District Manager - F&B

Ecolab is looking for a District Manager for our F&B Division.

You’ll be responsible for revenue and profit growth of programs and services in targeted accounts. Using a consultative sales approach, you’ll build relationships with existing customers by executing system assurance programs that meet their key business needs. With strong account leadership, you’ll also convert strategic competitive accounts and sell new technologies to current customers.

What’s in it For You:

You’ll join a growth company offering a competitive base salary, bonus structure and benefits

A company vehicle and cell phone

A long term, advancing career path in service, sales or management

Access to the industry’s most innovative training programs

Support from a dedicated technical service team

A culture that values safety first, including training and personal protection

Pride in working for a company that provides clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments

What You Will Do:

Execute strong team leadership by coaching and training other team members, championing corporate initiatives, and by planning and leading portions of District Meetings

Generate and execute sales plans and strategies to close new opportunities within existing customer base, and in major, competitively-held accounts, to meet defined territory profit increase goals.

Work closely with large, strategic current and prospective customers in the food and beverage industry to understand business needs and recommend continuous improvement and innovation plans that will maintain and grow sales within assigned territory

Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders within current and prospective customers, including plant or facility executives

Engage in problem solving by performing system analysis, interpreting data and providing written recommendations to ensure customer operations are performing at optimal levels

Demonstrate the ability to stabilize jeopardy business in large, strategic accounts

Territory/Location Information:

This position is based in UK

Territory covers south and south west of the UK

Targeted accounts are within the F&B industry

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree

10+ years of technical sales or field sales support experience

Possess a valid Driver's License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree dairy, food, or agricultural science, engineering, chemistry, biology or related field;

Water treatment or specialty chemical industry experience

Working knowledge of boilers, cooling towers, and wastewater treatment systems

Leadership experience

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