**Job Summary:**

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

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 focus on customers that are importing into the US and would benefit from our transload service offerings. This position focuses on defining the opportunity to sell J.B. Hunt transload service 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.

**Job Description:**

Position can be based anywhere in the contiguous U.S. but preference will be to fill the position with a candidate based in a large metropolitan market or near a port of entry (i.e. NYC or LA Metro).

**Key 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.

**Qualifications:**

**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 international transportation/transloading or relevant experience.

+ 2-3 years of direct international transportation/transloading sales experience.

+ The expected starting pay range for this position is between $80,000 - $100,000.

**Skills:**

Ability to perform high-velocity prospecting

Ability to perform sales negotiation and closing techniques

Ability to forecast including develop sales plans that are future-oriented, support business strategy and reflect understanding of emerging opportunities and markets

Ability to effectively manage and maximize a pipeline

This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

**Education:**

Bachelors: Supply Chain Management, Bachelors: Logistics Management, Bachelors: Communications Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, Bachelors: Business Administration/Management, High School (Required)

**Work Experience:**

Transportation/Logistics, Sales

**Job Opening ID:**

00550854 Sales Development Executive, International Transload (Open)

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. affirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment in all terms and conditions of employment. J.B. Hunt is committed to both the spirit and the letter of affirmative action law and continues its good-faith efforts to comply with all applicable government laws and regulations. The company is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity. J.B. Hunt will recruit, hire, compensate, offer benefits to, upgrade, train, layoff, terminate, and/or promote individuals without discrimination in regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or other bases by applicable law.

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. offers reasonable accommodation in the employment process for individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance in the application process due to a disability, you may request accommodation at any time by calling 1-800-777-4968.