Strategic Waste Services Sales Pro

Waste Pro USA Inc.; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Waste Pro USA Inc. is seeking a Sales Representative to drive short and long-term revenue growth across a defined Baton Rouge territory, leveraging prospecting, business development, and consultative selling with commercial clients, municipal opportunities, and key partners.

You will collaborate with regional managers, prepare bid packages, negotiate pricing, and maintain strong relationships to secure new contracts and renewals while meeting monthly revenue targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or equivalent experience.
• 1-2 years in sales/marketing within waste services, with commercial focus.
• 1+ years of progressive sales experience.
• Strong consultative and solutions-based selling skills.
• Proven negotiation, bid responses, contract management, forecasting and reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel extensively within defined sales area.

Responsibilities

• Develops maximum sales volume and profitability within defined territory.
• Participates in partnership with Regional and Corporate Sales Managers in developing short and long-term strategic Market and Sales Planning.
• Meets or exceeds sales call activity goals for new sales.
• Clearly matches Waste Pro services and to sales support required to meet and exceed customer needs.
• Develops a strong customer base within the regional geographical area calling on prospective customers by phone or in person visits.
• Ensures customer satisfaction through direct communication and solicitation of feedback.
• Drives acquisition, retention and renewal of contracts by developing and maintaining critical relationships with customers, appointed staff and others influencing decision makers.
• Knows the competition and uses industry/company knowledge to prepare winning proposals.
• Accountable in partnership with corporate sales, marketing, and regional management for developing bid and RFP submittal packages and insuring that proposals meet all specification requirements, required pro-forma, pricing and professional quality in appearance/content.
• Interfaces with WP executives, managers, associates and customers in targeting opportunities and aggressively pursing leads.
• Actively or indirectly in partners with Region Sales Manager(s) in closing contracts through aggressive negotiation, competitive pricing and proactive adherence to defined sales strategy.
• In partnership with finance and regional management periodically initiates billing and contract audits to ensure best pricing and proper invoicing.
• Stays directly involved in complaint resolution and resolves issues as needed in support of the customer and in compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
• Actively participates in community events and activities where applicable to promote WP's distinguishable difference (e.g. Chambers of Commerce, Local League of Cities, Keep America Beautiful affiliates, SWANA, community cleanup events, civic associations, local charitable organizations, etc.).
• Keeps management apprised of individual and sales activities which may impact the Division, Region, and Company.
• Uses available technology to monitor, track and report sales activity. Accurately forecasts monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue sales opportunities.
• Partners with Corporate Sales, Marketing and Regional Specialists surrounding possibilities for press coverage, need for collateral literature, advertising and sponsorship recommendations.
• Researches and stays current regarding competitor services and pricing.
• Uses a standard format or sales automation tool for maintaining status of sales activities.

Skills

Sales experience

Consultative selling

Relationship building

Negotiation

Forecasting

Pricing strategies

Communication skills

Account management

Market knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/marketing

Tools

MS Outlook

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Waste Pro USA Inc. is seeking a Sales Representative to drive short and long-term revenue growth across a defined Baton Rouge territory, leveraging prospecting, business development, and consultative selling with commercial clients, municipal opportunities, and key partners.

You will collaborate with regional managers, prepare bid packages, negotiate pricing, and maintain strong relationships to secure new contracts and renewals while meeting monthly revenue targets.