Regional Sales Manager

Roadrunner; Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas (TX, TX, TX); Remote; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Job summary

A leading transportation firm is seeking a Regional Sales Manager to drive growth across the East region. This role involves leading a team of Account Executives, analyzing market dynamics, and developing strategic customer relationships. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of sales experience in transportation with strong communication skills and a bachelor’s degree. This full-time position includes a salary range of $100,000 - $110,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years transportation sales experience required.
• LTL experience strongly preferred.
• Minimum 3 years prior sales management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of Account Executives to achieve regional goals.
• Develop and coach Account Executives through regular sessions and training.
• Analyze market dynamics to anticipate customer needs.

Skills

Strong oral and written communication skills

Knowledge of geographical area, competition, & economic trends

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Zoho CRM

Job description

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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.

Reporting to the Regional Sales Director for the East, you will be responsible for driving contribution margin growth, exceeding sales KPIs, and developing Sales Account Executives (AEs) across the East region.

Base pay range

$100,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr

Job Description Summary

Lead, motivate, and hold accountable a team of Account Executives to consistently achieve and exceed regional contribution margin goals through disciplined sales execution, active field engagement, and data‑driven management.

Develop and coach both new and tenured Account Executives through regular one‑on‑one sessions, structured training programs, and frequent ride‑alongs to observe, model, and reinforce effective sales behaviors.

Drive pipeline rigor by ensuring every Account Executive maintains a balanced mix of new business, retention, and growth opportunities while consistently leveraging the CRM (Zoho) for accurate tracking and forecasting.

Analyze market dynamics to anticipate customer needs, identify competitive threats, and uncover emerging opportunities—translating insights into actionable territory strategies and plans.

Build and nurture strategic relationships with key customers, prospects, jointly supporting Account Executives in expanding profitable accounts and strengthening long‑term partnerships.

Collaborate closely with Regional Director for AE’s territory alignment and execution of growth initiatives that drive sustained contribution margin expansion.

Champion Roadrunner’s brand promise of reliability, precision, and speed—reinforcing our position as the industry’s leading metro‑to‑metro LTL carrier and ensuring consistency in every customer interaction.

Implement continuous improvement initiatives that elevate sales effectiveness, optimize CRM utilization, regular contests, and enhance the overall customer experience.

Model integrity, urgency, and accountability, fostering a high‑performance culture defined by ownership, collaboration, and measurable success.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years transportation sales experience required.
• LTL experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years prior sales management experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of geographical area, competition, & economic trends.
• Ability to travel 50% of the time within the Region.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

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.

• 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.
• The service center 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 service center dock or when making outside sales calls.
• Overnight travel (up to 50%) by land and/or air required.

Compensation

The compensation for this role is $100,000 to $110,000 per year.

Job Location

• Remote - East region of the United States
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Medical 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!

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Sales, Management, and Training
• Industries: Truck Transportation, Freight and Package Transportation, and Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage