Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Rentokil Pest Control North America is a global provider of pest control and related services serving consumer and business customers. The Account Executive sells pest management services and products to new and existing commercial customers, inspects properties for pest issues, develops territory strategies, and uses proposals and presentations to generate sales and grow the business.
Responsibilities
- Create new business opportunities through cold calling, prospecting, networking, leads, referrals, and cross-selling
- Visually inspect buildings for pests, pest harborage, pest entries, etc. Based on assessment findings, sell pest control solutions as well as preventative maintenance for Commercial customers
- Craft territory development strategies that will result in exceeding sales targets
- Learn and maintain complete knowledge of Rentokil’s programs, protocols, pricing policies, and service offerings
- Build partnerships and collaborate effectively with internal departments to maximize growth opportunities and ensure the delivery of outstanding service solutions
- Complete daily activities and sales performance using the company sales CRM
- You’ve got to be able to move up to 10 lbs. regularly and 11–20 lbs. frequently, whether that’s lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects
- You’ll move around a lot — regularly sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling. You’ll go up and down stairs, ladders, scaffolding, ramps, and poles. And you’ll need to keep your balance when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or moving surfaces
- You must be comfortable dealing with different pests (spiders, flies, mosquitos, rodents, etc.), as well as being required to go into small spaces such as basements, crawl spaces, attics, etc
- You must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and make sure it and all other equipment is kept clean
- Sometimes you’ll need to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), like an OSHA-compliant respirator, and you’ll need to be okay with regularly working in confined spaces, narrow aisles, or passageways (you know, where critters live)
Skills
- You've got to be able to move up to 10 lbs. regularly and 11–20 lbs. frequently, whether that's lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects
- You'll move around a lot — regularly sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling. You'll go up and down stairs, ladders, scaffolding, ramps, and poles. And you'll need to keep your balance when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or moving surfaces
- You must be comfortable dealing with different pests (spiders, flies, mosquitos, rodents, etc.), as well as being required to go into small spaces such as basements, crawl spaces, attics, etc
- You must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and make sure it and all other equipment is kept clean
- Sometimes you'll need to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), like an OSHA-compliant respirator, and you'll need to be okay with regularly working in confined spaces, narrow aisles, or passageways (you know, where critters live)
- High school diploma or equivalent
- A valid driver's license from your current state of residence
- Strong social, customer service, and communication skills
- Self-motivated, hunter's mentality with the ability to work independently
- Will be required to obtain any required industry licenses that will be provided and paid for by the company
- Travel up to 100% of time within assigned territory(s)
- Preferred two years of experience in Business to Business sales — in fact, we'd be really impressed if you came to this role with prospecting skills (cold calling, lead generation, networking)
Benefits
- Comprehensive training program to learn the company's pest management services and products
- Required industry licenses will be provided and paid for by the company
- Multiple avenues to grow your career
- Training and development programs available
- Tuition Reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues)
- Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1
- Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance plus much more
- 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions
- Vacation days & sick days
- Company-paid holidays & floating holidays
- A company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility
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