Corporate Account Manager

ChemTreat; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission Pay

Benefits package

Job summary

ChemTreat is seeking a Corporate Account Manager for Heavy Industries to retain existing accounts and generate new business. You will lead strategic sales initiatives, build senior-level relationships, and collaborate with field sales, technical staff, and management to drive retention and growth across assigned portfolios.

The role requires in-depth water treatment knowledge, a proven track record in B2B sales, and the ability to deliver ROI-focused value propositions to customers at all

Qualifications

• Knowledge of water treatment to address customer needs.
• Experience leading sales strategies to grow market share.
• Ability to engage from Operator to C-Suite for ROI and value selling.

Responsibilities

• Develop an action plan for each customer to expand revenue and profit.
• Build professional relationships with key decision makers.
• Craft pricing structures to increase sales and margins across geographies.
• Meet targets for profitable sales volume and strategic objectives.
• Provide market, trend, and competitor analyses.

Skills

Water treatment knowledge

B2B sales experience

Negotation

Account management

Communication skills

Strategic planning

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

General Description

ChemTreat’s Corporate Sales Opportunities are specific to water treatment and require an individual with experience calling on customers at a corporate level. Successful individuals must also have an understanding and technical knowledge within the industry of chemicals and water treatment. This position is focused on maintaining existing customer accounts and generating new business to drive ChemTreat’s market position within one or several of our vertical industries.

The Corporate Account Manager, Heavy Industries will be responsible for retaining existing customers by fostering the ChemTreat value certification as well as actively pursuing leads to generate new accounts. In addition, they will need to be a team player with the ability to foster relationships and work closely with Field Sales, technical staff, and management to develop retention and growth strategies for assigned portfolio. This position is primarily focused on the profitable growth of existing customer business and the acquisition of new customers through the identification, prioritization, strategic analysis, and sales plan development/execution new business.

Qualified applicants must have knowledge and understanding of water treatment to speak to customer needs. Prior experience leading the creation, improvement and implementations of detailed, innovative sales strategies to drive ChemTreat’s position and increase share within the assigned market segment. They must have the ability to cultivate relationships with various levels of the customer from Operator to C-Suite in order to identify customer needs, drive new sales, provide ROI projects, cost savings and value sell.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Develop an action plan for each customer account through a deep working knowledge of customer’s key business drivers and strategically selling the ChemTreat value proposition that expands revenue and profit.
• Build and establish professional relationships with key personnel, decision makers and influencers.
• Craft viable and profitable pricing structure in assigned customer accounts that will increase sales & profit margin spanning geographies.
• Meet assigned targets for profitable sales volume and strategic objectives.
• Provide analysis of markets, trends, competition, portfolios, technologies, and revenues
• Works with Vertical Director to support and expand ChemTreat’s presence in key industry and trade organizations.
• Potentially mentoring Associate Corporate Account Manager activities within assigned accounts.
• Updates Vertical Director and Marketing on key industry trends and competitive activity
• Build a cohesive team between FOS, technical services and internal operating groups to ensure customer needs are met
• Responsible for learning our customer’s operations, understanding their challenges, and providing solutions to meet their needs.

Supplemental Responsibilities

• Communicate the ChemTreat Value Proposition to all levels of the customer from the local level to the C-Suite.
• Construct and present effective proposals to customers/prospects
• Attract, interview, and screen new candidates at various levels.
• Deliver industry-specific training to ChemTreat associates and customers.
• Sell, start up, and transition new business to the front-line ChemTreat Field Sales and service team
• Customer & prospect entertainment in accordance with ChemTreat’s entertainment policy
• Troubleshoot technical and industry-specific issues
• Effectively audit and communicate program results across multiple customer locations.
• Entertain customers and prospects in accordance with ChemTreat’s Entertainment Policy.

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to identify critical issues and craft practical solutions that enable sustainable competitive advantage.
• Excellent communication and presentation capability (emails, comprehensive service reports, proposals, etc.)
• Fluency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Industry knowledge specific to water treatment
• Business to Business sales experience, demonstrated negotiation, & account‑management skills.
• Analytical skills; ability to compile and synthesize information required to document total cost of ownership information, KPIs and account profitability.
• Ability to lead through influence and collaborate with others to achieve a goal absent a direct reporting relationship.
• Self‑motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Education & Experience

• Bachelors' degree; in a technical discipline preferred.
• 5+ years of water treatment sales experience preferred.
• Minimum 7-9 years of successful sales experience in a business-to-business sales environment.
• Proven track record to sell at least $1MM in new business.
• Travel expectations of 50 - 75%.
• Proven track record of generated sales revenue in the water treatment industry with year over year increases

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
• Individual must be comfortable with travel and hotels

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 $170,000 - $200,000 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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