Business Development Manager - Food & Beverage

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: Albany, NY
• 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. 

Annual or Hourly Compensation Range:

Total compensation range is $110,000 – $166,000. This position has base salary and is eligible for incentive compensation based on performance, per plan terms.

Annual or Hourly Compensation Range is based on full-time 40 hours per week. Ecolab in good faith anticipates it will pay within the posted range. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining the compensation for a potential new employee such as education, training, experience, work location, travel (if required), etc.

Benefits 

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Ecolab has the following US benefit offerings: Medical/Prescription Coverage, Health Savings Account, Wellness Program, Dental, Vison, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care, Limited Purpose Health Care, Dependent Care), Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance Plans (Basic Life, Optional Employee Life, Spouse Domestic Partner Life, Dependent Child(ren) Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Business and Travel Insurance), Disability (Short-Term, Long-Term and Optional Long-Term), 401k Savings Plan, Pension Plan, Retirement Health Care Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Full-Time Associates), Long-Term Incentives (Executive Level), Short-Term Incentives, Group Legal Services, Education Assistance Program, Time Off (Vacation, Holiday, Jury Duty and Bereavement leave), Parental Leave (Medical/Short-Term Disability and Paid Parental Leave), Adoption Assistance, Discount on Day Care Services, Caregiver