District Sales Executive

Job Description

The District Sales Executive orchestrates involvement of multiple people in our Sales process, so that new customer revenue is consistently secured for our district office and Expeditors network. The role is focused on attracting, closing local accounts and ensuring continual business growth within the District. 

Tasks and Duties  

This section lists job-specific tasks and duties, such as the ones listed below, that are completed on a regular basis by the District Sales Executive (DSE). This list may be edited to the specific job role.  

• Manage an assigned territory and demonstrate extensive knowledge of potential customers and competitors in this area  
• Timely data entry in our Customer Relationship Management tool  
• Build relationships with Customer & collaborate with regional team, Geo, and Knowledge Management resources 
• Create value-added solutions for customer’s logistics needs, including Network Diagrams & Cost benefit solutions 
• Support the transition of new accounts 
• Support AR (accounts receivable) collection 
• Own Credit setup process with new customers onboard 
• Attend training & development sessions to continue developing selling skills and updating Expeditors Product and Service knowledge  
• Involvement in local trade groups, as directed by the DSM  
• Make 50 sales calls every month or as directed by DSM  
• Make required number of joint calls as directed by DSM  
• Meet required individual budgets  
• Have diversified sales pipeline across verticals & Expeditors service  
• Take on additional assignments as required, supporting company needs  

For detailed job-specific tasks and duties completed on a regular basis by the employee, please reference the Expeditors Sales Playbook on insite (internal candidates only).

Qualifications

This section lists desired job skills and qualifications for the job and may be edited to the specific job role.  

• English language proficiency 
• Global logistics / supply chain industry knowledge 
• 2- 5 years of sales experience in the required market.  
• Strong problem solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills  
• Ability to work productively both individually and in a team environment  
• Sense of urgency for goal achievement  
• Self-motivated with ability to work in a fast-paced environment  
• Strong rapport and relationship-building focused  
• Empowered to make quick decisions in response to changing conditions  
• Influences others to action  
• Timeliness and accountability for results  
• Presentation skills 

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Discovery Medical Aid
• Liberty Corporate Benefits: Pension / Retirement Fund, Family Benefit / Funeral Cover, Disability Income Benefit, Value Added Services
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Growth opportunities within the company
• Employee Referral Program Bonus