Account Manager - Outside Sales and Retention

Company: Republic Services
Location: Seattle
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY: The Account Manager is responsible for proactively maintaining and retaining relationships with existing customers for permanent commercial and industrial waste services in an assigned territory. Additionally, the Account Manager is required to increase the level of penetration in his or her existing customer base by selling the full suite of Republic Services products.PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Effectively maintains and retains existing customers by building effective long-term relationships and customer loyalty.
• Develops and maintains a thorough knowledge of the Company's available services, lines of business, pricing structures, and offers additional services as appropriate to assigned existing customers.
• Performs contractual re-signs on existing customers to extend customer relationship and increase customer profitability where appropriate.
• Responds to all cancellation requests in alignment with the established escalation policy.
• Proactively communicates with or responds to customers in support of company pricing initiatives.
• Utilizes Salesforce on a daily basis, schedules and documents all activities such as calls, meetings and proposals.
• Responsible for capturing customer emails, minimizing rate restrictions and customer credits.
• Increases customer penetration by selling full suite of Republic Services products.
• Regularly meets with Sales Manager to review weekly customer retention and relationship activities, progress versus goals and status of key customer relationships.
• Partners with the operations team, when needed, to address customer services issues.
• Builds relationships and increases Company visibility through participation in Company-sponsored activities, trade shows, chamber of commerce events and other similar activities.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Waste or transportation industry experience.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Bachelor's Degree or 3 years of relevant sales experience. (Required)
    • Minimum of 1 year of relevant sales experience. (Required)
    • Valid driver's license. (Required)
      Salary Range:
      Bonus Plan Details (if applicable): Bonus - Sales Commission Plan, 30% Annual
      Republic Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
      
      The statements used herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by an employee in this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required by an incumbent so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.

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