Sales Manager - Commodities

Forto; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Forto is seeking a (Senior) Sales Manager - Commodity to expand the Forestry Products and commodity sea freight export business in the United States. You will acquire new customers, manage your portfolio, and work closely with customers to tailor Forto's services to their needs.

You will lead sales and procurement efforts, build long-term relationships, and collaborate with product teams to enhance the customer platform. Fluency in English and a proactive, independent mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Several years of professional experience in commodity sales.
• Ability to acquire new customers and manage a portfolio.
• Strong network-building skills and client relationship focus.
• Hands-on, proactive, independent working style in a dynamic environment.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Acquire new customers and complete your customer portfolio in commodity sea freight export.
• Manage both sales and procurement for your customers.
• Promote Forto's product by aligning with customer needs.
• Maintain customer relationships and contribute to mutual success.
• Collaborate with product development to anticipate needs and improve the customer platform.

Skills

Commodity sales

Networking

English fluency

Team player

Hands-on

Independent working

Job description

Описание:

What if your work could drive change in a globally established industry, shaping processes that touch every corner of the world? At Forto, we are at the forefront of change, harnessing the power of AI to revolutionise logistics. We want to reinvent digital supply chains to be transparent, frictionless and sustainable. From day one, our mission has been to simplify global trade – creating a seamless and efficient logistics process. As (Senior) Sales Manager - Commodity (f/m/d) you will be responsible for acquiring new customers and completing your own customer portfolio in the commodity sector. As part of our Commodity team, you will work to further expand the Commodity and Forestry Products business and build long‑term and profitable customer relationships.

Задачи:

• Be responsible for the acquisition of new customers and the completion of your customer portfolio in the area of commodity sea freight export.
• You will be responsible for both sales and procurement for your customers.
• Promote our product by paying special attention to the needs of our customers.
• Working closely with our customers, maintaining our customer relationships and thus actively contributing to their and our success.
• Anticipate future customer needs and improve our customer platform in close collaboration with our product development team.

Требования:

• You have several years of professional experience in commodity sales
• You enjoy acquisition and communicating with partners from various industries
• You not only have exceptional sales talent but also the ability to build and maintain a network
• You have a strong hands‑on mentality and the ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment
• You are a reliable team player with a proactive and independent working style
• You are fluent in English
• You ideally have an existing customer portfolio in the Forestry Product area

We pride ourselves on embracing diverse perspectives and celebrating potential.

Условия:

Our team is hard-working, constantly seeking to maximise the impact of their work, but we put our people first, always winning with care. We value efficient systems and swift, direct communication. We want everyone to have their time to speak, so that we can embrace diverse perspectives to help drive towards solutions always.