Summary
Republic Services is an environmental services company providing recycling, waste, environmental, and sustainability solutions. The Environmental Solutions Account Executive I focuses on acquiring new business, developing prospective customer pipelines, selling tailored environmental solutions, and managing customer and market information to drive profitable growth.
Responsibilities
- Promote and sell recycling, waste, environmental compliance, and sustainability products and services tailored to customers' needs
- Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of prospective clients through proactive outreach and strategic networking to ensure new account growth and build a successful sales funnel
- Understand customer operations and regulatory requirements to design customized environmental solutions, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure proposed solutions align with customer goals
- Utilize CRM daily, schedule and document all activities, and develop robust information profiles on prospective customers to facilitate acquisition of new customers
- Develop and maintain an awareness of market behavior and competitive trends in designated markets to anticipate changing customer needs
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of the Company’s available services, lines of business and pricing structures; offer additional services to potential clients, including total waste stream management solutions, as appropriate, to grow targeted profitable revenue and contribute to Company goals and objectives
- Complete required Environmental Service Agreements, Pricing Proposals, reports, and other paperwork in a timely manner and in accordance with Company policy
Skills
- Technical knowledge with an understanding of environmental solutions, and regulatory compliance
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including strong presentation skills and the ability to produce high quality, error free work in a fast-paced work environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ability to build long-term relationships with customers
- Knowledge of CRM platforms (e.g. Salesforce) to manage pipeline and track performance
- Driver's License
- 0 - 2 years of experience in a sales, account management, or customer facing role
- 0 - 2 years of experience within the waste industry - preferred
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Technical knowledge with an understanding of environmental solutions, and regulatory compliance
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including strong presentation skills and the ability to produce high quality, error free work in a fast-paced work environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ability to build long-term relationships with customers
- Knowledge of CRM platforms (e.g. Salesforce) to manage pipeline and track performance
- Driver's License
- 0 - 2 years of experience in a sales, account management, or customer facing role
Nice to Haves
- 0 - 2 years of experience within the waste industry - preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO)