FedEx Logistics · 10 months ago
Strategic Business Development Executive-6
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expFedEx Logistics plays a key role within the FedEx portfolio with its comprehensive suite of integrated logistics solutions. The Strategic Business Development Executive is responsible for developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with customers, overseeing accounts, and driving sales growth through effective strategies in the ocean and freight forward business.
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Responsibilities
Establish strategic partnerships for company’s ocean and freight forward business
Demonstrate an agile mindset, lead by example, and embrace change, emphasizing attentive listening to business objectives
Develop customer accounts on a global scale, driving growth through high-level strategies and leading the account growth for effective execution
Prospecting of target customers through proactive networking and leveraging existing relationships within the broader FedEx enterprise
Developing the sales strategy for the deployment of the Company’s services to customer opportunities within ocean and freight business
Ensures attainment of revenue and margin/yield goals for assigned accounts
Formulate and develop comprehensive business plans for each account
Address sales growth activities, competitive pricing strategies while coordinating customer-based activities and strategies globally
Engage with customers at a senior level to assess satisfaction, manage critical situations with at-risk accounts, and ensure a proactive approach to customer needs
Collaborate across functional areas in development of solutions, proposals, and pricing models
This includes attending sales calls to further define the opportunity and develop the value proposition for account closure
Manage the proposal and presentation process
Utilize established processes and tools and ensure all data is accurate and up to date
Provide weekly reporting on all accounts in stages for new business development
Provide leadership for sales to the Company by continuously energizing the effort for moving new potential customers through the sales cycle in a professional, passionate, and engaging manner
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree/equivalent and eight (8) years of ocean and freight forward sales experience required
Experience selling to C-Suite Executives is highly preferred
Proven experience with logistics processes, solutions and project management
Strong understanding of ocean freight import process from issuance to final delivery
Successful experience selling solutions globally to customers of varying size and complexity
Demonstrated ability to achieve major account sales goals & to plan & execute major customer sales strategies
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective customer and employee relationships
Strategic planning and sales management skills
Preferred
Seeking knowledge and experience in the general US market, and DFW market preferred
Position is WFH/Remote, but must be located in Dallas, TX
Company
FedEx Logistics
FedEx Logistics plays a key role within the FedEx portfolio with its comprehensive suite of integrated logistics solutions.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Amanda Wiley
Human Resources Business Partner
Andrea Mathis, PHR
HR Business Partner
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