Corporate Account Manager - Institutional - Houston

Join Ecolab's sales team as a Corporate Account Manager in the Houston, TX area. This sales opportunity is within our industry leading Institutional division, which offers comprehensive chemical products and solutions to meet the needs of customers across the foodservice and hospitality industries, with a specific focus on emerging and regional chains. As a Corporate Account Manager, you will build an understanding of our customers' businesses, industry trends and a working knowledge of your assigned customer contracts. You will maintain a book of business, drive sales growth and effectively manage relationships with our customers. You will be responsible for all revenue generating activities including prospecting, presenting, and closing new business opportunities, and driving value added customer solutions within your assigned customers.

What's in it For You

• The opportunity to take on some of the world's most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments
• Work with the world's most recognized and iconic brands
• The ability to make an impact with a company that is passionate about your career development
• On the job training where you will learn from subject matter experts with proven success
• Enjoy a flexible, independent work environment
• Receive a non-decaled company vehicle for business and personal use
• Gain development experiences in this role, including:
  • High, wide, & deep customer and internal relations to drive growth & profitability
  • Participate in industry activities & partnerships
  • Merchandise total value delivered
  • Contract negotiations with large multi-unit locations
  • Financial acumen and portfolio management
  • Leading through influence & partnership with internal stakeholders
  • Mentoring others

What You Will Do

• Establish, grow, and manage new and existing foodservice and hospitality customers
• Learn our customers' operations, understand their challenges and provide solutions to meet their needs
• Oversee customer service and solution delivery to your assigned customer base and communicate clear account priorities, goals and plans to educate our internal teams regarding strategies and tactics for expanding business and addressing customer needs
• Effectively manage the profitability of the business and drive new business sales through effective prospecting efforts, partnering with field and distributor sales teams, merchandising our total value proposition and closing the sale with customers
• Identify business needs and opportunities that drive customer adoption of new and innovative products to develop and implement customized solutions for your customers
• Develop key relationships within your assigned accounts and across the industry
• Attend business and social events in support of customer relationships
• Effectively develop less experienced field associates

Position Details

• Candidate must reside in or be willing to relocate to Houston, TX
• 20% overnight travel may be required

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7-10 years foodservice or hospitality industry sales experience; or no degree and 11-14 years combined education and equivalent work experience (typically 1 year experience = 1 year education)
• Position requires a current and valid driver's license
• No Immigration Sponsorship available

Physical Demands

• Drive a company vehicle as required to perform job duties (pre-employment and ongoing motor vehicle record checks will be performed to determine eligibility to drive a company vehicle)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Demonstrated sales skills including relationship-based selling and prospecting
• Corporate or national accounts experience
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative teams across regions, functions and businesses
• Financial and analytical skills, including the understanding of a P&L and the financial implications of customers situations and concerns
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organization and follow-up skills
• A desire to succeed in a competitive sales environment

Benefits

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Notice

Due to local mandates and customer requirements, applicants for certain customer-facing positions must be fully vaccinated (which in some situations requires a booster if eligible), unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and 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. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of 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). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

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.