Account Executive

Job Description

The Account Executive is responsible for profitable volume growth of all Lines of Business sold by the Restaurant Services Department. The Account Executive interacts with current & prospective customers to retain & grow volume with emphasis on prompt customer service as well as solicitation of potential customers including restaurants and food service establishments. Must be able to effectively communicate and convey Darling's value proposition along with the ability to problem solve through data driven communication.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Engage with existing customers to increase overall relationship span that conveys Darling's core competencies while delivering profitable volume growth.
• Develop relationships with new and existing clients through personal contact or from internal leads supplied by the Customer Engagement Center.
• Establish new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on potential or existing customers.
• Grow profitability by retaining and growing high volume and multi-unit accounts in territory to meet or exceed company goals/objectives.
• Understand product values; evaluate profitability of new and existing customers.
• Implement sales strategies, and follow through to successful contract negotiation; prepare and execute service agreements.
• Regularly utilize CRM for new and existing customer profiling including data entry of required fields necessary for overall brand management.
• Conduct site and equipment surveys and facilitate installs during pre and post-sales processes
• Work closely with Operations & Logistics teams to provide quality service to customers and efficient handling of material at plant locations.
• Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems and developing solutions while making recommendations to management.
• Other duties as assigned

The Account Executive is responsible for profitable volume growth of all Lines of Business sold by the Restaurant Services Department. The Account Executive interacts with current & prospective customers to retain & grow volume with emphasis on prompt customer service as well as solicitation of potential customers including restaurants and food service establishments. Must be able to effectively communicate and convey Darling's value proposition along with the ability to problem solve through data driven communication.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Engage with existing customers to increase overall relationship span that conveys Darling's core competencies while delivering profitable volume growth.
• Develop relationships with new and existing clients through personal contact or from internal leads supplied by the Customer Engagement Center.
• Establish new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on potential or existing customers.
• Grow profitability by retaining and growing high volume and multi-unit accounts in territory to meet or exceed company goals/objectives.
• Understand product values; evaluate profitability of new and existing customers.
• Implement sales strategies, and follow through to successful contract negotiation; prepare and execute service agreements.
• Regularly utilize CRM for new and existing customer profiling including data entry of required fields necessary for overall brand management.
• Conduct site and equipment surveys and facilitate installs during pre and post-sales processes
• Work closely with Operations & Logistics teams to provide quality service to customers…