Technical Account Manager, Water Treatment (Bay Area)

Kurita Europe GmbH; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kurita America is seeking an Account Manager - Chemical Water Treatment to support the Bay Area from a home office. The role targets revenue and profit growth across water treatment chemicals, equipment and service programs with a consultative sales approach.

You will deepen relationships with an existing customer base, recommend programs, and win new business by understanding customer requirements and proposing solutions.

Qualifications

• Technical Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of successful technical sales or outside sales experience.
• Prefer water treatment or specialty chemical industry experience.
• Prefer working knowledge of boilers, cooling towers, and wastewater treatment systems.
• Professional history of meeting goals and overcoming obstacles.
• Must have a valid Driver's License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record.

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing customer base in accordance with current service level agreements.
• Work with management team to establish selling strategies and tactics which result in new account business generation.
• Execute sales goals in assigned competitively-held accounts.
• Provide technical support to customers; identifying and resolving customer complaints, escalating as required.
• Analyze perspective customer needs and meet those needs via proposals, negotiations and business contracts.

Skills

Sales experience

Client relationships

Communication

Organizational skills

Driver's license

Education

Technical Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Kurita America is seeking an Account Manager - Chemical Water Treatment to support the Bay Area from a home office. The role targets revenue and profit growth across water treatment chemicals, equipment and service programs with a consultative sales approach.

You will deepen relationships with an existing customer base, recommend programs, and win new business by understanding customer requirements and proposing solutions.