New Business Executive

Reconomy Connect brings together several of Reconomy’s market-leading brands and specialist services in the UK waste and resource management space. It brings together over 700 colleagues and serves more than 13,000 customers, creating a powerful proposition that leverages our scale, cutting-edge technology, data-driven insights and expertise to help customers make the best possible use of their materials and drive toward zero waste.

Never has the world seen such a pressing need for a sharper focus on resource management and waste reduction. As global challenges grow, the responsibility to act sustainably falls on all of us. That’s why we’re committed to helping businesses optimise their resources, minimise waste, and contribute to a greener, more sustainable future.

Our core values drive everything we do. We believe in fostering a supportive environment for our colleagues, delivering exceptional service to our customers, contributing to the community, and working towards a more sustainable environment. If you share these values and are passionate about making a positive impact, we’d love to have you on our team.

Job Summary

What you’ll be doing?

Working in our 'Recycle loop', you will be responsible for securing new business from a set of specific market sectors that are a key focus in our business growth strategy for our Construction and Infrastructure sectors. A key requirement will be the development and maintenance of a strong sales pipeline that will come from a combination of self-generated and company provided leads. Success in these sectors is built upon trust, relationships and excellent customer service - going above and beyond in a competitive marketplace.

This is a brilliant opportunity if you are looking to start or continue a career in sales - how many doors can you open? You will have the opportunity to engage and present to a variety of client stakeholders from on-site operations to the board room. The objective being to build a portfolio of profitable business accounts whilst generating social, economic and environmental value for customers. Supported by operational and senior management teams, you will be given the opportunity to grow with your customer base and play a critical part in the environmental performance of your customers.

So, if you’re passionate about sustainability and have the drive and enthusiasm to help businesses transform and make a real impact, this is the role for you!

What do we need from you?

• A 2:2 degree, equivalent or higher qualification is ideal but not a requirement; ideally but not limited to a subject related to Sales or Business.
• Self-confidence, drive and resilience, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and the tenacity to develop into a new business, sales role.
• An innovative thinker; sees change as an opportunity to grow new business.
• Ability to work on own initiative, with the drive to take ownership of projects.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build effective and mutually beneficial working relationships, both internally and externally.
• Ability to rapidly absorb new and complex information with ease and speed to conduct an incisive analysis.
• Energy and enthusiasm to deliver goals and achievements.
• A full UK Driving Licence.

What are our benefits?

• Holidays - 23 days of annual leave, increasing to 25 days after two years of service, plus bank holidays. After one year, you can also take advantage of our holiday buy/sell scheme for added flexibility.
• Birthday Leave - Enjoy your special day off once you reach one year of service.
• Volunteering Day - One paid day per year to support a local community project.
• MyPerks Platform - Access a wide range of discounts, cashback offers, cycle-to-work schemes, mortgage advice, wellbeing support, and more!
• Gym Discounts - Corporate discounts at selected local gyms.
• Financial & Family Support - Competitive pension contributions, life assurance, and enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Referral Programme - Recommend great talent and earn a reward.
• Long Service Awards - Celebrating your milestones with us.
• Reward & Recognition Schemes - Recognising and celebrating achievements across the business.

Salary: 30,000 OTE

Please note: The closing date for applications is indicative and may be brought forward due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.