Business Development Manager - Food & Beverage - ECOLAB

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
• Paid training program 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 
• Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment – medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), company paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement and more!

What you will do: 

• Drive new customer acquisition 
• Manage significant deal volume and target account pipelines 
• Develop and execute strategic sales plans, targeting prioritized opportunities 
• Respond to inbound lead generation; leverage sales experience and skills to close new accounts 
• Leverage knowledge of industry and sales experience to establish credibility with current and prospective customers 
• Provide timely and accurate sales forecasts to inform management's strategic decision-making, and to reflect appropriate management of the territory and sales pipeline 
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to win new business 
• Transition customers to account management team responsible for post-sales support 

Additional Position Details: 

• Location: Brunswick, NJ
• Work Arrangement: Work from home with travel
• Travel: This role will have 25% overnight domestic travel (primarily driving)  
• Relocation: If applicable, relocation assistance would be provided for the right candidate. 
• Vehicle: This position does come with an Ecolab-issued, non-decaled vehicle 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree
• Five years of technical sales or field sales support experience 
• Possess a valid Driver's License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record 
• Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, industrial) or life sciences (biology, chemistry, etc.) 
• Process treatment experience in ethylene, butadiene, styrene, and downstream chemical operations 
• Water treatment or specialty chemical industry experience 

About Ecolab Food & Beverage:

See how Ecolab helps make 27% of the world’s processed food safe. In Food & Beverage, you’ll help a wide variety of food and beverage manufacturers manage the increasing risks of foodborne illness and contamination. By providing cleaning and sanitizing programs, animal care products, antimicrobial food tissue treatment and many other operational efficiency and product quality programs, Food & Beverage offers the opportunity to work with a combination of innovation and world-class service. 

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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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.