Sales Executive

FLS Transportation Service is seeking a motivated, high-energy, established Transportation Brokerage Sales Professional to join our rapidly growing organization. This position will be 100% ON-SITE at our office in Chicago, IL.
We deliveramazing customer experiencesfor one of North America's biggest brands. We've been doing it for three decades, and we're only getting started. Our success has been a result ofour team. We've built avibrant cultureof employees who believe in dreaming big, working hard, learning constantly, and enjoying life!
Responsibilities:

• Generate sales leads by inside sales networking, cold-calling prospects, and building relationships as part of a coordinated sales strategy;
• Maintain relationships with existing clientele and build business internally;
• Ensure new customers and business are fostered;
• Partnering with internal operations/functional teams to create solutions based on customer needs;
• Create sales strategies by gathering market information, analyzing opportunities, and documenting sales methodology;
• Responding to client prospect inquiries by preparing responses to requests for proposals (RFP-s) and requests for quotations (RFQ-s);
• Prepare presentations and deliver them to prospective clients.

• Willingness to learn freight brokerage sales, with a desire to grow professionally
• Not afraid to make calls (50-60 calls per day)
• Hunter mentality
• 1-3 years of sales experience (3PL industry is a plus);
• Ability to attract, bring on, close, and deliver new business;
• Passion for sales, work ethic, and a drive to succeed (exceed quota);
• Hard Working. Entrepreneurial. Accountable and Proactive;
• Organized, detail-oriented - excellent follow-up skills are essential;
• Ability to work in a collaborative/team environment;
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills (both verbal and written).