Account Manager lll, Industrial Water Treatment

ChemTreat; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

ChemTreat is seeking an Account Manager III in Scranton, PA, who will shadow experienced account managers and develop sales strategies. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor of Science, 4-6 years of client interaction, and experience in water treatment. Primary responsibilities include building customer relationships and collaborating with technical staff to ensure account retention and growth. This position offers a salary range of $85,000 - $130,000 per year, with commission opportunities and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of customer interaction experience.
• Experience in water treatment is preferred.
• Ability to identify issues and develop practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sales strategies for assigned accounts.
• Establish relationships with key decision-makers.
• Engage technical staff to develop retention strategies.

Skills

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

Team player

Verbal and written communication

Industry knowledge in water treatment

Education

Bachelor of Science; Engineering or technical degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

The Account Manager III is a role that involves job shadowing and working alongside and under the supervision of an experienced account manager. This role is designed to expose the associate to technical water treatment problem‑solving and fundamentals to customer selling. In the role, the candidate will be assigned specific tasks on accounts within an existing territory to retain, per direction from manager and communicate with customer base as well as ChemTreat Account Managers and other representatives of the company.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• With guidance, create, improve, and implement innovative sales strategies to drive ChemTreat’s position and increase share within the assigned geography.
• Begin to develop key relationships with customers through the following methods: help to identify key decision makers within existing accounts, research prospects and partner with a senior staff member to cold call, frequent follow up, learn and start implementing strategic questioning, and with assistance drive to root issues to identify customers’ needs.
• Work with senior staff member to begin to increase sales and profit margin within the territory.
• With assistance, engage technical staff and management as needed to develop retention and growth strategies.
• Begin to establish professional relationships with key personnel in customer accounts.

Supplemental Responsibilities

• Learn how to create an effective proposal to current and prospective customers.
• Learn and communicate the ChemTreat value proposition to the customer base.
• Over time, begin to troubleshoot technical and site‑specific process issues.
• Begin to effectively audit key unit operations.
• Participate in the entertainment of customers and prospects in accordance with ChemTreat’s entertainment policy.

Knowledge & Skills

• Organizational skills; self‑management.
• Self‑motivated with a strategic mindset.
• Balance of self‑confidence and humility.
• Ability to be a team player and partner well with others.
• Required ability to identify issues and develop practical solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (emails, comprehensive service reports, proposals, etc.).
• Fluency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Industry knowledge specific to water treatment including familiarity with various applications.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Science; Engineering or technical degree preferred.
• 4‑6 years of experience interacting with customers at all levels of an organization. Experience in water treatment preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Travel dependent on size of assigned territory.
• May require long hours & varied work schedules.
• Constantly required to sit and occasionally required to walk, stand, climb (includes stairs), balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk, hear, and smell.
• Constantly using hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, and computer keyboards.
• Routinely required to reach with hands and arms, squat, turn/twist, or reach, lift, carry, push, or pull up to 60 pounds and sometimes required to maneuver drums weighing 250‑800 pounds.
• Occasionally required to climb stairs and ladders and work at high elevations for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally required to drive both short and long distances, not to exceed DOT regulations.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORKING CONDITIONS & ENVIRONMENT

• Required to wear all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for deliveries which may include eye, hearing and respiratory protection, protective apron, steel‑toe shoes, gloves, hard hats, or face shields.
• Occasionally in extreme heat conditions.
• Required to use ear plugs for hearing protection.
• Both indoor and outdoor sites may have high noise levels.
• Site location may be at a boiler house.
• Outdoor site can be located at a cooling tower, water plant, wastewater plant, or a process area.
• Use of hazardous chemicals is routine.
• Collaborative working environment working; position touches all levels within the customer organization.
• Trust and respect for customers and ChemTreat field and leadership teams.

AT WILL STATEMENT

Employment with ChemTreat is on an at‑will basis, which means that either the employee or ChemTreat can terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason (or no reason), with or without notice, unless the employee and ChemTreat have entered a written agreement signed by the employee and a duly authorized representative of ChemTreat.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

ChemTreat, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristic protected by law.

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The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue‑based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $85000 – $130000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Commission Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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