Sr. Outside Sales Account Executive - NW Alabama

Sr. Outside Sales Account Executive - NW Alabama

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The Senior Account Executive (SAE) will cover our Northwest Alabama territory, which includes Florence, Muscle Shoals, and Tuscumbia AL, as well as Corinth, MS.

This will be a hybrid position with regular visits to our local office in Tuscumbia, AL, which means that candidates must live in the territory.

This position is a combo hunter/farmer, meaning you will be responsible for new business as well as retention of existing accounts, with a heavy emphasis on hunting - cold calling and prospecting for new business. Prior outside/field sales experience in a business to business (B2B) setting will be preferred.

The Senior Account Executive role is responsible for prospecting and closing sales to new customers to achieve budgeted sales goals. This position develops and implements sound selling strategies that ensure revenue growth at target or greater profitability levels by selling to new customers.

Additionally, the role is responsible for managing existing business relationships in order to achieve budgeted sales and price goals by developing and implementing sound retention strategies, utilizing strong negotiation efforts to preserve business, and securing contract agreements from previously non-contracted customers.

In addition to acquiring new business, the SAE will handle all customer cancellation requests, provide ongoing education of contract details to existing customers, and obtain customer contract commitments during face-to-face interactions. All escalations for customer service within the defined territory will be resolved through this position.

• Senior Account Executives are responsible for maintaining and growing billable value in their assigned accounts; preventing customer account losses and growing billable value by selling permanent new waste streams, new services, and new products to current and prospective customers.
• Initiate business-to-business sales relationships.
• Responsible for prospecting and closing sales opportunities to achieve budgeted sales goals by developing and implementing sound selling strategies.
• Manage prospects by developing sound prospect development plans and maintaining key information in the prospect database. Maintain sales pipeline (both in terms of quantity and quality) to achieve goals for new sales.
• Minimize most revenue and accounts by maintaining SSDO relationship health standards and diffusing cancellation requests. Meet or exceed sales call activity goals for proactive account retention.
• Increase revenue and profitability by executing sound plans on retention calls to improve the customers' service and/or profitability.
• Establish and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Propose customer solutions that are compliant with appropriate local, state and federal regulations. Communicate to and work with the Area Sales Managers to resolve unique customer issues.
• Demonstrate knowledge of customers' needs, pricing and competition; effectively communicate pricing and service strategies; proactively engage other WM business opportunities, referring internally as appropriate.
• Acquire in-depth industry and company knowledge in order to prepare complex proposals and make recommendations on equipment optimization and leasing options.
• Maintain current knowledge of internal sale strategies and operational capabilities, and external market trends.
• Work closely and effectively communicate with Plant Managers and Brokerage Account Managers to assist in upgrading materials to increase profitability and achieve plant goals.

• Required Qualifications (Education and Experience)
  • Bachelor's Degree (accredited) or in lieu of degree
  • High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 4 years of relative work experience
  • 4 years of work experience in direct B2B sales, B2B cold calling, and phone-based B2B prospecting resulting in successfully obtaining customer appointments (in addition to education requirement)
• Other Knowledge, Skills or…