Company Overview
Ecolab is the world’s leading provider of cleaning, food safety and health protection products and services. Ecolab’s Global Food Retail division delivers a comprehensive cleaning and food safety program developed specifically for the food retail industry, partnering with the customer to identify food safety risks and help prevent the spread of foodborne illnesses.
Position Description
Corporate Account Managers are responsible for selling and developing accounts across the food retail market. This role will sell new customers and grow existing customers through targeted new product and service introductions. In each of these situations, the Corporate Account Manager builds and maintains quality relationships with their current portfolio of customers to retain business, increases sales within those customers, and prospects and sells new corporate accounts in accordance with the overall division sales strategy.
Main Responsibilities
- Retains current business through the development of strong relationships with key leaders in their corporate accounts. Creates customer awareness of the full value of Ecolab’s products and services. Performs executive business reviews with customers on a regular basis. Works with the Field Sales team to resolve product and/or service related issues
- Grows the portfolio of new business by increasing Ecolab’s penetration within those accounts. Sells new FRS products and programs to corporate customers, facilitates appropriate demonstrations and utilizes appropriate solution selling to resolve customer needs. Works with customers to obtain pricing actions. Creates programs for the Field Sales team to sell into franchise accounts
- Gains new business through prospecting within the assigned set of accounts or geographic territory. Effectively uncovers needs, develops and explains solutions and closes new business. Works with Field Sales to facilitate site surveys and time-bound program and product tests
- Develops and implements pricing and product strategies that maintain appropriate gross margin percentage and ensure overall sales and profit targets are met within assigned portfolio according to division guidelines
- Leads and manages new customer rollouts partnering with Field Sales to ensure successful implementation of FRS products and programs into new accounts and/or new products and programs into existing accounts
- Builds effective relationships with Total Enterprise Selling (TES) partners across Ecolab. Provides leads to TES partners and works to close leads provided from TES partners.
- Works closely with TES partners and leads cross-divisional teams to ensure total Ecolab program success across all divisions (where multiple divisions are present) within assigned accounts
- Knows and maintains relationships with the appropriate corporate level distributor representatives and contacts
- Operates in a safe manner at all times including using safe and proper driving techniques and use of necessary personal protective equipment when in the field and/or customer accounts. Maintains an awareness of potential safety issues and works to address them.
Location: Candidates must live in San Antonio and surrounding areas.
Basic 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%
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Proven record of high individual sales performance, including experience selling programs and/or service in Ecolab’s core market segments (food retail, hospitality, food retail, medical, food and beverage processing) and corporate or multi-unit sales experience
- Strong relationship management capability with outstanding consulting skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Contract and P&L knowledge
- Proven negotiation & presentation skills
- Self-motivation and drive for results
- Excellent organization, time management, and follow-up skills
- Restaurant industry and product knowledge, good business and financial acumen
- Demonstrates aptitude for problem solving; ability to determine solutions for customers (consultative sales approach)
Dimensions Size of Business / Scope
Market size (scale) varies by geography and customer
Annual or Hourly Compensation Range
The total Compensation range for this position is $128,600-$193,000 which includes base pay and target incentive based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.
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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Potential Customer Requirements Notice
To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:
- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
- Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.