Commercial Waste Sales Officer

Job Description

The London Borough of Harrow is seeking a dynamic and motivated Commercial Waste Sales Officer to play a key role in the growth and development of the Council’s commercial waste service. This exciting opportunity involves promoting and expanding waste and recycling services to businesses across the borough, supporting the Council’s commitment to delivering high-quality, sustainable and customer-focused environmental services.

The successful candidate will be responsible for generating new business opportunities, retaining existing customers and maximising income through a combination of proactive business development and responsive sales activities. Working closely with local businesses, the postholder will build and maintain strong professional relationships, identify customer needs and provide tailored waste management solutions that deliver value for both customers and the Council.

As a key ambassador for the commercial waste service, the Commercial Waste Sales Officer will contribute to achieving ambitious growth targets, monitor market trends and competitor activity, and help develop innovative approaches to increasing market share. The role requires excellent communication and negotiation skills, a strong customer service ethos and the ability to work independently whilst managing a varied and results-driven workload.

This is an ideal opportunity for a commercially minded individual with a passion for sales and business development who is looking to make a positive impact within a local authority environment. The role offers the chance to contribute to the borough’s environmental objectives while supporting the financial sustainability of an essential public service.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of business-to-business sales, preferably in the field of commercial services.
• Experience of successful relationship management including supplier management, and customer/stakeholder management.
• Experience of achieving against sales targets.
• Sound diary and time management skills with the ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise effectively.
• Ability to interpret basic management information reports and use this to make recommendations.
• Knowledge of relevant market, service and products with a commercial focus
• Excellent verbal, written communication, interpersonal skills
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, able to work intuitively and liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Highly numerate and IT literate, able to work effectively with the Microsoft Office suite of applications.

For more information, please refer to the Role Profile/Selection Criteria

About us

Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.

Other information

Support for candidates visit:Harrow.gov.uk Our behavioural indicators roles below G11 and above G11 Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow' Please click here to view Harrow Council's benefits

Important Note

To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.

As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further information, please contact us at resourcing@harrow.gov.uk

London Borough of Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Harrow operates stringent, safer recruitment procedures.

Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

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