Account Associate - Early Career

Account Associate - Early Career  Company Description  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. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy.

Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Job Description  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 these questions, then you may be just the person for the job.
What this opportunity will offer you   The opportunity to use your expertise and education to make a positive impact on the planet’s resources
Access to superior technical and commercial training
Competitive pay, sales incentives and benefits, including health and dental benefits as well as pension and RRSP programs
A culture where safety is paramount
The autonomy to work from home and manage your workload and schedule
The opportunity to travel across the country and North America to learn from a talented team of water treatment experts
Personal use of company vehicle

Role Overview  The Sales Representative will work closely with our CMS Account Management Team to find solutions for our customers water treatments. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be able to enhance and apply your learnings from a technical perspective whilst also explore the sales aspect that organizations navigate day after day. 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 a 12-month early career program that will challenge and enrich participants’ learning experience developing skills, knowledge and confidence. Those involved in the RISE program are full-time employees that will have hands-on experience and exposure to different parts of the business providing a solid foundation to build their 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 the effective and profitable sales in an assigned territory
Work with assigned team to ensure the growth of new accounts as well as focus on 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 detailed understanding of customer's business model and how our products and services develop and deliver added value to the customer
Build customer relationships and communication at all levels
Matrix with existing functional and P&L teams to achieve growth objectives
Actively 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,…