(USA) Sales Executive
Seattle, OR - USA
Job Summary
Role & Responsibilities:
- Must have success rate with closing accounts (both import and export) within the Asian markets.
- Actively seeks out and develops new customers. Must be able to acquire at least two new accounts per month that result in repetitive business.
- Provides consistent interaction with existing customers.
- Manages sales territory coverage to ensure level of customer contact required to support the business plan.
- Maintains and builds account relationships.
- Ensures company products services rates pertinent policies and operational changes are communicated to customers on a timely basis.
- Assists in obtaining credit information and performing collection activities as required.
- Obtains and communicates information about competitive services products and pricing to manager and Dir Sales Team.
- Represents the Company at industry trade shows and conferences.
- Maintains all information about customers including all contact information and call reports accurately and timely in the Sales Data Base program.
- Adhere to and meet all required sales metrics.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in business or marketing.
- Minimum 3 years of related experience and/or 7 years minimum experience in a related field with a proven track record.
- Minimum 3 years experience in freight forwarding operational skills.
- Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or government regulations.
- Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals.
- Must possess strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general public.
- Consistently follows Company policies and procedures (including governmental and safety) and departmental Standard Operating Procedures.
- Proven history of achieving quarterly sales targets.
- Develops and gives formal business presentations to all identified accounts.
- Prepares weekly sales plan.
- Assures that all assigned customer accounts receive frequency of visits according to account classification.
- Candidate must possess strong mathematical skills and ability to understanding basic costing forall freight forwarding products including air/ocean/domestic trucking/import and export.
- Candidate must possess proficient computer skills in all MS Office programs
- Must be a self-starter and highly motivated.
Benefit Information:
MEC provides a comprehensive and thoughtfully designed benefits package for full-time employees. These offerings reflect our commitment to supporting and valuing our team.
- Healthcare Coverage: Medical dental and vision plans.
- Retirement Plan: 401(k) with 6% company match after 30 days.
- Life & Disability Insurance: Company-paid life insurance plus short/long-term disability coverage.
- Time Off: 9 holidays vacation sick and float hours.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
About Company
The leading global logistics service provider, offering a comprehensive range of supply chain services.