Field Sales Representative – Institutional
Ecolab
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Mannheim • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Sell hygiene solutions to existing customers, provide professional advice, and acquire new customers in your region to drive continuous growth
- Manage customers in the area of commercial dishwashers, kitchen environments, laundries and housekeeping
- Conduct regular service visits and training sessions at customer sites
- Monitor the market and competitors, derive strategies and measures, and support the introduction of new products
- Act as an Ecolab brand ambassador and share best practices in cleaning & safety, water, sustainability, efficiency and innovation
Requirements
- Completed technical vocational training and/or a degree in a technical or business-related field
- Initial sales experience in a B2B environment and technical understanding desirable
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, negotiation ability and a service-oriented mindset
- Team player with a strong willingness to learn, initiative and a hands-on mentality
- Goal-oriented, structured working style and interest in dynamic workflows and frequently changing tasks with diverse customers
- Proficient PC skills (especially MS Office); experience with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) desirable
- Good command of English, both spoken and written
- Driving licence class B and willingness to travel within your sales territory
Benefits
- Intensive onboarding, on-the-job training and continuous development opportunities
- An agile, collaborative and international company environment with diverse development opportunities and global assignments
- Compensation according to the chemical industry tariff plus performance bonus, additional vacation days and company pension scheme
- Varied and diverse responsibilities with the flexibility for independent work
- A company car for private use with unlimited mileage and IT equipment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
technical vocational trainingdegree in technical fielddegree in business-related fieldsales experiencetechnical understandingproficient PC skillsMS OfficeCRM toolsSalesforcedriving licence class B
Soft skills
communication skillsinterpersonal skillsnegotiation abilityservice-oriented mindsetteam playerwillingness to learninitiativehands-on mentalitygoal-orientedstructured working style