J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is seeking a Sales Development Executive responsible for contacting high-profile prospective customers and selling J.B. Hunt solutions. The role involves defining sales opportunities, onboarding new clients, and developing long-term strategies for customer success.
Responsibilities:
- Utilize data insights and sales enablement tools to conduct lead generation activities for new business, including cold calling, networking and other opportunity-prospecting methods in order 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:
- High School Diploma/GED
- With 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
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration/Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Communication, or related field
- With 3-4 years working in transportation/logistics or relevant experience
- And 2-3 years of direct sales experience