Logistics Sales Executive

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.

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.

Job Duties & 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

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 to 2 years' sales and business development experience

• Transportation and logistics experience required

• Bachelors degree preferred

• 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

• 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