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Account Associate - RISE

Veolia, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246

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Job Description

Company : Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of professionals committed to tackling challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Are you a recent graduate with an interest in water treatment? Do you possess a degree in chemical engineering or a related field? If you answered yes to both, you may be the person for the job.

The Sales Representative will work closely with our CMS Account Management Team to find solutions for our customers' water treatments. This role offers the opportunity to apply technical learnings while exploring the sales aspects organizations navigate daily. You will be responsible for defined work or projects with moderate complexity. This is an entry level role within the commercial sales function. You will follow an individual work plan and meet day-to-day short-term objectives. You will have the ability to resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning.

This position is a part of our RISE early career program. RISE is an 18 month program that will challenge and enrich participants’ learning experience developing skills, knowledge and confidence. Participants are full-time employees with hands-on experience and exposure to different parts of the business, providing a solid foundation to build a career within Veolia.

Primary Responsibilities

Be responsible for the customer in all aspects of account growth including strategy development, integrated account planning, opportunity identification, and value communication

Work with assigned team for effective and profitable sales in an assigned territory

Work with assigned team to ensure growth of new accounts as well as maintaining existing accounts

Work with current customers and prospects to meet desired sales and service needs

Interface with the marketing organization to drive high value solutions leveraging the company portfolio

Serve as an intermediary for solutions and a detailed understanding of the customer's business model and how our products and services deliver added value

Build customer relationships and communication at all levels

Collaborate with existing functional and P&L teams to achieve growth objectives

Participate in community events with the customer

Drive improvements in key processes for the customer

Qualifications Minimum Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Biology, Chemistry or closely related discipline (or a High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of additional experience in a closely related technical position)

• Less than 1 year of sales or marketing experience or technical support operations experience in water process/treatment related industry

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Ability and willingness to travel within territory, as required

• Ability and willingness to reside in assigned region, or within customer proximity requirements, as required

• Work frequently in a heavy industrial environment requiring use of Personal Safety Equipment and exposure to noise, dust, chemicals and other irritants typical of refinery, chemical plants, power plants, etc., as required

• Ability and willingness to comply with stringent drug testing and background check requirements set by customer safety requirements, as required

• Basic Computer Skills including MS Office, and other software programs within a Windows environment

• If applying for a position that requires operating a company owned/leased vehicle, willingness to submit to a check of your driving record

• The company will only employ those legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Desired Qualifications

• Technical experience, preferably in water treatment/process related industry

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment requiring the ability to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion; equal opportunity workplace

Compensation : $75,000 - $79,000

Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Veolia is committed to diversity and equal consideration for all applications.

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