District Sales Executive

Expeditors; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time employment

Sales commission

Promotion opportunities

Friendly team environment

Job summary

Expeditors seeks a District Sales Executive to drive new business by understanding customers’ supply chains and delivering tailored logistics solutions.

You will build a robust pipeline, meet weekly with prospects, and collaborate across Sales Operations, Account Management, and Product Operations to close deals and add value for clients.

Qualifications

• Professionalism and attention to detail in client interactions.
• Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong business acumen with ability to develop strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develops business plans and achieves growth in assigned territory.
• Manages prospecting and leads to build a robust sales pipeline.
• Meets with new prospects weekly and drives value through solutions.
• Collaborates with product operations and account management to close deals.
• Leads by example and uses Team Selling to win business.

Skills

Professionalism

Communication skills

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM

Sales Playbooks

Market Intelligence

Job description

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

• 19,000 trained professionals
• 350+ locations worldwide
• Fortune 500
• Globally unified systems

District Sales Executives are responsible for driving new business development. Our Sales Executives are competitive and tenacious. They focus on understanding our customers’ supply chain and providing solutions that will deliver value.

EXPECTATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Commitment & Leadership

• Exhibits attributes of professionalism, attention to detail, teamwork, and commitment to personal development.
• Demonstrates strong business acumen.
• Builds collaborative relationships in the workplace and with customers.
• Leads by example.
• Driven to win and close business.
• Possesses strong communication, organization, and analytical skills.
• Holds themselves accountable for achieving results.

Business Plan, Strategy & Goals

• Develops business plans and goals.
• Understands and applies the Expeditors sales strategy, structure, and Team Selling process.

Personal Development

• Completes training map and participates in ongoing training for continuous development.
• Participates in mentorship for guidance and coaching.
• Continuously seeks feedback and improvement.
• Possesses strong knowledge of Expeditors’ history, products, services, and technology solutions.
• Exhibits excellent presentation skills.

Territory & Opportunity Management

• Fully understands all aspects of their territory: prospects, industries, competitors, and market dynamics.
• Develops and manages opportunity pipeline from leads to closure.
• Maintains a robust leads management and prospecting program that enables a healthy sales pipeline.
• Leads discussions to develop account strategy for potential customers.
• Employs Team Selling process to close business.
• Contacts prospects and targets at the proper cadence to keep opportunities moving through the pipeline.
• Meets with new prospects weekly.
• Strategically manages and responds to bids and RFQs
• Utilizes Sales Operations, Account Management, and Product Operations to drive efficiency in order to spend more time with customers.
• Effectively utilizes Sales Playbooks, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Market Qualified Leads (MQL), and Sales Analytics.

Team Selling & Value Selling

• Engages product managers in the sales process.
• Understands customerissues and impacts, and sells solutions that benefits our customers.
• Leverages the network to close business.

• Able to meet with customers off-site on a regular basis.
• Oral and written proficiency in the English language.
• Strong problem solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, independent worker yet has the ability and willingness to collaborate with team members.
• Tenacious, confident, curious, persuasive, and enthusiastic.
• Bachelor’s degree

Additional Information

• Full time job contract
• Competitive salary
• Sales commission
• Opportunity for promotion
• Friendly atmosphere among team
• Ability to develop
• Professional training plan

Expeditors offers competitive benefits to all full time employees including:

• Paid Vacation, Holiday and Sick Time
• Health Plan: Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision
• Life and Long Term Disability Insurance
• RRSP
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Education Program