Technical Sales Representative, Industrial Water

As the leader in water technology, we are seeking talented people like you to help us continue to protect the world’s **most vital resource**. Nalco Water, a division of Ecolab, is hiring for a bilingual **Technical Sales Representative** to join its industry leading sales team. You’ll be responsible for revenue and profit growth of programs and services in targeted accounts in primary metals, chemical manufacturing and power generation. 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**:

- Generate and execute sales plans in existing customer base and in assigned competitively-held accounts, to meet profit increase goals.
- Work closely with current and prospective customers to understand business needs and recommend continuous improvement and innovation plans that will maintain and grow sales
- Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders within current and prospective customers, including plant or facility executives
- Provide technical support to customers; identifying and resolving customer challenges, escalating as required
- Engage in problem solving by performing system analysis, interpreting data and providing written recommendations to ensure customer operations are performing at optimal levels
- Actively sell and support Nalco Water innovations and technology in assigned customers to promote long-term business relationships with Nalco Water

**Territory/Location Information**:

- This position is based in Montreal, Quebec
- Territory covers approximately 300 KM radius of the surrounding area, including travel to Eastern Ontario
- Targeted accounts are within the primary metals, manufacturing and power generation industries
- Monthly overnight travel required

As a trusted partner, your customers will rely on you for their success. Nalco Water is committed to seeing you succeed and provides innovative training programs to ensure you’re prepared to solve any customer problem.

Training programs are held in the field and at Nalco Water Headquarters in Naperville, IL; travel is arranged and paid for by Nalco Water. Based on your skill level and experience, topics covered may include technology, product, service, business and industry acumen, direct coaching and mentoring, sales management and leadership, classroom training and certifications.

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree
- Related technical sales or field sales support experience
- Bilingual, French/English
- Possess a valid Driver's License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record
- Able to travel to the US for training/meetings
- Able to lift and carry 50lbs

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, industrial) or life sciences (biology, chemistry, etc.)
- Water treatment or specialty chemical industry experience
- Working knowledge of boilers, cooling towers, and wastewater treatment systems
- Proof of Covid-19 vaccination may be required as per client site requirements

**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, transportation and manufacturing), heavy industry (chemical, power and primary metals industries), paper and mining operations 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.

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