Outside Sales Representative

ShipStation Global; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ShipStation Global is seeking an Outside Sales Representative to cultivate multi-level relationships with customers and prospects across an assigned territory. The role focuses on maximizing sales profitability, growth, and account penetration by delivering hands-on product explanations and excellent service in the field.

You will conduct face-to-face visits, present solutions, and drive revenue through proactive prospecting and strategic partnerships.

Qualifications

• College degree required.
• 2+ years in outside sales.
• Highly energetic and outgoing.
• Excellent conversational skills.
• Persistent with follow-up.
• Willing to travel overnight.
• Strong work ethic and goal-oriented.
• Money motivated.
• Professional and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Drive revenue by identifying leads and developing new accounts.
• Conduct at least 12 in-person sales presentations weekly.
• Deliver proposals and presentations to decision makers.
• Build referrals network to create opportunities.
• Coordinate with management on freight and customer needs.
• Maintain accurate records of calls, expenses, and invoices.
• Meet or exceed sales benchmarks set by leadership.
• Schedule weekly sales activities and ROI reporting.
• Travel to customer locations for field visits.

Skills

Outside sales

High energy

Outgoing personality

Excellent communication

Persistence

Education

College degree

Job description

Description

The Outside Sales Representative will focus on multi-level relationships with customers and prospects. The Outside Sales Representative achieves maximum sales profitability, growth, and account penetration within an assigned territory and/or market segment by effectively selling the company's products and/or related services. The OSR will conduct sales out in the field via face-to-face interactions with both potential and existing customers. They are responsible for offering the best possible customer experience as well as providing hands‑on explanations of any new or updated products when necessary. Their excellent social skills allow them to foster strong relationships, to which they can attribute much of their success.

Responsibilities Include:

• Utilizes transportation information and marketing software to gain industry knowledge.
• Makes telephone calls, in-person visits, and presentations to existing and prospective customers.
• Identify leads, manage prospects and acquire new business, conduct a minimum of 12 sales presentations per week by physical visits to customer locations.
• Generate and develop new customer accounts to increase revenue.
• Complete scheduled and cold call prospecting activities to establish first and follow-up appointments with customer decision makers.
• Prepare and deliver sales proposals/presentations and follow up with key decision makers with customers and prospects.
• Build and foster a network of referrals to create new opportunities for revenue growth.
• Make front‑line assessment of market conditions and advise company of possible shipping possibilities.
• Coordinate and interact with the management team weekly to ensure all customer needs are communicated to maximize freight opportunities.
• Develop a weekly sales schedule as well as an after sales ROI report on visits which will be approved by the VP of Sales.
• Maintain accurate records, including sales call reports, expense reimbursement forms, billing invoices, and other documentation.
• Meet or exceed sales benchmarks and goals provided by company leadership.
• Utilize JEARnet to capture and log daily sales efforts and information gathered.
• Work with our Sales Managers, Sales Trainers, and Brokers to uncover prospecting opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• College degree required.
• 2+ years relevant experience in Outside sales.
• High energy.
• Outgoing personality.
• VERY conversational. Someone that can carry the conversation.
• Aggressive and Competitive. Can turn a no into a yes through persistence and follow up.
• Professional but can adapt themselves to any situation.
• Some overnight stays.
• High work ethic.
• Money Motivated.