Senior Account Manager, Construction Sales

I. Job Summary

Generates revenue growth by utilizing a consultative selling approach in the retention of current WM customers.

Manages existing business relationships to achieve budgeted sales goals by developing and implementing sound retention strategies, utilizing strong negotiation efforts to preserve business, and securing contract agreements from previously non-contracted customers.

The Account Manager will "save, secure, and convert" by handling all customer cancellation requests, providing ongoing education of contract details to existing customers, and by obtaining customer contract commitments during face-to-face interactions.

All escalations for customer service within the defined territory will be resolved through this position.

This position will require the employee to conduct customer site visits the majority of the week with the rest of the week being work from home.

• II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Managing business to business sales relationships.
• Developing detailed proposals encompassing multiple services.
• Researching aspects of the waste and environmental services business.
• Attending conferences/symposiums as a means of networking and staying current with industry-and market-related information.
• Assignment management.
• Building trusting relationships.
• Providing high-impact Communication.
• Able to identify pertinent Local, County, State, and/or Federal government regulations.
• Responsible for prospecting and closing to achieve budgeted sales goals by developing and implementing sound selling strategies that ensure revenue growth by selling to new customers only.
• Manage prospects by developing sound marketing plans and maintaining key information in the prospect database.
• Reduces lost major accounts by diffusing cancellation requests. Meets or exceeds sales call activity goals for proactive account retention.
• Increases revenue and profitability by executing sound plans on retention calls to improve the customers' service and/or profitability.
• Matches WM services with customer needs by demonstrating knowledge of customers, pricing and competition; effectively communicates pricing and service strategies; proactively engages other WM business opportunities, referring internally as appropriate.
• Effectively use WM sales productivity software tools (i. e. Prospect and Customer Database, Proposal Program, Pricing Tools, etc.)
• Proposes customer solutions that are compliant with appropriate local, state and federal regulations.
• III. Qualifications
• A. Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Sales/Marketing, or in lieu of bachelor's degree,
• High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 4 years in direct business-to-business sales
• 7 years progressive direct business-to-business sales, cold calling, and phone-based prospecting (in addition to education requirement.)
• B. Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience with the construction industry preferred.

IV. Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Office: This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

V. Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability.

In addition, we offer a stock purchase plan, company matching on a 401(k), and more.

Employees also receive paid vacation, holidays, and personal days.

Please note that benefits may vary by site.

ABOUT WM

WM ( WM. com ) is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions.

Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity.

The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial, medical and municipal customers throughout the U.

S. and Canada.

With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them pursue their sustainability goals.

WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post‑consumer materials and is a leader in beneficial use of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most landfill gas‑to‑electricity plants in North America.

WM’s fleet includes more than 12,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy‑duty natural gas truck fleet in the industry in North America.

Healthcare Solutions provides collection and disposal services of regulated medical waste, as well as secure information destruction services, in the U.

S., Canada and Western Europe.

To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.

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• Equal Employment Opportunity
• For
• United

States: WM is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

For

Canada: WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Please notify us if you require accommodation.

Real ID

In order to travel by air or access federal property, federal law requires individuals have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative.

This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons or service federal property.

Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID or TSA‑approved alternative.

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