Strategic Accounts Sales Leader

Strategic Accounts Sales Leader

Pentair currently has an opening for a Strategic Accounts Sales Leader for our Commercial Filtration Category within the Commercial Water Solutions Business Unit.

We are looking for a leader with a proven track record of driving growth across sales channels and market segments. The right candidate has a passion for coaching high-performance teams and delivering exceptional customer experiences, ready to lead a team poised for growth. We're looking for deep sales leadership expertise, a collaborative mindset, and a hands-on approach to execution. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for growing the Everpure brand with Strategic Accounts.

This role will report directly to the Group Sales & Marketing Leader for Commercial Water Solutions. The role will be based in the Golden Valley, MN headquarters site or the Hanover Park, IL site.

We will:

• Create career growth and professional development opportunities
• Pay competitively
• Provide coaching, support, and mentoring in Pentair’s proven best practices
• Offer the full range of employee benefits
• Support your long-term retirement goals through a competitive 401K matching and stock purchase plan
• Offer employee discounts
• Protect you with life insurance and other options
• Tell you more about all the great benefits – just ask the HR team!

You will:

• Lead and coach a team of Sales Leaders across market segments, fostering collaboration and shared success.
• Develop strong relationships with influential stakeholders, maximizing growth potential at targeted strategic foodservice accounts.
• Create and implement strategic account plans and sales objectives tailored to customers and commercial segments.
• Drive growth through data-informed decisions, leveraging analytics to understand customer behavior and identify opportunities.
• Champion best-in-class customer experiences from initial contact through delivery and beyond.
• Perform various duties, tasks, initiatives, and projects as assigned.
• Represent Pentair and Commercial Water Solutions at industry events and tradeshows, strengthening client relationships and brand visibility.
• Drive opportunities to collaborate across our Filtration and Ice categories, partnering with Sales leadership across the Business Unit.
• Build strong internal partnerships to influence product development and business practices while driving success within existing systems.
• Support and coach the team to adopt tools and systems for consistent, high-impact results.

You should have:

• A bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of 5-7+ years of leading sales people in a company division with proven sales growth
• Prior experience leading a team selling into the foodservice industry
• Ability to generate leads and new opportunities while balancing existing customer relationships
• Strategic mindset with a hands-on approach to execution.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
• Availability to travel nationally and internationally up to 50% of the year.
• Ability to provide proof of identity and legal work authorization upon hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer. With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day.