Associate Account Executive, Industrial

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I. Job Summary
Presents the full line of WM services to prospective WM customers, or assigned area of responsibility. Manages existing revenues and develops revenue opportunities within an established geographical territory. Meets or exceeds individual and team sales goals for new business with industrial and hazardous waste customers. 

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned. 

• Effectively utilizes, coordinates and cultivates relationships with internal and external customers. Interacts and works cohesively with the other industrial sales team and Technical Service Center members
• Achieves or exceeds budgeted revenue goals for new business with industrial and hazardous waste customers in assigned sales territory.
• Maintains existing base business; identified new waste streams and new base business customers. Targets and closes event business opportunities.Develops comprehensive sales plan for assigned territory in conjunction with division sales plan and goals.
• Works in tandem with Technical Service Representatives and Industrial Account Managers to assist customers in every aspect of waste disposal process. This includes but is not limited to: waste profiling, proposal preparation, pricing, contracting, and providing regulatory updates.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of industrial and hazardous waste regulations (RCRA, TSCA, CERCLA).
• Demonstrates superior customer advocacy and organizational skills.
• Identifies local market dynamics, and defines and implements basic countermeasures to offset competitive campaigns, pricing deterioration, and/or changes to regulatory drivers.
• Assists in collecting receivables within contracted time. 
• Communicates competitive and market information to management to assist in business unit planning and strategies.
• Maintains firm adherence to the management and control of confidential information.
• Provides monthly sales reports, commissions and expenses on a timely basis.
• Attends industrial sales meetings and training classes as deemed appropriate.
• Performs special projects and other tasks as assigned by the Industrial Sales Manager. 

III. Supervisory Responsibilities This job has not supervisory duties.
  IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

• Education: High School Diploma or GED (accredited).
• Experience: Four years of relevant work experience in the industrial waste management field (in addition to education requirement). 

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

• Applicant must have a working knowledge of Federal, State and Local waste disposal regulations.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required Knowledge of hazardous waste requirements, and DOT regulations required. Excellent oral and written skills required. Must be self-motivated and possess excellent organizational skills.
 

• COMPUTER SKILLS:
  • Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software programs. Position requires frequent computer use including internal software programs and internet-based applications.
• LANGUAGE SKILLS:
  • Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to respond to common inquires or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Must demonstrate the ability to write reports, and business correspondence. Must effectively present information to top management, public groups, customers, and general public.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Must be able to a