Account Manager I

Job title: Account Manager I

About the Role The Account Manager I is a developmental role that involves job shadowing and working alongside and under the supervision of an experienced account manager. This role is designed to expose the associate to technical water treatment problem-solving and fundamentals to customer selling. In the role, the candidate will be assigned specific tasks on accounts within an existing territory to retain, per direction from manager and communicate with customer base as well as ChemTreat Account Managers and other representatives of the company.

What You'll Do

• With guidance, create, improve, and implement innovative sales strategies to drive ChemTreat’s position and increase share within the assigned geography.
• Begin to develop key relationships with customers through identifying key decision makers within existing accounts, researching prospects and partnering with a senior staff member to cold call, frequent follow up, learning strategic questioning, and with assistance driving to root issues to identify customers’ needs.
• Work with senior staff member to begin to increase sales and profit margin within the territory.
• With assistance, engage technical staff and management as needed to develop retention and growth strategies.
• Begin to establish professional relationships with key personnel in customer accounts.
• Learn how to create effective proposals to current and prospective customers; learn and communicate the ChemTreat value proposition to the customer base; over time, begin to troubleshoot technical and site-specific process issues; begin to effectively audit key unit operations; participate in the entertainment of customers and prospects in accordance with ChemTreat’s entertainment policy; other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelors of Science; Engineering or technical degree preferred.
• 0-2 years of experience interacting with customers at all levels of an organization; experience in water treatment preferred.
• Travel dependent on size of assigned territory; long hours and varied work schedules; physically demanding tasks including lifting up to 60 pounds; capable of occasional climbs and site visits.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; fluency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Industry knowledge specific to water treatment; ability to identify issues and develop practical solutions; strong organizational skills; self-management; self-motivation; strategic mindset; ability to work well in a team.

Nice to Have

• Experience in water treatment.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range not disclosed in posting. The range is subject to modification in the future. At-will employment and equal opportunity employment statements apply.