Sales Development Manager - West Des Moines, IA

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Maternity leave (6 weeks) and parental

Six paid holidays

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is seeking a Sales Development Manager in West Des Moines, IA to contact prospective customers and sell J.B.

Hunt solutions across designated transportation modes. The role focuses on defining opportunities, onboarding new clients, and aligning internal teams to execute for customer success. Responsibilities include coordinating implementation, developing future opportunities, and transferring accounts to internal management for ongoing growth.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years in Sales, Account Management, or related experience.
• Willingness to travel to local customer sites with occasional overnight travel.
• Valid driver's license with clean motor vehicle record per company standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead prospecting to generate new business using data insights and sales tools.
• Meet with prospects to discuss opportunities, develop proposals, finalize contracts and win the business.
• Develop account strategy for maintenance and growth and transition to internal account management.
• Coordinate with internal teams and customers to implement solutions and kickoffs.
• Set expectations during implementation and monitor customer KPIs, revenue health and terms.

Skills

Sales experience

Account management

Prospecting

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration/Management

GED (Required)

High School (Required)

Job description

Job Summary

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for contacting prospective customers and selling J.B. Hunt solutions for their enterprise; accounts will primarily be focused on designated transportation mode(s) to fulfill business objectives but can be cross-divisional. This position focuses on defining the opportunity to sell J.B. Hunt services to customers, onboarding new clients, establishing a strategy for customer success, aligning internal teams to execute, and transferring the customer to internal account management personnel for continuous management through account maturity.

Job Summary

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for contacting prospective customers and selling J.B. Hunt solutions for their enterprise; accounts will primarily be focused on designated transportation mode(s) to fulfill business objectives but can be cross-divisional. This position focuses on defining the opportunity to sell J.B. Hunt services to customers, onboarding new clients, establishing a strategy for customer success, aligning internal teams to execute, and transferring the customer to internal account management personnel for continuous management through account maturity.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilize data insights and sales enablement tools to conduct lead generation activities for new business, including cold calling, networking and other opportunity-prospecting methods in order to convert new business; assess prospecting strategy with leadership to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Meet with prospective customers to discuss viable opportunities in an effort to understand their business needs, identify scope, develop strategy, submit a proposal, finalize the contract and win the business.
• Develop account strategy for maintenance and growth; create a future opportunities roadmap for account to be maintained by internal account management personnel after transition.
• Coordinate with internal teams and the customer to implement the customer's solution, including participation in kick-off; create mutually agreeable implementation strategies with external customers.
• Set expectations during implementation for internal resources to maintain the health of the account including, customer KPI review, revenue quality and additional opportunity monitoring, and reviewing contract and pay terms to ensure adherence to agreement; receive support from senior team members for customers larger and/or more complex than typical scope.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with 2-3 years of Sales, Account Management, or relevant experience, and/or military equivalent
• With at least 1 year of which being North American Truckload experience
• AND Demonstration of the following skills and abilities through education, certifications, military, or other experiences
• Willingness to travel to local customer sites with occasional overnight travel
• Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean motor vehicle record as per J.B. Hunt standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communication, Public Relations, Business Administration/Management, Supply Chain Management, and/or related field With 2-3 years of Sales, Account Management, or relevant experience, and/or military equivalent
• With at least 1 year of which being North American Truckload experience
• Ability to work with minimal direction
• Ability to perform high-velocity prospecting
• Ability to perform sales negotiation and closing techniques
• Ability to forecast including develop sales plans that are future-oriented, support business strategy and reflect understanding of emerging opportunities and markets
• Ability to effectively manage and maximize a pipeline
• Knowledge of internal networking and selling to close and implement deals

This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

Compensation

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company’s bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

Benefits

• medical benefit
• dental benefit
• vision benefit
• 401(k) retirement plan
• life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability coverage
• paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time)
• six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave
• six paid holidays annually.

Education

• Bachelors: Business Administration/Management
• Bachelors: Business Communications
• Bachelors: Marketing
• Bachelors: Public Relations
• Bachelors: Supply Chain Management
• GED (Required)
• High School (Required)

Work Experience

Customer Service/Account Manager, Sales, Truckload

Job Opening ID

00617078 Sales Development Manager - West Des Moines, IA (Open)

“This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.”

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law.