Landscape Account Manager (Milwaukee, WI)

Greenwise Overview

Greenwise is a fast-growing, sustainability-focused landscape and lawn care service provider. We
were founded in 2007 and have grown to provide a full landscape service offering to both
residential and commercial clients. Today, we have three locations in Evanston, IL, Chicago, IL
, and Milwaukee, WI with 110 team members across our branches. Our company continues to
grow significantly as homeowners and property owners turn towards sustainable, organic, and
battery-powered landscape services. We are adding talented professionals to our team in 2024.

Greenwise is seeking to hire a Client Relationship Manager (CRM) to serve our Milwaukee
clients. We are proud of our innovative approach to sustainable landscaping and work to be on
the cutting edge of the lawn and landscape industry. If you are looking to form strong
relationships work clients and colleagues, do meaningful work you take pride in, and join a
company with a culture rooted in teamwork, we’d love to hear from you.

Position Overview

A Greenwise CRM is the main point of contact for our clients. In this role, you would manage
and sell all aspects of a property owner’s landscape needs including turf care, regular
maintenance, and enhancement work. CRMs work with our operations department and
horticulture manager; estimate, propose, and manage small projects; and act as liaisons between
our clients and crews to ensure our services are delivered with the highest quality. An ideal
candidate for this role is passionate about the environment, has a strong knowledge of lawn care
and horticulture, and possesses excellent communication skills.

The CRM will work closely with the Sales Manager, Client Relationship Administrators (CRA),
Landscape Designers, and the operations team for sale and execution of programs and projects.

At the start of this role, we envision this individual working collaboratively with and across
departments as part of the initial onboarding process. This will include training and on-site
experience with sales, operations, administration, and other aspects of the company's day-to-day operations. This could involve selling, estimating, supervising, and in certain cases, assisting crews with field work where needed.

The primary tasks and responsibilities of this role will include:

• Initial consultations, proposal presentation, and follow up meetings
• Manage existing clients, both in green and snow seasons
• Development of seasonal programs, including maintenance, turf, and snow removal
• Annual contract renewals for landscape and snow programs
• Client communication during and after proposals are presented
• Meeting crews to start jobs as they are scheduled
• Site checks for quality assurance on maintenance accounts and projects
• Working with designers to convert projects clients to maintenance programs and vice versa

Below are the technical and job-specific skills that an ideal candidate will bring to this role:

• Thorough understanding of the Greenwise services
• Plant identification
• Proper landscape maintenance techniques
• Basic knowledge of plant pathology and treatment options
• Insect identification and knowledge of treatment options
• Basic understanding of drainage and grading
• Competence in all Microsoft Office programs
• Willingness and ability to learn new software and estimating (e.g. Aspire)
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred but not required

Below are the qualities that an ideal candidate will bring to this role:

• A sales-driven mentality for growth and development
• Goal-oriented
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Passion for outdoor spaces and the environment
• Strong focus and detail-oriented approach to every task
• Ability to set and meet reasonable deadlines
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment with changing schedules, deadlines, and priorities
• Positive, energetic attitude and ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Ability to problem solve and research solutions when not immediately known

Benefits:

• 401(k) + matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

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