
Account Manager – Food & Beverage | Field Sales & Technical Service (Sanitation Solutions)
Job Description
Are you a food, beverage, or dairy manufacturing / plant sanitation expert with the ability to drive results for a global Fortune 500 Company? Join Ecolab’s Food & Beverage team as an Account Manager, where you will combine field-based technical service and commercial responsibility to support food, beverage, and dairy customers. This role focuses on driving sales growth while delivering sanitation and operational improvements directly in plant environments.
What’s in it For You:
Work with some of the leading food, beverage, and dairy manufacturing customers
Be challenged and gain recognition as you provide unparalleled expertise and a comprehensive set of cleaning and sanitation solutions
Carve out a long term, advanced career path in sales/service, corporate accounts, or management
Comprehensive benefits packages in line with market and industry standards.
Flexible, independent work environment where you will plan your own schedule
Access to best in class resources, tools, and technology
Grow your income as you drive sales
What You Will Do:
Work directly in food and beverage manufacturing plants, ensuring sanitation, product quality, and operational efficiency
Develop and execute sales strategies and account plans to grow existing and new customers
Provide technical consultation and troubleshooting on-site, including sanitation programs, SOPs, and process improvements
Manage chemical applications, equipment performance, and inventory
Deliver training to plant personnel on sanitation and safety practices
Build strong relationships with plant managers, QA, and operations teams
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry, or related field
Experience working in industrial or plant environments (preferred / strong advantage)
Proficient in English at an intermediate to advanced level Proficient in English at an intermediate to advanced levelIntermediate to advanced Excel skills (for technical reports and inventory control)
Possession of a valid driver’s license (B1) with an acceptable driving record
Basic mechanical skills – for example, using a drill to install a soap dispenser
Willingness and ability to travel within the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM); may be required to be on call outside regular working hours and on weekends when necessary
Minimum 2+ years of experience in:
Technical sales or
Food & Beverage manufacturing / plant operations
Immigration sponsorship to work in the country is not available for this role.
Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to sell value-added products to customers
Aptitude and confidence to engage with large national and multinational clients
Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
Ability to take initiative and work independently
What Makes You Successful in This Role:
Comfortable working on-site in industrial/plant environments
Ability to balance sales targets with technical service delivery
Strong problem-solving skills in real-time plant situations
Self-driven and able to manage a territory independently
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, and disabled individuals at all levels of the workforce. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, Ecolab 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, or disability.
Nuestro compromiso con una cultura de inclusión y pertenencia
Ecolab está comprometido con el trato justo e igualitario de todas las personas colaboradoras y postulantes, y con la promoción de los principios de igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo. Reclutaremos, contrataremos, promoveremos, transferiremos y brindaremos oportunidades de desarrollo con base en las calificaciones individuales y el desempeño laboral, en todos los aspectos relacionados con el empleo, la compensación, los beneficios, las condiciones laborales y las oportunidades de crecimiento. Ecolab no discriminará a ninguna persona colaboradora ni postulante por motivos de raza, religión, color, credo, nacionalidad, estado de ciudadanía, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad y expresión de género, información genética, estado civil, edad o discapacidad.