Transportation Sales Manager

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Job description

As Sales Manager you will lead the sales team to continued success, as well as provide leadership, development, and training to new recruits that join the sales team. Being team-centric, yet individually driven will be essential to success. If you are a great salesperson who has seen much success in your career you will want to pass on that knowledge!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Drive revenue through coaching and developing new and existing sales reps
• Interviewing and training entry-level sales reps
• Assisting sales reps with account strategies to increase revenue
• Achieve satisfactory net revenue results and market share in relation to preset standards and industry trends
• Hold the team accountable for daily activity and results
• Ensuring employees maintain the highest level of integrity
• Coordinating the allocation of support staff to accounts with high volumes of business
• Monitoring sales reports
• Working with the Training department to help maintain and continuously enhance sales training programs

Requirements:

• At least 3-5 years prior experience working for a non-asset freight brokerage in a sales capacity preferred
• At least 3-5 years of sales management experience, preferably leading a team of 5
• Demonstrated ability to coach, lead, and motivate others
• Willingness to go above and beyond for our customers
• Experience working with vans, flatbeds, containers, warehousing, LTL, heavy haul, and specialized services.
• Strong negotiation skills - persuasiveness, aggressiveness, confidence
• Self-driven with a desire to succeed
• Ability to think creatively to find solutions

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, supply chain, transportation and logistics or similar field is a plus

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Salary: $70.000.00 to $100,000.00 base plus commissions

This company is going to be selective, but they are urgently looking to fill this role. We are in the process of arranging phone interviews so if this is something that would be of interest to you, or if you know of anyone that I should be in contact with, please reach out to Jim Seput directly at at your earliest convenience. Resumes may be confidentially sent to .

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.

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