District Account Executive

District Account Executive

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer
• Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate yourself
• Must be available to work flexible hours
• Must be willing to travel, as required
• Minimum 3 years of experience in successful territory management
• Minimum 3 years of sales experience
• Minimum 3 years of Freight Forwarding sales experience
• Bachelor’s Degree (or internationally comparable degree) in Business, Marketing or related field

Responsibilities

• Penetrates existing account base to better understand full supply chain, leading to new business opportunities and key decision maker relationships
• Coordinates customer meetings with decision-makers to identify needs over wants, determine areas of opportunity, and develops sales strategies to win new business
• Identifies areas of churn to develop strategies for winning back business
• Prospects and hunts for new business through various customer opportunity identification methods including published data, industry guides, referrals and territory management
• Targets customer opportunities that exceed five hundred thousand dollars in total opportunity revenue annually
• Engages with the customer to identify areas of need while creating value throughout the sales process
• Facilitates customer entertainment to develop and solidify relationships with preferred customers
• Collaborates with Operations to establish standard operating procedures for meeting customer expectations
• Educates customers on technology solutions to provide independent tracking, pricing, and reporting capabilities
• Applies sales strategies and knowledge gained from sales training to identify areas where UPS solutions can be implemented
• Plans Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR’s) with customers to review business trends and UPS time and transit performance
• Participates in joint customer calls with peers and counterparts to promote UPS products/services
• Attends functional meetings with sales counterparts to promote enterprise selling
• Identifies account decliners/gainers to develop strategies for winning back business and promoting future growth
• Uses state of the art Customer Relations Management software (CRM) to develop strategic plans for customer growth and development

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrates ability to conduct research and develop territory sales plans and possesses organization/strategic planning skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook)
• Business-to-Business or Business-to-Consumer sales experience, or UPS management or customer facing role experience