Full-Time

Sales Representative

Posted on 3/13/2025

Waste Connections

Waste Connections

1,001-5,000 employees

Integrated solid waste collection and disposal services

No salary listed

Junior, Mid

Orlando, FL, USA

Category
Field Sales
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Sales
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 1+ years outside sales preferred
  • B2B experience required
  • Solid waste industry experience preferred
  • Ability to manage time effectively
  • Punctual
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Computer literate
  • Goal oriented
  • Reliable transportation
  • Willingness to relocate as career advances.
Responsibilities
  • Selling commercial waste removal, disposal and recycling services
  • Preparing bids, weekly call reports and calling new and existing customers
  • Interacting with customers, non-profit, business associations and trade shows
  • Gathering contract expiration dates, documenting existing customer concerns and working with other departments to satisfy customer requests for service

Waste Connections provides integrated solid waste services, including waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling, primarily in exclusive and secondary markets across the U.S. and Canada. Their operations serve over six million customers, including residential, commercial, industrial, and oilfield waste clients, through a network spanning 39 states and six provinces. The company also offers non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment and intermodal services for cargo movement. Unlike many competitors, Waste Connections focuses on secondary and suburban markets with strong growth potential, avoiding highly competitive urban areas. Their goal is to establish exclusive service arrangements and achieve high market share in targeted regions.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Texas

Founded

1997

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Adoption of electric waste vehicles could enhance sustainability initiatives.
  • AI and IoT integration can improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
  • Public-private partnerships offer strategic expansion opportunities.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging technologies may threaten market share and competitive edge.
  • Rising compliance costs with new environmental regulations could impact expenses.
  • Integration challenges from acquisitions may lead to cultural clashes.

What makes Waste Connections unique

  • Focus on secondary markets with exclusive service rights enhances competitive positioning.
  • Partnership with Food Cycle Science offers innovative food waste solutions.
  • Leading provider of non-hazardous oilfield waste services in key U.S. basins.

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Company News

PR Newswire
Jan 10th, 2025
Waste Connections Announces Dates For Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Release And 2025 Outlook

TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024 and outlook for the full year 2025 after the close of the stock market on February 12, 2025.  The Company will be hosting an investor conference call related to this release on February 13th at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time

PR Newswire
Nov 21st, 2024
Revolutionizing Trash Collection For Texas: Food Cycle Science And Waste Connections Team Up With Canton, Texas To Combat Food Waste

FCS's FoodCycler® is an award-winning electric food waste recycler that transforms food scraps into a dry, odorless by-product. This innovative technology helps eliminate methane emissions that typically occur when food waste decomposes in landfills. By converting organic waste into a nutrient-rich material, the FoodCycler® not only helps mitigate environmental impact but also supports sustainable waste management practices in households. "Waste Connections is excited to partner with Food Cycle Science to bring cutting-edge food waste solutions to the communities we serve. By introducing FoodCycler technology to our municipal customers, Waste Connections sets itself apart by offering tangible cost-effective solutions to pressing environmental challenges," said Steve Berry, Municipal Sales Relations Manager at Waste Connections – Southern Region. "The City of Canton deserves high praise for their visionary leadership in launching the very first FoodCycler x Waste Connections program in Texas

Waste Today Magazine
Nov 21st, 2024
Waste Connections, Food Science Corp. partner with Texas city to recycle food waste

"Waste Connections is excited to partner with Food Cycle Science to bring cutting-edge food waste solutions to the communities we serve," says Steve Berry, municipal sales & relations manager at Waste Connections.

Defense World
Oct 3rd, 2024
Mattson Financial Services LLC Makes New $1.23 Million Investment in Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN)

Mattson Financial Services LLC makes new $1.23 million investment in Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN).

Crain's New York
Sep 25th, 2024
Texas-based waste-services firm picks up city properties after quietly annexing rival

Waste Connections is merging with Queens-based Royal Waste and bought two of its properties for about $39 million.