Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. WM is a leading waste management company, and they are seeking an Inside Sales Account Executive to support the South Atlantic market area. The role involves managing existing customer accounts, generating new business, and ensuring high customer satisfaction through a consultative retention approach.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead point of contact for customer account management matters in an assigned book of business, establish and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction with internal and external customers, and build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships
- Align Waste Management products and services with customer needs, propose solutions that are compliant with appropriate local, state and federal regulations, and increase account penetration through consultative selling skills
- Negotiate, update, and renew customer service agreements to maximize profits by providing ongoing education of contract details and use of strong negotiation skills
- Resolve challenging customer requests and collaborate with the Inside Sales Manager to resolve all customer escalations or issues
- Communicate rates, charges and service strategies with conviction as well as understand and effectively use customer incentives and concessions within appropriate profit targets and level of authority
- Collaborate with sales team to identify and grow opportunities within territory and engage additional WM business opportunities, referring internally as appropriate
- Use Waste Management sales productivity software tools accurately and consistently (i.e. Salesforce.com/Customer Relationship Management and Pricing Tools)
- Prepare reports as needed and/or handle general administrative duties as appropriate
Skills
- High School Diploma or GED (accredited)
- 1 year WM experience or 5 years of business-to-business account management at a proficient level
- Ability to effectively convert customer cancellation requests
- Ability to build relationships (highly competent)
- Ability to set goals
- Proficient in time management
- Proficient in computer skills
- High impact communication
- Planning and organization
- Ability to negotiate (highly competent)
- Financial acumen
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- 401K (4.5% with NO vesting period)
- Generous vacation and sick time
- Annual education assistance benefit
Company Overview
- WM is North America's leading provider of integrated environmental solutions. It was founded in 1968, and is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.wm.com/.