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Ecolab · Onsite · USA - Texas - Houston

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   
  • <25% 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 

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. 

If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here. 


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.

 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 

Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.  

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How this Business Development salary compares

This role pays $160,800/yr — above the typical range for Business Development roles.

$62,350 median $103,422 $170,000

Typical range $77,500–$140,000/yr, from 113 comparable Business Development listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Business Development salary insights →

About Ecolab

A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab ( NYSE: ECL ) is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life . Building on a century of innovation, wi th an annual sales of $15 billion and more than 48,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more

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