Commercial Sales Leader

Strategic Employment Partners (SEP); Clark (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical and vision

50% dental and dependent coverage

401K with company match

Job summary

Strategic Employment Partners is representing a fast-growing domestic freight brokerage division seeking a Commercial Sales Leader to own and grow the U.S. market from Clark, NJ. This player-coach role combines strategic leadership with active selling in a fully onsite setting.

You will manage a small sales team while continuing to win new shipper business, leveraging 7–10 years of domestic freight brokerage or 3PL experience and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of domestic freight brokerage or 3PL experience.
• Proven individual sales contributor with a strong track record closing new shipper business.
• Leadership experience or clear, demonstrated readiness to lead a team.
• Entrepreneurial mindset — has built something before or ready to.
• Shipper-facing sales background (carrier-side only experience is not a fit; freight forwarding backgrounds are not equivalent).
• Based in NJ metro or open to relocating.
• US Citizens and Permanent Residents are welcome to apply. Unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow the U.S. market as a player-coach while remaining an active producer.
• Manage a small domestic sales team in New Jersey, onsite five days a week.
• Develop new shipper partnerships and close strategic business.

Skills

Domestic freight brokerage

Sales track record

Leadership experience

Entrepreneurial mindset

Shipper-facing sales

NJ-based

Job description

A fast-growing domestic freight brokerage division, backed by decades of global logistics infrastructure, is hiring a Commercial Sales Leader to own and grow its U.S. market — a player-coach role managing a small domestic sales team in New Jersey while remaining an active producer yourself.

Title: Commercial Sales Leader (Domestic Freight Brokerage)

Location: Clark, NJ — fully onsite, 5 days/week

Compensation: $110,000–$150,000 base DOE, no formal commission cap; 100% company-paid medical and vision, 50% dental and dependent coverage, 401K with company match

Must-Haves:

• 7–10 years of domestic freight brokerage or 3PL experience
• Proven individual sales contributor with a strong track record closing new shipper business
• Leadership experience or clear, demonstrated readiness to lead a team
• Entrepreneurial mindset — has built something before or ready to
• Shipper-facing sales background (carrier-side only experience is not a fit; freight forwarding backgrounds are not equivalent)
• Based in NJ metro or open to relocating

Strong Pluses:

• RFQ and contracted freight experience

**US Citizens and Permanent Residents are welcome to apply. Unable to provide sponsorship at this time.**