Construction Sales Account Manager - Tulsa, OK

Quick Snapshot

The Construction Sales Account Manager (CSAM) will cover a territory in Tulsa, OK. Candidates need to be local to the area. This position is a combo hunter / farmer, meaning you will be responsible for new business (hunting) as well as retention of existing accounts (farming), with equal time spent on each. Prior outside / field sales experience in a construction setting will be preferred.

I. Job Summary

Generates new revenue by cold calling and prospecting (50%), while also retaining current WM customers by utilizing a consultative selling approach (50%). Manages existing business relationships in order to achieve budgeted sales goals by developing and implementing sound retention strategies, utilizing strong negotiation efforts to preserve business, and securing contract agreements from previously non-contracted customers. The CSAM will "save, secure, and convert" by handling all customer cancellation requests, providing ongoing education of contract details to existing customers, and by obtaining customer contract commitments during face-to-face interactions. All escalations for customer service within the defined territory will be resolved through this position.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Managing business to business sales relationships
• Developing detailed proposals encompassing multiple services
• Researching aspects of the waste and environmental services business
• Attending conferences / symposiums as a means of networking and staying current with industry-and market-related information
• Assignment management
• Building trusting relationships
• Providing high-impact Communication
• Able to identify pertinent Local, County, State, and / or Federal government regulations
• Responsible for prospecting and closing to achieve budgeted sales goals by developing and implementing sound selling strategies that ensure revenue growth by selling to new customers only
• Manage prospects by developing sound marketing plans and maintaining key information in the prospect database
• Reduces lost major accounts by diffusing cancellation requests. Meets or exceeds sales call activity goals for proactive account retention
• Increases revenue and profitability by executing sound plans on retention calls to improve the customers’ service and / or profitability
• Matches WM services with customer needs by demonstrating knowledge of customers, pricing and competition; effectively communicates pricing and service strategies; proactively engages other WM business opportunities, referring internally as appropriate
• Effectively use WM sales productivity software tools (i.e. Prospect and Customer Database, Proposal Program, Pricing Tools, etc.)
• Proposes customer solutions that are compliant with appropriate local, state and federal regulations
• Devising sales approaches and solutions
• Marshalling resources
• Sales negotiation
• Sales opportunity analysis

III. Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Ability to convert customer cancellation requests in order to maintain revenue levels, and / or complex negotiations skills required. General Competencies Include :

IV. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is : office setting and outside / field sales.

V. Benefits

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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