Commercial Waste Sales Officer

Wasterecruit has been retained to support the recruitment of a Commercial Waste Sales officer for a local authority.

We are looking for a motivated person to join the council’s commercial waste team to help obtain and retain new commercial waste customers within a central London district.

Duties include:

Advising business owners of their responsibilities in relation to the storage and disposal of commercial waste/recycling and obtain new business where possible in accordance with the current pricing structure.

Achieving realistic revenues objectives through strategic sales and customer retention, to liaise with existing and new customers to provide advice and services where required.

Working closely with the Commercial Waste Manager s/he will contribute to the continuous improvement of the Commercial Waste Services and portfolio.

Making contributions to the development of the commercial waste service through various forms of communication including interaction with businesses customers face to face

Here’s what we are looking for in you:

You must have a track record of effective sales. You will understand how to manage a region/postcode.

You will be proactive, keen to get out and meet people and form relationships within the territory. Ideally you will be able to work in a team, and have a strong desire to succeed with the ability to deal positively with setbacks.

Knowledge of waste management is not essential as this is part of the induction training

The successful applicant will be expected to work 40 hours per week Monday - Friday. (some overtime may be required which is paid at 1.5 times the standard hourly rate).

This is a good opportunity working in a busy environment, with good earning potential. Please send a cv quoting reference N9207