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Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain Management, Technology

National Sales Representative

RemoteRemoteFull Time$73,987–$107,576 /yrPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • direct sales
  • business development
  • transportation logistics
  • account management
  • sales presentations
  • revenue goals
  • closing new business
  • growing existing client business
  • client relationship management
  • solution selling

Nice to have

  • outgoing personality
  • aggressive
  • competitive
  • quick learner
  • multi-tasking
  • initiative

Role summary

Echo Global Logistics is seeking a forward-thinking, incentive-driven Outside Sales Executive to join their team. This role focuses on seeking new business through inside and outside sales efforts while maintaining existing client relationships. The Sales Executive will build and cultivate relationships, offer solutions for client shipping needs, make sales presentations, and close new business to reach and exceed revenue goals. The position requires 5+ years of direct sales and business development experience, with a required background in transportation/logistics. The role can be performed remotely.

An Outside Sales Executive is what we call a forward-thinking, incentive driven, sales powerhouse. They seek out new business through outside and inside sales efforts as well as maintain existing business relationships. Reporting to the Regional Vice President, the Outside Sales Executive will focus on building and cultivating relationships.

Responsibilities:  

  • Build, maintain and manage account relationships through constant contact and advocacy 
  • Offer solutions and solve problems for client’s shipping needs 
  • Qualify new prospects via inside and outside sales effort 
  • Make sales presentations to prospective and existing customers 
  • Engage prospective clients at all levels 
  • Reach and exceed targeted revenue goals by closing new business and growing existing client business
  • Build interpersonal relationships with key internal stakeholders across the business

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of direct sales and business development experience 
  • Transportation/logistics experience required 
  • A./B.S. degree from solid academic institution 
  • Enthusiastic and outgoing personality 
  • Aggressive and competitive nature 
  • Adaptability and flexibility 
  • Quick learner who is successful at multi-tasking 
  • Proven “take charge performer” who has both initiative and a strong bias for action 
  • Enjoys and thrives in fast paced, dynamic work environment 
  • Ability to work remotely 
  • Strong oral and written communication skills and excellent ability in personal interaction 
  • Proactively offers advice and solutions in solving Client's problems 

Echo Global Logistics is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation management services. As a third-party logistics provider, we simplify transportation management for our clients and carriers, handling crucial tasks so they can focus on what they do best. From coast to coast, dock to dock, and across all major transportation modes, Echo connects businesses that need to ship their products with carriers who transport goods quickly, securely, and cost-effectively.

Work environment/physical demands summary:

This job operates in an office environment and uses a computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed to perform duties. The noise level in the work environment is typical of that of an office with an open seating floor plan. The employee may encounter frequent interruptions throughout the work day. The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected veteran. 

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Benefits

For more information about our benefit offerings, please visit our careers page at https://www.echo.com/company/careers.

Compensation

$73,987.00-107,576.00 per year
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