Account Executive
Account Executive
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Job Description
Company Details
Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. Were the number one publicly traded company of our kind operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries. Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable helping move the world toward a more circular economy.
Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k) Health Dental and Vision Insurance and Paid Time Off.
Job Summary
Responsible for profitable volume growth of all Lines of Business sold by the Restaurant Services Department. The Account Executive interacts with current & prospective customers to retain & grow volume with emphasis on prompt customer service as well as solicitation of potential customers including restaurants and food service establishments. Must be able to effectively communicate and convey Darlings value proposition along with the ability to problem solve through data driven communication.
TERRITORY: Knoxville TN
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
- Engage with existing customers to increase overall relationship span that conveys Darlings core competencies while delivering profitable volume growth.
- Develop relationships with new and existing clients through personal contact or from internal leads supplied by the Customer Engagement Center.
- Establish new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on potential or existing customers.
- Grow profitability by retaining and growing high volume and multi-unit accounts in territory to meet or exceed company goals/objectives.
- Understand product values; evaluate profitability of new and existing customers.
- Implement sales strategies and follow through to successful contract negotiation; prepare and execute service agreements.
- Regularly utilize CRM for new and existing customer profiling including data entry of required fields necessary for overall brand management.
- Conduct site and equipment surveys and facilitate installs during pre and post-sales processes
- Work closely with Operations & Logistics teams to provide quality service to customers and efficient handling of material at plant locations.
- Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems and developing solutions while making recommendations to management.
- All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience selling to the restaurant industry.
- Ability to travel up t0 50% as required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Business Marketing or related field preferred.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Exceptional problem solving & organizational skills
- Demonstrated computer skills/knowledge of Microsoft Word Excel and Microsoft Office CRM and Oracle systems.
- Positive attitude ability to manage time effectively work independently and proactively and display solid follow up techniques.
The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties knowledge skills and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery integrity and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Darling Ingredients.
Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race age color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information please click on the link and paste into your browser: Conditions and Physical Demands
The physical demands and work environment factors described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the main duties of this job.
Working Environment
None
Occasionally up to 20%
Frequently 21% to 50%
Constantly at least 51%
Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level strong odors and/or exposure to heat and cold
Exposed to bio hazardous conditions
Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations
Exposed to Electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock
Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment
Travels to offsite locations
Other (please describe):
Physical Demands
None
Occasionally up to 20%
Frequently 21% to 50%
Constantly at least 51%
Sit: Must be able to remain in a stationary position.
Walk: Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location.
Use hands to finger handle or feel: Operates a computer and other office machinery.
Stoop kneel crouch or crawl: Must be able to position ones self to maintain computers in the lab including under desks and in the server closet.
Climb or balance: Must be able to ascend/descend on a ladder.
Talk hear taste smell: Must be able to use senses to; effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions.
Weight and Force Demands
None
Occasionally up to 20%
Frequently 21% to 50%
Constantly at least 51%
Up to 10 pounds
Up to 25 pounds
Up to 50 pounds
Up to 100 pounds
More than 100 pounds
Vision Demands
No special vision requirements
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
Distance vision (Clear vision at 20 feet or more)
Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
Peripheral vision
Depth perception
Ability to adjust focus
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
