Sales Growth Associate

APM Terminals Gothenburg; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k match

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Maersk in Charlotte, NC seeks a Sales Growth Associate to shape how our sales organization operates and drive growth. You will collaborate with Sales, Product, CX, and Global teams to align segmentation, coverage, and rhythms across North America.

This is a highly visible role combining strategy and execution, offering ownership, exposure to Maersk's global network, and opportunities to influence commercial priorities while building deep customer insights.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in strategy, sales operations, business development, sales enablement, program management, consulting, or related roles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to transform data into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to collaborate with senior leaders.
• Self-starter with autonomy and ability to handle ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial planning and customer programs
• Define customer segmentation and sales coverage to prioritize growth
• Manage program review cycles and sales coverage reviews
• Coordinate cross-functional engagement and track performance
• Support strategic projects to improve performance
• Strengthen Product and Sales interface
• Ensure go-to-market strategies are aligned and enabled
• Gather customer and sales feedback for Product priorities
• Improve ways of working between Sales and Product

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Sales Growth Associate

About Maersk Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and has been an industry pioneer for over a century. We’re on a landmark journey to simplify global trade and help businesses move goods seamlessly across ocean, air, landside transportation, and warehousing, all supported by cutting edge technology and an extensive global network. We’re embarking on an industry-defining transformation, taking a bold new direction, and expanding our capabilities to become a true end-to-end logistics provider. It’s a big moment for all of us – and we all have our part to play.

About The Role

The Sales Growth Associate helps shape and improve how our sales organization operates and drives commercial growth in North America. Working closely with Sales, Product, CX, and Global teams, you’ll help ensure we have the right customer segmentation, sales coverage, and operating rhythms in place to drive growth. You’ll play a key role in driving the review cycles and governance processes that help our teams prioritize opportunities, allocate resources effectively, and deliver growth results across our most important customer segments. You’ll also act as a key link between Sales and Product, helping bring product strategies to market, improving sales enablement, and ensuring customer feedback helps shape future priorities. This is a highly visible role that combines strategy and execution. You’ll work on some of our most important commercial initiatives while building a deep understanding of our customers, sales organization, and growth priorities.

What We Offer

The opportunity to play a key role in shaping how our sales organization operates and grows across North America. A high degree of ownership and visibility, with the ability to influence commercial priorities, customer programs, and sales strategies. Broad exposure across Sales, Product, CX, and Global teams, providing a unique opportunity to build a holistic understanding of our business and customers. Build your career in a truly global organization, with broad exposure across Maersk and opportunities to learn, grow, and take on new challenges. Competitive compensation and benefits, with a strong focus on employee wellbeing, continuous learning, and a culture that values professional development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commercial planning and customer programs
• Help define how we segment customers, organize sales coverage, and prioritize growth opportunities.
• Drive the operating rhythm behind our program customer review cycles, sales coverage reviews, and other key commercial processes to ensure the organization remains structured for success.
• Lead the engagement model across functions, including how we track performance, review progress, and support growth within our program customer portfolio.
• Support ad hoc strategic projects that improve commercial performance, strengthen capabilities, or advance organizational priorities.
• Strengthen the Product and Sales interface
• Partner with Product and Sales leaders to ensure go-to-market strategies are aligned and effectively executed.
• Help equip Sales teams with the tools, messaging, insights, and enablement materials needed to successfully bring product capabilities to customers.
• Gather feedback from customers and sales teams and ensure it is translated into actionable input for Product teams to inform future priorities.
• Help identify and implement better Ways of Working between Sales and Product to improve decision making, collaboration, and commercial execution.

Who We Are Looking For

• 3-5+ years of experience in strategy, sales operations, business development, sales enablement, program management, consulting, or related roles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to transform data and insights into clear recommendations and actions.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders, including senior leaders, and build strong collaborative relationships.
• Comfortable managing several priorities while maintaining a structured and organized approach.
• Self-starter and comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy, ambiguity, and changing priorities while remaining collaborative and team oriented.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to bring clarity to complex topics.

Job Type: Full Time

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Company Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Company match, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Time Off, and More!

Salary: $90,000 - $130,000*

*The above stated pay range is the anticipated starting salary range for the position. The Company may adjust this range in light of prevailing market conditions and other factors such as location. The Company will work directly with the selected candidate(s) on the final starting salary in accordance with all applicable laws.

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A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer's supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 100,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all over the world. For more information click here. All the way.