Market Sales Representative

Job description

Market Sales Representative

Join Ecolab’s sales team as a Market Sales Representative in the Toms River, NJ market. Within our industry leading Institutional division, grow sales within an existing territory of accounts by utilizing consultative sales techniques to enhance Ecolab’s total value to the customer. Own customer relationships, expand solution adoption, and drive new business. Cultivate customer and industry relationships that result in increased sales and trust for Ecolab's brand and leverage market knowledge to identify and close competitive sales opportunities in cleaning and sanitation, safety, quality and operations.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Drive outsized growth, in major, high growth markets, by meeting or exceeding growth and revenue targets across assigned accounts or geography
• Leverage market knowledge to identify, develop, and gain new competitive business opportunities within assigned geographic area
• Build and manage a healthy sales pipeline using CRM and digital sales tools
• Communicate our total value to the customer and grow solutions within existing customer accounts
• Provide industry expertise to customers in terms of cleaning and sanitation, safety, quality and operations by recommending sanitation plans and programs, implementing and evaluating standard operating procedures, identifying and implementing operational efficiencies and providing employee training
• Partner with service and internal teams to ensure best in class value delivery
• Serve as the face of Ecolab, establishing strong, multi level relationships with customers and industry partners through consultative engagement
• Partner with Corporate accounts to activate and close franchise opportunities
• Evaluate conditions of account and proactively take action to ensure account meets Ecolab Brand Standards for aligned customers

Position Details:

• Candidate must reside within commutable distance from Toms River, JN
• Territory covers about a 60 mile radius of the surrounding area
• 25% overnight travel required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2 years of sales experience
• Experience in broadline distribution, customer service, foodservice, hospitality, or a related industry
• Position requires a current and valid driver’s license
• Ecolab conducts a background check and drug screens on all candidates who receive a job offer
• No Immigration Sponsorship available

Physical Requirements:  

• Drive a company vehicle as required to perform job duties (pre-employment and ongoing motor vehicle record checks will be performed to determine eligibility to drive a company vehicle)
• Ability to perform essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation

Ecolab is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with a disability.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous business to business commercial sales experience
• Sales specific education or certifications
• Prospecting or new business development experience
• Ability to sell value and outcomes, not just products
• Comfort using CRM and digital sales tools

What’s in it For You:

• Starting on Day 1: Access to our comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401K, company-paid pension, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, select discounted childcare resources, and more!
• 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
• Gain experience in Ecolab sales with a consultative approach
• The ability to make an impact with a company that is passionate about your career development
• On the job training 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 
• Develop experience in cross-team relationship building to coordinate service execution

About Ecolab Institutional

Discover how our partnership with customers helps serve 45 billion restaurant meals and clean more than one billion hotel rooms annually. From restaurants, hotels, and long-term care facilities, to schools, commercial buildings, and military facilities, Ecolab’s Institutional division provides a comprehensive program of customized cleaning and sanitizing solutions to help meet the specific needs of our customers. Join us and help the biggest and best brands ensure guest safety and satisfaction and protect their reputation.

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.