KPI
• Report all activities in the Hub in alignment with Account Manager, Corporate Manager and Business Development Manager / Corporate Account Manager guidelines
• Be proactive on new opportunities identification (grow) during his/her service activities.

Execute key RTW actions to retain the existing business

• Corrective action plan to realign to contract commitments & customers’ expectations.
• Report all activities in the Hub in alignment with Account Manager and Corporate Account Manager guidelines
• Manage margin to deliver the gross profit plan

Execution of GMI activities (product mix) (Local customers and CA).

• Implement decision on preferential products we want to offer (Core Range).
• Turn the mix progressively into the core range.
• Deliver VALUE to meet customers contract requirements.

Total Value Created – Total Cost of Operation + Value Added Service

• Provide all types of services, trainings, and professional consultancy on technical issues (products, equipment, application, cleaning process, food safety, TCO, safety) to deliver Value to Customer. TVC aligned with customer contract requirement and/or division targets for customers.
• Report all the TVC value actions in the HUB. Achieve the TVC Targets & Service compliance targets in the Hub.

Food Safety

• Deliver all elements of our Food Safety Package to customers based on our contract commitment and customers’ expectations (with support of the Technical Excellence Team-food safety group).
• Implement and use digital tools to support the TVC for customers (with the support of the Technical Excellence Team digital group & Engineering)
• Maintain and train our customers on digital tools.
• Reinforce Innovation

Field testing

• Perform, and report field tests of innovations.
• Administrative tasks

Internal reporting tasks

TVC activities / safety activities (see above in the different blocks)

External reporting tasks

Service and value activities report to customers

Expense

Monthly and travel expense reporting.

Key Skills

Interpersonal

• Customer focus. Integrity and Trust.
• Action-Oriented & Problem-Solving skills.
• Business acumen.
• Collaboration, peer relationship.

Technical

• F&B market and technical expertise. Food technology.
• Technical expertise (to unable VAS, TCO and Food Safety delivery)
• Food safety.
• Equipment tech expertise, specific tools training (3D TRASAR™ Technology for Clean-In-Place and Manual Cleaning Insights). Know value added.

Commercial

• Service & Value Creation
• Self-starter: take the initiative to get things done.
• Demonstrate clear urgency and a competitive drive to win.
• Persist in the face of obstacles.
• Remain - and helps others remain - positive and productive in response to setbacks or barriers
• Identification of sales opportunities at existing customer and proposal of “grow” opportunities (direct to customer / via TM).
• Know Ecolab strategy and model.
• 3C model (Create / Communicate / Capture).

IT

• Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Power BI
• Hub
• Digital apps

Finance

• Structure of margin- knowledge.

Other

Travel

Travel to visit customers to deliver value added service (4-5 days per week).

English Min. A2 + Local language fluent

About Ecolab

At Ecolab, we prioritize our talent-first philosophy by creating the most capable and diverse team to excel at our nearly three million customer sites. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates help deliver 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. Our solutions not only enhance operational efficiency but also contribute to sustainability and public health, making a positive impact on the world. We are committed to eliminating unnecessary complexities and embracing a beginner's mindset, continuously seeking new perspectives and innovative solutions to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.

Ecolab’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do what’s right.

Join Ecolab And Help Us Protect What’s Vital.

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging

Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.