Remote Business Development Lead – New Accounts & Growth

J.B. Hunt Transport; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 81,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical benefit

dental benefit

vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

life insurance

short-term and long-term disability

paid time off

six weeks maternity leave and parental

six paid holidays

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is seeking a Business Development Manager in a remote-friendly, full-time capacity to aggressively market the brand and develop new accounts while maintaining an established customer base.

The role emphasizes proactive prospecting, solution selling, and contract closure with travel to customer sites as needed. The position requires strong sales experience, communication skills, and the ability to manage opportunities and partnerships across diverse clients in the

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with 3-4 years of related sales or customer service experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communication, Public Relations, Business Administration/Management, Supply Chain Management with 1-2 years of experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively over the phone.
• Experience in transportation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct lead generation activities for new and incremental business, including cold calling, networking and other opportunity prospecting methods.
• Visit prospective and existing customers at their corporate headquarters or other sites as needed. Requires ability to travel to customer sites to meet customer needs.
• Perform various activities related to Opportunity Management and monitoring the health of the account including KPI reviews and revenue quality monitoring.
• Coordinate with internal teams and the customer to implement the customer’s solution, including participation in kick-off.
• Meet with customers and prospective customers to discuss viable opportunities, submit a proposal, finalize the contract and win the business.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication

Lead generation

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing

Bachelor’s degree in Communication

Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Management

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

GED

High School

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is seeking a Business Development Manager in a remote-friendly, full-time capacity to aggressively market the brand and develop new accounts while maintaining an established customer base.

The role emphasizes proactive prospecting, solution selling, and contract closure with travel to customer sites as needed. The position requires strong sales experience, communication skills, and the ability to manage opportunities and partnerships across diverse clients in the