Corporate Account Manager

The Food Retail Services division is seeking a Corporate Account Manager to develop and execute a comprehensive customer centric strategy for our largest global customers to drive incremental volume, profit, and market share. The ideal candidate is a business savvy sales leader who can collaborate, ideate, motivate, and drive execution across multiple stakeholders and can skillfully deliver rapid, sustainable, and measurable value to our business and our customers.

What You Will Do:

• Manages, develops, and maintains business relationships with existing and potential regional clients to meet sales objectives. Responsible for developing and implementing strategies to grow the organization's business.

• Leverage customer insights, competitive intelligence, and business strategy to rapidly create outcome-based solutions from a One Ecolab perspective.

• Develop and nurture quality relationships with key external partners as well as between and across Ecolab divisions and key functions by partnering with key business stakeholders to build and gain approval for business cases, supported by facts, customer insights and analysis.

• Understand Account Business, financials, and strategic direction. Attend quarterly earnings calls, read investor/company updates, read annual reports, etc.

• Know the key company initiatives for the key accounts.

• Map the key decision makers across the network.

• Develop company-specific account initiatives, based on Food Retail Services goals and capabilities.  These goals should be linked to the account initiatives.

• Develop a communication plan for each account.

• Engage with the broader Ecolab divisions to broaden relationships.

• Continue to drive Food Retail Services mindshare within the account.

• Articulate the revenue, funnel, and opportunities.

• Work as part of a high-performing team to most effectively deliver value and solutions across the business. Build a culture of strong engagement, accountability, and high performance.

Position Details:

• Location: N. Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri

• The role is remote and will require 50% travel regularly

• Company vehicle provided

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years business-to-business commercial sales or equivalent Ecolab experience

• Must have a valid driver's license and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (2 years)

• Home office with internet access capability

• Ability to travel up to 75%

• No Immigration Sponsorship available for this opportunity  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Science and business background

• Bachelors Degree

• Experience negotiating contracts

• Experience running or managing multi-disciplinary teams

• Experience leading sales professionals, develop and execute winning strategies and solutions

• Demonstrated ability to lead with influence.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to tell compelling stories centered on the customer.

Annual or Hourly Compensation Range

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Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are inclusive. We are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and 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, we 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, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA).

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.