Business Development Manager

Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, seeks a Business Development Manager to join its industry leading sales team. You’ll be responsible for gaining new accounts in the Institutional industry. Through outstanding presentation skills and style, you’ll help our customers be more profitable by saving water, energy and waste.

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

The ability to make an impact with a company that is passionate about your career development

Paid training held in the field and at Nalco Water Headquarters in Naperville, IL

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 Institutional 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

Position Details:

Preferred location is South Texas ; Open to candidates living anywhere in the U.S. close to a major airport

Territory will include: South Texas

overnight travel required

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience

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 Nalco Water:

In a world with increasing water shortage and contamination challenges, Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, helps customers conserve more than 161 billion gallons of water each year. We work with customers across the world in the light industry (institutional, food & beverage, manufacturing, transportation, textile care, and global high tech) and heavy industry (chemical, downstream, paper, mining, power and primary metals industries) to reduce, reuse, and recycle their water while protecting their systems and equipment. Nalco Water provides the unique opportunity to work with a broad suite of technologies to deliver automated monitoring systems, data analysis and deep technical expertise to increase efficiency, sustainability and performance for our customers.

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.
• 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.

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