Sales Manager
Job Category
Sales / Marketing
Sales / Marketing
Location
Wood Dale, IL
Wood Dale, IL
Salary Range
$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Essential Duties
- Develop the new business, new accounts
- Expand the existing account business
- Develop customized proposals and pricing strategies to win new freight opportunities.
- Negotiate rates and terms with customers to close profitable deals.
- Collaborate with Steam shipping company and Airlines, warehouse, carrier sales, dispatch, and operations teams to ensure smooth execution of freight movements.
- Monitor market trends, spot rates, and competitor activity to adjust sales strategies accordingly.
- Provide weekly sales activity reports, pipeline updates, and revenue forecasts to leadership.
- Establish a high-performing and profitable freight brokerage operation and eventually take on a leadership role to guide and expand a team of top-performing freight brokers.
- Visit to customer, vendor, port, if necessary
- Providing other general support regarding shipping and logistics coordination as needed.
- Coordinating with Customs Broker and/or US Customs House as needed
Managing Troubleshooting and Supporting Customer Service
- Recording and reviewing issues/problems reported by subordinate Staff.
- Reporting issues/problems to Immediate upper managers.
- Notifying customers of delays or other issues as needed.
- Effectively troubleshooting issues appropriately and in a timely manner when they arise Checking for consistency in the arrival and delivery notices.
- Updating information regarding any trouble (late arrival, claims, damaged items, etc.) onto the company's database.
- Providing general troubleshooting support to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Managing accounts payable and receivable.
- Contacting clients with invoices that are past due.
- Being Responsible for collecting the due and overdue accounts of the customers.
Contributing to Corporate Strategic and Budgetary Operations
- Developing, implementing, and reviewing operational policies and procedures.
- Ensuring the department operates within budget.
- Managing costs and increasing revenues.
- Generating and assessing year-end budgetary results.
- Approving, tracking, and calculating operating costs and expenditures.
- Coordinating the implementation of sales plans and pricing strategies.
- Managing sales activities and reporting to immediate managers all sales activities.