Account Executive / Freight Forwarding Industry

Job Description

Job Description

LOGISTEED-America, Inc. is seeking experienced, goal-oriented, and ethical Freight Forwarding Account Executives to join our National Sales Team. You will be responsible for driving sales growth and expanding our client portfolio for both domestic and international business. This role requires a passion for helping team members, strong process and planning skills, and outstanding communication abilities. You will report to the Senior Director of the National Sales Team.

We are adding two Sales Professionals to our team. One will be assigned to our West Cost, Torrance, California office, the other will support Sales remotely within the United States. 

Key Responsibilities ????

• Communicate and interact with the Senior Director and customers in a productive and professional manner.
• Help grow and expand the company's Freight Forwarding client list and portfolio.
• Possess a solid background in international transportation services with a working knowledge of the current market.
• Demonstrate strong customer relations, planning, and organization communication skills.
• Follow through on commitments and balance the team's needs with the organization's goals.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities ✨

• Detail-oriented and reliable.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to manage sales efforts and drive revenue growth in a designated region.
• Experience with B2B sales and a proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Possess sound business judgment.
• Experience with CRM tools like Salesforce is a plus.
• Travel is required.

Experience Requirements and Preferences ????️

• Minimum of 5 year Freight Forwarding experience
• 4-year college degree
• Equivalent work experience will be considered
• Fluency in English
• Must pass drug and criminal background check

Benefits ????

• Competitive salary: $80,000 - $120,000 plus sales commission.  This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the hiring range for this position. It will be determined by factors including but not limited to the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geographic location, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data
• We offer Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with matching, Long & Short-Term Disability Insurance, etc. 
• This is an exempt, full-time salary position.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk or sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Ninety-five percent of the work time will be spent outside of the office setting. Five percent of work time may be spent in the office or other locations where the environment is climate controlled.

LOGISTEED America, Inc. is an equal opportunity organization. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION - The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate 

against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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