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[Remote] Sales Account Manager - Waste Management Services

Remote · South Africa Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Univar Solutions is a leading global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives. The Sales Account Manager - Waste Management Services will build profitable sales in an assigned territory through additional sales with current customers and demonstrate dedication to prospecting and new business development.

Responsibilities

  • Improve company's position within each account using consultative and in-depth selling at all levels within the account
  • Prospect for new business by conducting sales calls and actively grow the size of your territory
  • Maintain a clear updated view of your sales pipeline
  • Focus on customer retention and improving overall customer satisfaction
  • Provide customer technical support and consultant services to increase our overall value to the customer
  • Responsible for setting pricing and service levels, as well as maintaining and coordinating customer quotations or providing necessary information to allow local branches to do so
  • Responsible for coordination with local Sales, Purchasing, and Operations to ensure proper inventory levels and customer satisfaction
  • Build effective customer relationships through business calls and effective customer entertainment
  • Commitment to safety, both personal and of your colleagues

Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in a Sales Position with a proven track record of success in building relationships and achieving sales targets
  • Strong inter-personal skills and the ability to develop strong, successful business relationships with customers as well as internal teammates
  • Strong business sense, including an understand of the business relationship between manufacturers, distributors and end-users
  • Well-honed listening skills and a problem-solving attitude to uncover needs and motivations to overcome objections in order to close a sale
  • Adaptable and demonstrates strong work ethic with the initiative to work independently
  • Excellent problem solving and consultative selling skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Ability to travel within the assigned territory
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Chemistry preferred but not required
  • Broad knowledge of waste management services involving chemical handling, recycling, reuse and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste preferred

Benefits

  • Health, vision, dental coverage
  • Industry-leading retirement and time off programs
  • Strong work/life flexibility
  • Targeted company bonus
  • Annual salary reviews
  • Competitive pay and benefits
  • Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing

Company Overview

  • Univar Solutions is a chemical and ingredients distributor. It was founded in 1924, and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.univarsolutions.com.
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