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Integrated solid waste collection and disposal

Account Manager

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeJacksonville, IL, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Two to three years of sales experience with thorough knowledge of sales techniques.
  • A valid driver's license.
  • Knowledge or experience in the solid waste industry is desired.
  • Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business, professional, technical, and governmental materials.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.
  • Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
  • Ability to calculate discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
  • Ability to apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.
  • Ability to create, design, and implement solutions to general and customer-specific problems.
  • Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, and schedule-based instructions.
  • Ability to self-direct assigned initiatives and work under limited supervision.
  • Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and climb.
  • Ability to regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
  • Ability to work with extended periods of driving, sitting, traffic exposure, and occasional outdoor weather conditions and noise.

Responsibilities

  • Promote, sell, increase, and preserve solid waste services for businesses and industrial establishments in an assigned territory.
  • Identify new market areas, maintain current customers, and develop strategies to outweigh competition.
  • Prepare sales contracts using knowledge of pricing, costs, and equipment with input from the Facility or General Manager.
  • Solicit orders from current and prospective customers to maintain and increase the customer base.
  • Travel throughout the assigned territory to meet with existing and prospective customers, assess customer needs, and manage customer relationships.
  • Compile and manage prospective-customer lists in the ACT database for sales leads through cold-calling and other techniques.
  • Penetrate new and existing market areas to maintain and increase sales and market share for assigned territories.
  • Develop working knowledge of branch and regional profit-and-loss components, pricing services, desired margins, and cost of service.
  • Develop and maintain working knowledge of solid waste products, equipment pricing, costs, and applications, including roll-off presentation, commercial placement, front-end upgrade, and full-line applications.
  • Provide price quotes and credit terms to potential customers and prepare sales contracts; consult the Sales Manager or Facility/General Manager before deviating from book rates.
  • Develop and demonstrate proficiency in commercial placement, customer-needs analysis, customer upgrades, customer retention, and identifying major industrial compaction needs, including pricing, mechanical aptitude, and service capabilities.
  • Prepare and organize sales presentations for major accounts by displaying and demonstrating products and services and emphasizing marketable features.
  • Maintain awareness of competitor activities.
  • Assist with identifying and implementing price increases for substandard accounts.
  • Perform waste-stream analysis, including volume estimation and identifying waste streams requiring special handling or that can be recycled or diverted.
  • Participate in business meetings, conferences, social functions, and civic organizations to increase company exposure.
  • Cultivate, secure, and act as liaison between large customers and municipal and governmental-sector businesses, including bid invitations and preliminary bid preparation.
  • Assist in identifying acquisition candidates and participate in the acquisition and merger of targeted businesses.
  • Comply with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws, regulations, ordinances, company policies, procedures, and supervisor directives.
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested by management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge or experience in the solid waste industry.

About the Company

GFL

Integrated solid waste collection and disposal

WCA Waste Corporation provides end-to-end non-hazardous solid waste management services. It covers the entire waste lifecycle, including collection, transfer, processing, and disposal, and offers containers for rent for commercial construction, demolition, and industrial jobs. Its operations span collection fleets, transfer stations, material recovery facilities (MRFs), and landfills, enabling customers to manage waste from pickup to final disposal in a single network. The company differentiates itself through vertical integration: owning and operating a coordinated network of assets across multiple states (Texas, Missouri, Florida, and surrounding regions) to handle diverse waste streams and provide comprehensive, single-source solutions. WCA’s goal is to deliver scalable, end-to-end waste management services and expand its geographic footprint, a strategy that continued under GFL Environmental Inc. after the 2020 acquisition to broaden presence in the Midwest and Southeast.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
2000

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