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John Zink is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Director of Outside Sales, Latin America, to lead our sales efforts in the Latin America region, while emphasizing the organization's focus on Preferred Partnerships and virtuous cycles of mutual benefit. This role is pivotal in maximizing profitability, enhancing customer relationships, and driving compliance. As the Director of Latin America Sales, you will be at the forefront of our regional strategy, responsible for driving customer satisfaction and achieving long-term profitability. Your leadership will shape the way we engage with customers and foster a culture of integrity and excellence.

We are open to this role sitting out of Houston and/or other locations within the region.

Our Team

You will lead a dynamic sales team focused on the Latin America market, working closely with other leaders to ensure alignment with Koch's values and strategic goals. Your team will comprise talented individuals dedicated to fostering customer relationships and driving business success across the region.

What You Will Do

• Principled Base Management: Apply Principle Based Management® (PBM) to build a contribution-motivated culture and lead the team to continued profitable growth. Drive PBM® Culture across the entire business.
• Customer Focus: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to anticipate and meet their needs, creating mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Strategy Development and Execution: Develop and execute strategies to maximize profitability, identify inefficiencies, and lead sales teams to improve business value.
• Leadership and Talent Development: Select, develop, and train talent to meet business objectives, establishing clear roles, responsibilities, and metrics that drive accountability and performance.
• Compliance Leadership: Ensure that all sales activities adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and company policies, reinforcing the compliance message across major sites and locations.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in sales within the Latin America market
• Experience supervising and leading a team
• Experience in strategy development and execution
• Ability to speak Spanish fluently
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time

What Will Put You Ahead

• Ability to speak Portuguese

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Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, John Zink Hamworthy Combustion (JZHC) is a global leader in emissions control and a pioneer in modern Smart Combustion solutions. Our research and development facilities make up the largest testing complex of its kind. Additionally, our worldwide service organization is the largest, most technically advanced team of its kind. We provide solutions to capture emissions, destroy pollutants, manage waste and heat vital processes to help industries operate more cleanly and efficiently.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu ).

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