Freight Sales
FreightTAS
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $75,000 - $125,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Develop new business through research, prospecting, and qualifying new opportunities. This will include customer visits & developing relationships within the defined geographical area.
- Increase market share within assigned territory and achieve assigned financial budget for volume, revenue, and profit.
- Successfully close new business and onboard new clients.
- Increase market share within the existing client base.
- Maintain contact with all clients to ensure high levels of client satisfaction.
- Work with the Pricing team on client pricing strategies and customer rate quotes.
- Monitor and maintain clients' credit lines within Company guidelines.
- Maintain and update the Company’s CRM
- Provide regular communication and a monthly budget review for management
- Client Management of allocated customers by using established tools to achieve and exceed targets
- Weekly follow up with new clients after first shipments
- Deployment of information about all contracts with customers and suppliers to all parties
- Ensure customer requests related to commercial activities are completed in a timely manner at the highest service level
- Adhere to client service level agreements
Requirements
- A minimum of 2/3 years plus of sales experience is required to work within the freight forwarding industry
- Must have a good mentality that you will enjoy a fantastic commission scheme
- Confident in the ability to bring over current clients (no non-compete)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with clients and internal teams.
- A commitment to going above and beyond to fulfill client’s needs
- High level of organization and time management skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and technical understanding of a CRM System
- Bringing a book of business a plus
Benefits
- 401k
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- car allowance
- commission
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
sales experienceclient onboardingpricing strategiesclient managementbudget reviewmarket share increasecustomer rate quotescredit line managementcontract deployment
Soft skills
communication skillsorganizational skillstime managementclient satisfactionrelationship buildingcommitment to serviceproactive mindset