Gestionnaire principal(e) de comptes / Senior Account Executive

Waste Management; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services company is looking for a Senior Account Executive based in Montreal, responsible for driving sales and managing customer relationships in the waste management sector. This remote role requires travel within the Montreal area, emphasizing relationship building and strategic sales techniques. Candidates must be bilingual in French and English and have at least four years of direct sales experience. A competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Pension and Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in direct business-to-business sales required.
• Experience in phone-based business prospecting is necessary.
• Strong negotiation skills to maintain client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and grow billable value in assigned accounts.
• Prospect and close sales opportunities to achieve budgeted sales goals.
• Manage prospects and maintain sales pipeline.
• Establish and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Acquiring in-depth industry knowledge to prepare proposals.

Skills

Bilingual (French and English)

Build Relationships

Communicate With Impact

Demonstrate Professionalism

Problem solving skills

Proficient with computer and software applications

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior Account Executive (SAE) role is responsible for prospecting and closing sales to new customers to achieve budgeted sales goals. This position develops and implements sound selling strategies that ensure revenue growth at target or greater profitability levels by selling to new customers. Additionally, the role is responsible for managing existing business relationships in order to achieve budgeted sales and price 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 Senior Account Executive 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. SAEs are responsible for maintaining and growing billable value in their assigned accounts.

Outside sales role that is Work from home (WFH). It requires travel (client visits) across the Montreal Area. Candidates need to be physically in Montreal area in order to be considered and must have a valid driver's license and access to a personal vehicle. Occasional office days may be required.

Responsibilities

• Senior Account Executives are responsible for maintaining and growing billable value in their assigned accounts; preventing customer account losses and growing billable value by selling permanent new waste streams, new services, and new products to current and prospective customers.
• Initiate business-to-business sales relationships.
• Responsible for prospecting and closing sales opportunities to achieve budgeted sales goals by developing and implementing sound selling strategies.
• Manage prospects by developing sound prospect development plans and maintaining key information in the prospect database. Maintain sales pipeline (both in terms of quantity and quality) to achieve new sales goals.
• Minimize most revenue and accounts by maintaining SSDO relationship health standards and diffusing cancellation requests. Meet or exceed sales call activity goals for proactive account retention.
• Increase revenue and profitability by executing sound plans on retention calls to improve the customers’ service and/or profitability.
• Establish and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Propose customer solutions that comply with appropriate local, state and federal regulations. Communicate to and work with the Area Sales Managers to resolve unique customer issues.
• Demonstrate knowledge of customers’ needs, pricing and competition; effectively communicate pricing and service strategies; proactively engage other WM business opportunities, referring internally as appropriate.
• Acquire in-depth industry and company knowledge in order to prepare complex proposals and make recommendations on equipment optimization and leasing options.
• Maintain current knowledge of internal sale strategies and operational capabilities, and external market trends.
• Work closely and effectively communicate with Plant Managers and Brokerage Account Managers to assist in upgrading materials to increase profitability and achieve plant goals.

Qualifications

Must live and work in Canada. The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) or in lieu of degree and High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and work experience required.
• Experience: 4 years of work experience in direct business-to-business sales, business-to-business cold calling, and phone based business-to-business prospecting resulting in successfully obtaining customer appointments (in addition to education requirement) required.

Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities

• Bilingual (French and English) – We require a bilingual speaking executive because this role requires frequent interactions and communications with employees, customers and others who located outside of Quebec.
• Build Relationships
• Communicate With Impact
• Demonstrate Adaptability
• Demonstrate Professionalism
• Initiate Action
• Produce Results
• Think Strategically
• Gain Commitment
• Influence and Negotiate
• Manage Work/Time
• Plan and Organize
• Use Ethical Practices
• Problem solving skills
• Proficient with computer and software applications

Work Environment

Office: This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

The expected base pay range for this remote position in Quebec is $65,000 - $75,000. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific salary offered to a successful candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for commission.

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, Pension, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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