Client Relationship Manager

Account Manager

Sunrise Landscape, operating as CLA Landscape, are proud to have achieved the Lawn & Landscape Top 100 honor and are continuing to build a great place to work! We are excited by our vision to deliver excellent customer service in the areas of landscape design, installation and maintenance to our clients with the help of our 1,000 employees. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, for more than 40 years, our services focus on meeting the customer's needs with a commitment to landscape and service excellence. In prioritizing the importance of this vision, we are excited to have the opportunity for an Account Manager for our expanding area in Fort Myers, FL. 

The right candidate is someone who is innovative and bring new ideas on how we focus on a client-first culture.

This role will be located in Fort Myers Fl and will serve various clients in that area.

Your Role

The Account Manager (aka Client Success Manager) will be the primary business and relationship manager for Sunrise Landscape's Venice based customers. This role requires someone with deep experience in client management and can bring new ideas on how to highlight an excellent client experience. This role requires an exceptional attitude of managing relationships and excellent day-to-day communication with both the client and the operations teams on service delivery. This position will be expected to establish regular business reviews including formal presentations and generating annual budget and account plans. In this role, you will be expected to do the following:

• Develop, build, nurture and maintain exceptional client relationships for a portfolio of large commercial landscape customers; act as the primary relationship and escalation contact with client. The primary functions includes relationship management, operational support and coordination, launch readiness, communication, and problem solving, both strategic/tactical.
• Ensure a high level of client retention; addresses issues proactively and develops solutions to mitigate client retention risk.
• Aids clients in achieving their goals.
• Create Executive Summaries outlining issues/problems and solutions; present findings and solutions to clients and leadership as applicable.
• Lead interactions within Sunrise Landscape and with clients to arrive at expected service delivery outcomes while achieving a high level of Client Delight.
• Lead internal team meetings to problem solve through collaboration and communication resulting in a more efficient and effective delivery of service for the client accounts. You will need to influence without direct reporting authority.
• Proactively plan and communicate daily operational plans to ensure leaders and front-line crews execute on the client scope of work.
• Develop and communicate weekly client updates regarding operations and property needs.
• Create all client proposals and build annual and multi-year client budgets.
• Conduct property quality assessments through onsite inspections to keep clients informed of work being performed, work scheduled and other property needs.
• Understand core issues happening at the branch location and within crew operations to enhance branch and bring solutions to resolve enabling you to be seen as a valuable resource for operational improvement.

What You Bring To Us:

• Bachelors' degree required.
• Minimum of 5-7 years' of professional experience in a client facing role; excellent track record in establishing and maintaining client relationships. (Client References a big plus!)
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills are critical to this position - and embodies a collaborative work style.
• Must be a good listener and able to respond to clients in a professional manner.
• The ability to work independently as well as working with management on key client issues.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to: perform detail-oriented work accurately, handle several assignments simultaneously, maintain confidential information, and produce reports in a timely manner.
• Ability to travel to client sites in the Venice area.

Additional Information:

We are excited to review your qualifications for the Account Manager role. Please note, if you do not submit a resume outlining the details of your previous roles & responsibilities, we are unable to move forward with considering your candidacy. 

What We Offer:
Competitive Salary: Attractive compensation package commensurate with experience.
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; paid time off; and professional development opportunities.
Work Environment: Collaborative and supportive team culture with opportunities for career growth and advancement.
Work-Life Balance: Flexible work arrangements and a commitment to maintaining a healthy work-life balance.