Summary: This role involves collaborating with sales and marketing teams to drive business growth in the Global High-Tech segment, consulting customers on holistic water operations, and delivering best-in-class expertise. Highlights: 1. Drive industry-specific and technical business growth 2. Consult customers on best practice, holistic water operations 3. Deliver best-in-class expertise in dynamic customer environments In a world with increasing water shortage and contamination challenges, Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, helps customers conserve more than 161 billion gallons of water each year. Nalco Water provides the unique opportunity to work with a broad suite of technologies to deliver automated monitoring systems, data analysis and deep technical expertise to increase efficiency, sustainability and performance for our customers. In our Light division, this includes working with institutional, food \& beverage, transportation, high\-tech and manufacturing customers using a holistic approach based on customer needs. Ecolab is seeking for an **Industry Technical Consultant** (ITC) for our **Global High\-Tech (GHT)** segment. The position can be based anywhere in Europe. Ecolab’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE\&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do what’s right. **How you'll make an impact:** * Collaborates with the Corporate Account, Field Sales \& Marketing teams to drive industry\-specific and technical/application business growth across Global High\-Tech business focusing on **Data Centers and Micro\-Electronics** * Consults customers and prospects on best practice, **holistic water operations** across cooling, heating, reuse/recycle, open and closed loop systems * Deliver best\-in\-class expertise, system optimization and problem solving in the most **dynamic and challenging customer environments** * Play a critical role in **demonstrating Total Value Delivered (TVD) and selling value** of our solutions combining chemistry, automation, digital, equipment and engineered solutions * Through on\-site and remote execution of **water audits** and best\-practice gap analysis, identifies **TVD projects** to feed a pipeline of opportunities together with sales teams * Delivers demonstrable impact on **sales growth and retention** (RGG) in the segment * Create links between customer problems and deployment of our innovations to deliver added value * Provides expert technical expertise and consultancy to resolve application or best practice questions or problems / jeopardy situations at customer sites * Be a driving force in the **digital transformation** of our interaction with customers via **Ecolab3D platform** * Provide business insight based on observations of customer needs that may result in identifying new ideas for innovation projects and new technologies * Feed the **ideation process** with insights from customer interactions and on\-site experience to feed our innovation process * **Be a mentor** to our Field stakeholders, raising the technical skillset and independence of Reps and local Application Engineers alike **Qualifications:** * Demonstrable technical expertise and experience in **optimizing water operations** in the Global High\-Tech (GHT) segment * Proven experience in complex **chemistry, automation, digital, equipment and engineered solutions** both from Ecolab and the wider industry * **Inquisitive mind**, challenging the status quo and **embracing disruptive technologies** * Excellent **communicator**, able to consult, coach and mentor both internal stakeholders and customers alike * Value mindset with a focus on delivering TVD to our customers * Solution oriented, problem solving mindset to complex challenges * Willing and able to travel regularly throughout Europe to customer sites (at least 50%) **About Ecolab:** At Ecolab, we prioritize our talent\-first philosophy by creating the most capable and diverse team to excel at our nearly three million customer sites. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates help deliver comprehensive science\-based solutions, data\-driven insights and world\-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Our solutions not only enhance operational efficiency but also contribute to sustainability and public health, making a positive impact on the world. We are committed to eliminating unnecessary complexities and embracing a beginner's mindset, continuously seeking new perspectives and innovative solutions to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world. *Ecolab’s commitment to diversity,**equity**and inclusion (DE\&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do**what’s**right.* Apply today and join one of the most ethical companies with over a hundred years of history. **Join Ecolab and help us protect****what’s****vital.** \#li\-eu **Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion \& Belonging** Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.