Sr. Outside Sales Account Executive - Atlanta, GA

WM - Waste Management; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

401K match (4.5%)

Unlimited vacation

Education assistance

Job summary

WM is seeking a Senior Account Executive to prospect and close new business while managing and expanding existing accounts in the Atlanta territory. The role blends hunter and farmer duties, including aggressive cold calling and in-person prospecting for new revenue streams, with focus on retention and renewal of contracts.

Ideal candidates have outside B2B sales experience and are comfortable in a hybrid work environment with occasional office visits in Atlanta; Salesforce.com experience is a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher; or equivalent work experience.
• 4 years of direct B2B sales, cold calling and phone prospecting leading to appointments.
• Preferred: Salesforce.com (SFDC) experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and grow billable value in assigned accounts and acquire new waste streams.
• Initiate and close B2B sales opportunities to meet sales goals.
• Develop prospect plans and maintain a robust sales pipeline.
• Drive retention through proactive calls and contract negotiations.
• Collaborate with Area Sales Managers to resolve customer issues.

Skills

B2B sales

Cold calling

Phone prospecting

Education

Bachelor's Degree (accredited)

Tools

Salesforce.com (SFDC)

Job description

Quick Snapshot

The Senior Account Executive (SAE) will cover a territory in the Atlanta area. This will be a hybrid position with occasional visits to any of our offices in Atlanta, which means that candidates must live in the territory. This position is a combo hunter / farmer, meaning you will be responsible for new business as well as retention of existing accounts. Ideally, we are looking for an aggressive hunter for this role - someone who loves to cold call and prospect (in-person) for new business! Prior outside / field sales experience in a business to business (B2B) setting will be preferred.

Please note this position is not slated for hire until early 2027.

I. Job Summary

The Senior Account Executive 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 SAE 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

• SAEs 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 goals for new sales.
• 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 are compliant 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.

III. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

Required Qualifications (Education and Experience)

• Bachelor's Degree (accredited) or in lieu of degree
• High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and 4 years of relative work 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)
• Preferred: Recent experience with Salesforce.com (SFDC).

IV. Physical Requirements

• Normal setting for this job is: office setting, work from home, and outside sales. Routine use of computers, phones, and copy machines should be expected.

V. Benefits

• You’ll receive a top-notch benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short and Long Term Disability.
• We have a great Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), a fantastic company match on 401K (4.5% with NO vesting period), unlimited vacation time, and an annual education assistance benefit available for team members!

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.

Real ID

In order to travel by air or access federal property, federal law requires individuals have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons or service federal property. Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID or TSA‑approved alternative.