Transportation Sales Representative

CS Recruiting; Ohio; Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a Transportation Sales Representative responsible for fostering customer relationships and driving sales. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in sales and the ability to thrive in a team-oriented, entrepreneurial environment. This full-time role allows for remote work, catering to enthusiastic professionals eager to innovate in transportation logistics.

Qualifications

• Proven sales and negotiation skills.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Strong computer skills with social media navigation.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with customers through market research.
• Manage sales activities to achieve individual and company goals.
• Provide market insight and customer proposals.

Skills

Sales and negotiation

Communication

Customer relationship management

Entrepreneurial spirit

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Job description

Our client represents the coming together of three companies with a long legacy of changing the game in Logistics. While the three companies have worked together in the past to serve common customers, they are now internally and externally integrated as the WHAT IF Logistics Company. Now, they are a full-service transportation management, warehousing and distribution company and work with shippers and carrier alike to provide new ideas that move logistics forward.

Transportation Sales Representative
This role will support the long-term strategic growth in the transportation brokerage industry, then prospect, target and close on new sales.

Job Type: Full-time/Work from home

Responsibilities:

• Development of relationships with customers through daily researching of organizations, markets, and industries to identify, penetrate, and close new business.
• Effective management of cold call, warm lead, and face to face sales activity to achieve sales objectives aligned with the organizational goals.
• Presents solutions designed to meet the needs of the customer in concert with the business goals of the company.
• Through professional communication and a compelling personality, maintain engagement with existing customers to grow healthy business relationships.
• Develops and presents customer quotes, proposals, and business reviews.
• Provide market and industry insight to customers through continuous awareness of market and industry trends.
• Manage all sales activities and opportunities in a customer relationship management (CRM) system.
• Achieve individual volume, revenue, gross profit, and sales activity goals.

Experience:

• Proven sales and negotiation skills.
• Must have an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• A positive attitude that works through a servant leadership culture.
• Strong computer skills with the ability to navigate social media sites.

This position offers a competitive base salary.

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