ES Account Executive I
Republic Services
About the Role
The ES Account Executive I focuses primarily on new business and account acquisition to drive profitable growth for the Environmental Solutions business. The incumbent identifies and develops prospects through self-driven outreach, participation in industry events, and organization-led campaigns. The ES Account Executive I promotes and sells recycling, waste, environmental, and compliance-based products and services to new customers at all organizational levels, with a strong emphasis on engaging senior executives.
Key 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.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- 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.
Qualifications
- 0 - 2 years of experience within the waste industry - preferred.
- Minimum Requirements: Driver's License.
- 0 - 2 years of experience in a sales, account management, or customer facing role.