Job
Description:
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Zep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP) is a leading
provider of specialty chemical products to a wide variety of
industrial, institutional, and retail customers. Zep
Inc. has a solid presence throughout America and in the international
marketplace, reaching into every major city in the United States,
Canada and Western Europe. We are currently seeking a dynamic Account
Representative covering the Northwest AR
(Tulsa, OK to Springdale, AR) area. As an
Account Representative with the Zep Food
Division, you will have the ability to sell a wide array of products
with Excellent
Brand Awareness, Strong
Brand Identity, and products that offer differentiated
Superior Solutions to the
Food Processing and Food Retail segments. You will be
expected to complete the necessary industry training that will allow
you to earn the designation, Food Safety Consultant within a twelve
month period.
Essential
Job Functions & Accountabilities:
The primary function
of this role is to understand customer needs related to hygiene and
sanitation practices so you will be positioned to develop and sell
enduring Food Safety solutions to address the plant needs. A Food
Safety Consultant will work with food plant personnel at all levels,
including Complex Managers, Quality Control personnel and Sanitation
workers to help solve any cleaning or microbial contamination
issues. The successful candidate will have experience in a food plant
environment and possess the capability to conduct in-plant audits to
identify sources of microbial contamination. In addition, the
successful candidate will:
- Travel to food processing
facilities throughout an assigned area. to sell, service and train
our customers on food plant sanitation practices
- Proactively develop new
food accounts/national accounts and build long-lasting business
relationships in the assigned area.
- Conduct surveys and
prepare written recommendations for customer consideration
- Prepare service and cost
control reports for every on-site customer visit.
- Develop sanitation
procedure and sanitation training manuals
- Prove our product
effectiveness through hands-on demonstration, training our
customers on effective use of our dispensing systems, complete all
related reporting tools and supply value added services needed to
win business.
- Instruct and train
customer employees on sanitation programs, microbiology, and food
safety related practices.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary and
Bonus Opportunity with Unlimited Earning Opportunity
- Vehicle allowance and
expense reimbursement
- Paid Vacation
- Medical/Dental/Vision
Benefits within 30 days of hire
- Short- and Long-Term
Disability
- 401(k) Plan
Zep Inc. is an organization that
is committed to diversity within its workforce and encourages all
interested candidates, including women, minorities, & former
military personnel to apply.
It is the policy of Zep Inc. that all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
national origin, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation.
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Requirements:
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Education
& Experience Requirements:
- At a minimum, the
candidate will have an Associate's Degree (two-year program) or
equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of B2B selling
and providing service to the Food Industry
- Must have an
understanding of microbiology, food regulation, sanitation program
and cleaning chemistry
- Working knowledge of Food
Safety and Quality programs (GFSI)
- QA or Sanitation shift
leadership experience desired
- Hands on technical
experience is desired
- Track record of success
with implementing account penetration, retention and new account
acquisition strategies
- Strong history of quickly
gaining credibility and partnering with business leaders
- Proven ability to make
sound decisions and recommendations
- Excellent interpersonal,
communications (written and verbal) and presentation skills
- Computer proficiency is
required (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, web-based systems
and tools)
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