(Senior) Sales Manager - Commodities

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Forto is seeking a (Senior) Sales Manager - Commodity to drive new business across the commodity sea freight export sector. You will acquire new customers, manage procurement for clients, and expand our Forestry Products business while building long-term, profitable relationships.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with customers and the product team to anticipate needs and enhance the customer platform, leveraging your sales expertise and strong network to fuel growth in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Several years of professional experience in commodity sales.
• Experience acquiring and communicating with partners from various industries.
• Strong sales talent with the ability to build and maintain a network.
• Hands-on mentality in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Reliable team player with a proactive and independent working style.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Commodity sales

Acquire new customers

Networking

Hands-on

Team player

English fluency

Job description

ABOUT US

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.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 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

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• You ideally have an existing customer portfolio in the Forestry Product area

Don’t fit all of our criteria? That’s okay! We know that you might be hesitant to apply if you don’t meet all our requirements, but here at Forto, we pride ourselves on embracing diverse perspectives and celebrating potential.

WHY WORK WITH US?

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.