Account Executive

Roadrunner; Coon Rapids (MN); Remote; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking an Account Executive to drive business growth in the Coon Rapids region. This role focuses on developing new accounts through effective prospecting and maintaining customer relationships. Ideal candidates will be self-motivated with a strong background in sales, capable of functioning independently while collaborating with various departments. Join a dynamic team and take advantage of competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or two years of sales experience required.
• Excellent communication and sales skills.
• Ability to analyze pricing agreements and financial reports.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business through cold calling and appointments.
• Build and maintain relationships with customer accounts.
• Create weekly sales reports and account profiles.

Skills

Sales Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Relationship Management

Time Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

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Job Description Summary

The Account Executive develops and retains business in the assigned region.

Job Description Summary

The Account Executive develops and retains business in the assigned region.

Critical Job Functions

• Develops new business through a variety of prospecting and development techniques, including cold calling and making appointments.
• Builds and maintains relationships with customer accounts through regular friendly and professional contact, including meals and entertainment.
• Collaborates with Operations to understand current customer’s needs and resolve any issues or concerns.
• Develops account pricing and internally submits pricing requests to their supervisor for approval.
• Creates weekly sales reports and account profiles as needed by the supervisor.
• Responds to customer inquiries and concerns in a timely and ethical manner.
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of RRTS services in all customer and prospect interactions.
• Assists with collections.
• Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Provides leadership to other employees through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
• Other duties may be assigned.
  
  

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or two years or more of sales experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Relies on written and verbal communication.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret pricing agreements, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers and members of the business community.
• Ability to effectively present information to customers, prospects, top management, and public groups.
• Communicates internally with all terminal departments, Corporate Office and externally with customers, agents, consignees, and prospects.
• Excellent sales skills.
• Preferred knowledge of Haz Mat regulations.
• Outlook, Micro Soft Word, and Excel knowledge.
• Ability to manage time and work efficiently.
• Keyboarding, filing and ten key skills.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Must possess a current valid driver’s license.
• Involves a high degree of responsibility for working with, safeguarding, and controlling highly restricted information, knowledge or important confidences and criterion related to research and development of customer data, plans, policies, business prospects, finances, etc. the release of which could have a detrimental effect and impact on the company’s affairs or undermine its competitive position.
• Must be self-motivated and can maintain confidentiality.
• Must be friendly, punctual, organized, have a positive attitude and be able to work unsupervised.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Prioritize and organize tasks.
• Handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
  
  

Physical Demands: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions when requested.

• Physical Demands:
• Daily outside travel to make sales calls in any weather.
• Light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.
• Outside salespeople are regularly required to sit, stand, travel to and from a customer’s place of business, tour the place of business, work on a personal computer, reach and handle items, work with the fingers, see clearly at 20 feet or more, have depth perception, peripheral vision, adjust focus and talk and hear others in conversations via the phone or in person.
• Work Environment:
• The terminal is a well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.
• The noise level is moderate based on general conversation tones, ringing phones and laser printer operation.
• Outside travel in all weather is required.
• Can be subject to occasional wet or humid conditions (non-weather), fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold (non-weather), and outdoor weather conditions when touring prospect or client plants.
• There may be slippery conditions or other hazardous footing on the terminal dock or when making outside sales calls.
• Minimal overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air required.
  

Compensation

• The estimated compensation for this role is $85,000 to $100,000 per year.
  
  

Job Location:

• Remote
  
  

Benefits

• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401k
  
  

Roadrunner Freight is building something special with great people, a winning culture and a differentiated service offering in the marketplace. Join us today to grow your career!

• We will not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters or recruiting agencies. Thank you!
  
  

Summary

Additional Requirements:

Do you have experience in the selling Less-than-Truckload (LTL) shipping? Roadrunner is looking for go-getters to join our award-winning team of freight transportation experts!

Roadrunner’s Smart Long Haul is revolutionizing the industry with significant investments in technology, a culture of continuous improvement, and intelligent and efficient direct routing. A Top 100 Trucking company by Inbound Logistics and a Top Tier Service Carrier by Mastio, Roadrunner is an LTL industry leader on the rise.

As a long-haul, metro-to-metro LTL carrier, Roadrunner offers more direct routes than any other nationwide Less-than-Truckload carrier in the United States. With a nationwide presence, terminals across 40+ markets, and more than $400 million in revenue, the company’s Smart Long-Haul Network is the preferred choice for shippers looking to move freight quickly and reliably.

Roadrunner is growing and looking for a highly motivated Account Executive to join our winning team. If you are results driven and looking for a rapidly growing company with high growth and earnings potential, apply today!

We Run Safe. We Run Smart. We Run Together.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Truck Transportation

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