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Status: Full Time, Exempt Location: NY, Northern NJ Reports to: VP Sales Compensation:$150K-$170K plus variable compensation tied to new business and margin growth Travel: Primarily within territory, with occasional travel to Maryland

Chemstar WATER is expanding into the New York metro market, and this role owns that growth. You will be the face of the company across greater New York City and northern New Jersey, opening new accounts in commercial and institutional facilities, and building the customer relationships that turn a first sale into a decade long partnership.

This is a build role, not a caretaker role. You will inherit a strong technical platform, a service organization that wins on execution, and a market where we are underrepresented. What we need from you is the commercial judgment and persistence to convert that into revenue.

Founded in 1999, Chemstar WATER delivers industrial water treatment chemistry, equipment, and services to customers who cannot afford downtime. Our work spans federal facilities in Washington DC, hospital systems across the mid Atlantic, and data centers nationwide.

Our mission is straightforward: reduce the water and energy our customers consume while extending the life of their cooling and boiler systems. That combination is good for their operating budget and good for the environment.

We serve data centers, industrial facilities, healthcare facilities, government agencies, and food and beverage manufacturers. We were named a Top Workplace by the Baltimore Sun, and we have pledged one percent of our profits and one percent of our employees’ time to the communities where we operate.

Chemistry is table stakes in this industry. What differentiates Chemstar WATER is account management and service execution.

Our team bring in house expertise in chemistry, water treatment equipment, and plant operations. They are on site, they know the systems they treat, and they solve problems before customers have to escalation. When you sell Chemstar WATER, you are selling a service organization that will make you look good after the contract is signed.

• Acquire new accounts and expand Chemstar WATER’s presence in the New York metro market
• Grow revenue and gross margin within existing accounts through scope expansion, product mix, and optimization of dosage, inventory, and ordering patterns
• Negotiate contracts and pricing in line with company guidelines and approval thresholds

• Develop relationships with the people who make and influence buying decisions: facility directors, chief engineers, plant managers, procurement leaders, and executives
• Act as the customer’s advocate inside Chemstar WATER, and hold our internal teams to the standard our customers expect
• Resolve issues quickly and with a bias for action

• Build and present proposals that reflect company templates, pricing guidelines, and a clear articulation of value
• Identify work that falls outside the contracted scope so it is captured, billed, and priced correctly
• Lead annual business reviews with your accounts, and use them to plan the next year of the relationship

• Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast data in our CRM
• Deliver monthly reporting on territory activity, pipeline health, win and loss patterns, and market conditions

• Speak fluently with engineers and operators about water chemistry, treatment programs, and system performance
• Educate customers on treatment parameters, water safety, and what good performance looks like
• Partner closely with Account Managers, Service Technicians, and Engineering to scope and launch new accounts cleanly
• Follow and reinforce all safety requirements at Chemstar WATER and customer sites

Year one

• Target [TBD] in new annual recurring revenue booked, at or above target gross margin
• A qualified pipeline of at least [TBD] times remaining quota
• Zero OSHA recordable incidents
• Annual business reviews completed with 100 percent of assigned accounts
• Zero customer losses attributable to issues you could have surfaced earlier
• Chemstar WATER University coursework completed

Beyond year one

• Chemstar WATER recognized as a credible alternative to the incumbents in the New York metro market
• Documented territory playbook that a second seller could pick up and run

Experience. A four year degree in a life science or engineering discipline, or ten or more years in water treatment or a closely related field.

Business development track record. Demonstrated success winning new industrial or commercial accounts, expanding existing ones, and holding relationships at the senior level. You should be able to walk us through deals you sourced and closed yourself.

Technical fluency. Working knowledge of water chemistry and treatment programs, with enough depth to earn trust in a mechanical room. Proficiency with Association of Water Technologies testing standards, or a clear willingness to build it.

Problem solving. Comfort with ambiguity at customer sites, and the discipline to treat feedback and mistakes as inputs rather than threats.

Communication. Strong written and verbal skills, and the numerical fluency to build a proposal, defend a price, and explain a margin.

Systems. Competence with Microsoft Office, CRM, and ERP platforms.

Other. Valid driver’s license and a driving record that meets our insurance requirements. Residence within the territory served. U.S. Citizenship is a must due to the government customers served.

• Genuine alignment with our values and how we treat customers and each other
• Enthusiasm for continuous learning, and comfort in a company that is still building its systems
• A belief that meaningful work and meaningful relationships are not a tradeoff

Chemstar WATER promotes from within. Our people have moved from individual contributor to leadership, from technical roles into commercial ones, and into recognized subject matter expertise. This territory is the front edge of our growth, and the person who builds it will have a say in what comes next.

• Vehicle allowance
• Health insurance
• Short term and long term disability coverage
• 401k with company match
• Paid time off
• Professional development through Chemstar WATER University

Chemstar WATER is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.