Construction Sales Account Manager - Fort Worth, TX

Job Description

Quick Snapshot

The Construction Sales Account Manager (CSAM) will cover a territory in and around Fort Worth, TX. 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 a heavy emphasis on hunting (cold calling and prospecting for new business). Prior outside / field sales experience in a construction setting will be preferred.

I. Job Summary
Generates new revenue by cold calling and prospecting (70%), while also retaining current WM customers by utilizing a consultative selling approach (30%). 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

• Bachelor's Degree (accredited) or in lieu of degree
• High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 4 years of relevant work experience.
• 1 year of relevant work experience in direct business-to-business sales, and phone based business-to-business prospecting resulting in successfully obtaining customer appointments (in addition to education requirement)
• 20 hours of training with Resource Conservation and recovery Act (RCRA)
• Certifications: WM CRA
• Involved in one or more of the following: U.S. green Build council (USGBC), American Institute of Architects (AIA), Associated general Contractors of America (AGC), Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), or National Association of Home Builders

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:

• Comprehensive understanding of construction industry (phases, materials, waste, etc).
• Techniques for identifying and managing new business opportunities
• Techniques for identifying and responding to objections
• Techniques for bypassing "Gatekeepers"
• Understands the competitive landscape in the local area
• Understands "Green" influences and sustainability
• Analyze and solve problems
• Conduct formal presentations
• Able to design customized solutions that address more than just waste services
• Excellent business and communication skills
• Understands how to calculate price and amounts such as discounts
• Basic software and web-based applications
• Active Learning
• Sales Disposition
• Motivational Fit
• Sustainability

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: outside / field sales visiting local construction sites.

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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About Us

ABOUT WM
WM (WM.com) is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial, medical and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them pursue their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is a leader in beneficial use of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most landfill gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM's fleet includes more than 12,000 natural gas trucks - the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet in the industry in North America. Healthcare Solutions provides collection and disposal services of regulated medical waste, as well as secure information destruction services, in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. To learn more about WM and the company's sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity

For United States: WM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.


For Canada: WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation.


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