Sales Account, Italy

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Job Description:

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

Solventum Italy, to support the EMEA Drinking Water Filtration business, is looking to appoint an experienced Sales professional, with demonstrated selling and account management skills, who will manage the Italy & Switzerland territory (ideally based in Milan/Lombardy region) with periodic supervision and assistance.

The ideal Candidate has experience in Water Filtration or technical products sold into the Hot and Cold Food&Drink preparation Industry (i.e. coffee/ice machines; steam ovens etc.)

The Impact You'll Make in this Role
 

As a Drinking Water Sales Account, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Preparing and implementing detailed sales plans in collaboration with Marketing to penetrate the targeted HoReCa key accounts and deliver sales targets.

• Growing existing business and winning new business with specifiers and decision makers in QSRs in places like McDonalds, Burger King, YUM, Subway, 5 Guys

• Working with EMEA, European subs and the Global business key account team to leverage global key account success into the West Mediterranean Area

• Networking effectively in the HoReCa market key accounts to develop relationships at senior levels, present our product value propositions and build on our growing credibility in this sector

• Working effectively with existing Water Group sales and technical team and 3rd party installers to deliver key product technologies to the customers

Company Vehicle

This position requires driving a company vehicle, which will require current and valid driving licence for candidates who are offered and hired for this position

Your Skills and Expertise 
 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND around 5 years experience preferably in a Technical Sales role with a track record of success in winning and retaining business in major key accounts

• Solid Technical Sales experience in HoReCa industry (i.e. coffee/ice machines; steam ovens etc.)

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Ability to build relationships and operate in a complex organization

• Ambitious and driven with a structured approach

• Good communication, networking and negotiation skills

• Good spoken and written English knowledge (any other European languages are a plus)

• Self-motivated and team player

• IT literate and competent with the Microsoft office package

• Current, valid Driver's License

Work location:

• Italy - Remote (ideally based in Milan/Lombardy region)

Travel: May include up to 50% International

** This role is part of Solventum's Drinking Water business, which may be included in a future sale of this business **

If you are interested in this role, please apply sending us a copy of your CV in English. Thank you

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