Account Executive

Republic Services

The Role

Overview

Prospect, sell, and manage waste/recycling services to grow revenue in assigned area

Key Responsibilities

  • cold calling
  • lead follow-up
  • salesforce
  • market analysis
  • service knowledge
  • sales presentations

Tasks

-Completes consistently scheduled phone blocks and cold call prospecting activities to establish initial and follow-up appointments with decision-makers. -Maintains a thorough knowledge of the Company’s available services, lines of business, and pricing structures; offers additional services to existing and potential commercial, industrial and recycling clients, including total waste stream management solutions, as appropriate, to grow targeted profitable revenue and contribute to Company goals and objectives. -Completes required Customer Service Agreements, reports and other paperwork in a timely manner and in accordance with Company policy. -Develops and maintains an awareness of market behavior and competitive trends in designated markets to anticipate changing customer needs. -Follows up on the leads received by the Lead Generators within 2 hours and always creates a follow up task in Salesforce to determine the next step. -Builds relationships and increases Company visibility through participation in Company-sponsored activities as required; attends trade shows, chamber of commerce events and other events, as necessary. Acts as a Company representative at community events, where required. -Identifies viable leads, manages prospects and acquires new, profitable commercial, industrial and recycling business to meet and exceed monthly established targeted revenue goals. -Prepares and delivers sales presentations to prospective new clients; follows up with key customer decision makers to close sales. -Regularly meets with Sales Manager to review weekly customer retention and relationship activities, progress versus goals and status of key customer relationships. -Utilizes Salesforce on a daily basis, schedules and documents all activities, and develops robust information profiles on prospective customers to facilitate acquisition of new customers.

Requirements

  • 2+ years
  • direct sales
  • customer-facing
  • waste experience
  • driver license

What You Bring

-Minimum of 2 years of direct selling experience in a customer-facing role that includes identifying and addressing customer needs. (Required) -Waste or service industry experience. -Valid driver’s license. (Required)

Benefits

-Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). -Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP). -Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage. -Health care and dependent care spending accounts. -Short- and long-term disability. -Employee discount programs. -Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance. -Retirement plan with a generous company match. -Great Place to Work

The Company

About Republic Services

-It operates collection, transfer, recycling centers, landfills and energy‑from‑waste facilities across the U.S. -Typical projects include curbside residential pickup, commercial/industrial waste hauling, recycling operations and landfill gas‑to‑energy plants. -Specialisms span residential and commercial collection, industrial waste services, recycling processing, hazardous waste treatment, and renewable energy generation.

Sector Specialisms

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Manufacturing

Retail

Special Waste

Hazardous Waste

Recycling

Solid Waste

Environmental Solutions

Field Services

Emergency Response

Exploration and Production Services