Sales Development Executive, Flatbed

September 30

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

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Transportation • Brokerage • Intermodal • Dedicated Contract Services • Single Source

10,000+

Description

• Under general supervision, this position is responsible for contacting high-profile, prospective customers and selling J.B. Hunt solutions for their enterprise; • The nature of accounts tends to be cross-divisional and high velocity. • This position focuses on defining the opportunity to sell J.B. Hunt services to customers, onboarding new clients, establishing a long-term strategy for customer success, • Aligning internal teams to execute that strategy, and transferring the customer to internal sales personnel for continuous management through account maturity. • Utilize data insights and sales enablement tools to conduct lead generation activities for new business, including cold calling, networking and other opportunity-prospecting methods to convert new business. • Meet with prospective customers to discuss viable opportunities in an effort to understand their business needs, identify scope, develop strategy, submit a proposal, finalize the contract and win the business. • Coordinate with internal teams and the customer to implement the customer's solution, including participation in kick-off; create mutually agreeable implementation strategies with external customers. • Set expectations during implementation for internal resources to maintain the health of the account including, customer KPI review, revenue quality and additional opportunity monitoring, and reviewing contract and pay terms to ensure adherence to agreement. • Develop account strategy for maintenance and growth; create a future opportunities roadmap for account to be maintained by internal sales personnel after transition.

Requirements

• Minimum: High School Diploma/GED. • 3-4 years of transportation/logistics, or relevant experience. • Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean motor vehicle record as per JBH standards. • Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration/Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Communication, or related field. • 3-4 years working in transportation/logistics or relevant experience. • 2-3 years of direct sales experience. • Deep understanding of the trucking industry. • Personal network inside flatbed focused customer bases. • 3+ years of flatbed sales experience.

Benefits

• medical benefit • dental benefit • vision benefit • 401(k) retirement plan • life insurance • short-term and long-term disability coverage • paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time) • six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave • six paid holidays annually