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Senior Business Development Associate – Freight Sales

Senior Business Development Associate – Freight Sales

CompanyWayfair
LocationBoston, MA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 2+ years of professional experience in freight forwarding/logistics sales or a related field
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills with experience in Google Suite and Salesforce
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Curiosity and eagerness to have a meaningful impact on the business, particularly around sales strategy, supplier experience, and profitability
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple competing priorities
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple levels in a cross-functional team
  • Confidence to independently handle negotiations and work directly with suppliers, including mid-level and C-level business partners
  • A team-oriented mindset with a relentless drive to identify, pursue, and capitalize on new business opportunities
  • A collaborative, results-driven attitude that values the success of the team over individual accomplishments

Responsibilities

  • Act as a catalyst for new business opportunities by identifying and converting leads for future CGF growth with a proactive, hunter mentality
  • Manage the full sales cycle, from opportunity identification through to closed contract and ultimately handing off to Onboarding
  • Utilize needs based selling to identify needs and develop tailored supply chain solutions for Wayfair suppliers
  • Manage your pipeline and effectively forecast volume through negotiations and facilitate the contracting process with suppliers, ensuring alignment with CGF’s logistics solutions
  • Increase CGF Volume and profitability by driving supplier participation in both core and ancillary services
  • Leverage data and industry expertise to analyze supplier needs to create customized win win solutions that align with their business objectives
  • Work cross-functionally to ensure successful supplier onboarding and smooth transition to Account Management
  • Collaborate effectively with internal teams to ensure success, share insights, and provide support wherever needed

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.