Sales Director - North America Flotation - ECOLAB

Nalco Water’s mining group is growing and we need talented people like you to help us continue to protect the world’s most vital resource. Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, seeks a Sales Director - North America Flotation to join its industry leading sales team. Flotation represents one of Nalco Water’s key strategic segments and areas of investment. You’ll be responsible for leading the flotation growth efforts in NA, including sales team development and coaching.  Through outstanding industry credibility in mineral processing and value creation for our customers, you will lead a sales team which will create, communicate and capture value in flotation applications.

What’s in it For You:

• • 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 flotation technical team
  • Access to a portfolio of best in class chemical and digital services 
  • 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:

• • Develop and coach a sales team focused on flotation
  • Lead and coach the team to create, communicate and capture value in flotation applications
  • Design and implement strategic business plans for key accounts
  • Present value-add products and programs, highlighting impact to the customer’s business
  • Ensure customer service delivery emphasizing the delivery of Nalco Water’s value proposition
  • Deliver flotation sales targets

Territory/Location Information: 

• • Location is Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and Nevada
  • 35% 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
  • 8-10+ years of technical sales experience
  • Mining industry experience
  • Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role

Preferred Qualifications: 

• • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, industrial) or life sciences (biology, chemistry, etc.)
  • Flotation experience
  • Demonstrated large account management success with executive-level relationship sales 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 and deliver value based solutions in various industries. 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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At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

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