Freight Sales Executive Fairfax VA The company is recognized as the preeminent provider of global logistics services to and throughout the developing world. Their decades of comprehensive experience and success operating ontime and onbudget are unparalleled. They bring evolutionary progress to the world’s most critical supply chains. Their unmatched worldwide expertise includes: - Scheduled Air/Ocean/Trucking and Rail Transport
- Chartered Air/Ocean and Special Services
- International Customs Specialist
- Comprehensive Destination Delivery Services
Job Description: - The Freight Forwarding Sales Executive will lead the charge to develop new commercial business in the U.S. You’ll be responsible for identifying new clients and selling our logistics solutions. A hunter mentality is a must in this role. You’ll work collaboratively with our operations team to implement services and solutions for your clients and support our growth goals.
- Build a market position by locating developing defining and closing new business; arrange daily business development meetings with prospective clients
- Become a subject matter expert on our services offered and remain up to date on industry related news
- Meet weekly with operations management and develop close and cooperative working relationships with operations staff to ensure customer needs and company objectives are being met
- Develop a growth strategy and set quotas focused both on financial gain and profitability to meet ambitious revenue targets
- Follow up with new clients and operations to ensure a seamless implementation when onboarding new clients
- Perform market research to continually identify new pipeline opportunities presenting and demonstrating the value of products and services to prospective buyers
Requirements:
5 years of proven sales success in freight brokerage logistics freight forwarding specialized freight ground transportation.
- Resultsdriven mindset with a track record of exceeding sales targets and driving revenue growth
- Highly organized and proactive capable of managing multiple client interactions efficiently
- Strong analytical & problemsolving skills with the ability to develop solutions for complex supply chain challenges
- Expertise in Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint
- Bachelor’s degree required