Sales Executive – Freight Forwarding
FreightTAS
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Drive profitable new business through consultative, solutions-based selling across a full suite of global logistics and supply chain services.
- Maintain integrity, accuracy, and transparency in all revenue reporting and client discussions.
Requirements
- Remote roles require $2M+ annual GP
- Demonstrates integrity, commitment, and passion
- Must be currently employed in a logistics sales role
- No non-compete preferred
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Ability to diagnose customer needs and design customized logistics solutions
- Comfortable discussing automation, EDI/API integration, and operational efficiencies
- Skilled in value-based presentations and solution framing
- Proven history of building loyal, portable client relationships
- Can articulate monthly revenue, GP, margins, and industry mix without embellishment
- Able to discuss book performance without naming clients
- Clear prospecting strategy (cold calling, cadence, vertical targeting)
- Skilled in CRM execution and organized follow-up
- Strong discipline in pipeline management and forecasting
- Minimum 5+ years of successful freight forwarding sales experience
- Ability to demonstrate true account portability and retention
- Must be accurate — no inflated performance claims.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Life, short-term, and long-term disability coverage
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Flexible/remote options for high-performing sales reps
- Competitive base salary + strong commission structure
- Annual performance bonuses
- Company laptop and mobile reimbursement
- Ongoing sales, compliance, and technology training
- Supportive, fast-moving culture with strong operations backing
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
logistics salesfreight forwardingrevenue reportingcustomer needs diagnosisEDI integrationAPI integrationpipeline managementforecastingvalue-based presentationssolution framing
Soft skills
integritycommitmentpassionstrong verbal communicationstrong written communicationrelationship buildingorganizational skillsdisciplineconsultative sellingprospecting strategy