Full-Time

Account Executive

Greater Seattle Area

Posted on 9/4/2025

United Parcel Service (UPS)

United Parcel Service (UPS)

10,001+ employees

Global logistics and supply chain services.

Compensation Overview

$61.3k - $106k/yr

+ Sales Incentive Plan + Management Incentive Plan

No H1B Sponsorship

Seattle, WA, USA

In Person

Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate yourself if relocation assistance is not included.

US Citizenship Required

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Demonstrates a basic understanding of products, services, and customer facing technology solutions offered by UPS along with their features and business applications
  • Describes general customer profiles targeted by the company
  • Understands industry and financial trends impacting UPS and/or customers’ organizations; identifies the organizational structure and functions within a business
  • Possesses basic understanding of competitor’s tactics, product/service offerings and strategies; translates competitor performance and actions into implications for UPS
  • Works with others to research stakeholders' and key decision-makers' needs, requirements and perspectives; describes in general terms customer characteristics, preferences, history, processes and constraints
  • Understands customer’s general business needs and knows the account status; may provide information about accounts for use in planning account strategy
  • Possesses ability to use negotiation techniques in less complex situations; recognizes the potential impact of negotiation proceedings on the business; gains consensus from involved parties
  • Recognizes when customers are having issues; identifies resolution to basic customer issues and recommends solutions
  • Establishes and maintains entry level contacts in customer organizations; builds relationships to further understand customers’ business and objectives
  • Demonstrates a basic understanding of supply chain concepts and identifies issues within a supply chain
  • Experience with Business to Business or Business to Consumer sales
  • Willing to travel, as required
  • Experience using Microsoft products
  • Bachelor’s Degree (or internationally comparable degree)
Responsibilities
  • Maintains and grows a book of business (e.g., ground, air, international)
  • Introduces new products and services and expands business opportunities within customer accounts
  • Tracks sales performance to objectives
  • Monitors account statistics and qualifies internal sales leads to identify opportunities and create an effective sales strategy
  • Utilizes resources and account history to prepare for sales calls
  • Submits pricing requests and analyzes price quotes
  • Develops standard operating procedures (SOPs), generates standard and customized reports and queries, accesses appropriate databases, and interprets and clarifies data
Desired Qualifications
  • Demonstrates a basic understanding of supply chain concepts and identifies issues within a supply chain
  • Experience with Business to Business or Business to Consumer sales
  • Willing to travel, as required
  • Experience using Microsoft products
  • Bachelor’s Degree (or internationally comparable degree)
United Parcel Service (UPS)

United Parcel Service (UPS)

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UPS is a global logistics provider that moves packages and freight, helps with international trade, and uses technology to run business operations. It offers express delivery, freight forwarding, and supply chain management through a worldwide network, with pricing based on shipment weight, size, and destination. Its services are supported by hubs, sorting facilities, tracking systems, and route optimization to ensure reliable, timely deliveries. Compared with rivals, UPS differentiates itself with its extensive global reach, breadth of services, and technology-enabled logistics capabilities, allowing it to offer end-to-end solutions for individuals and businesses. The company aims to enable efficient global commerce by delivering reliable and cost-effective shipping and supply chain services.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded

1907

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Cutting 2M daily Amazon packages by June 2025 boosts margins to 9.6%.
  • Redirecting capacity to SMB, B2B, and healthcare drives H2 2026 inflection.
  • Declining fuel surcharges to 27% ground and 29.25% air improve profits.

What critics are saying

  • Amazon Supply Chain Services captures Procter & Gamble, 3M, eroding share.
  • Teamsters strikes halt 22M daily deliveries amid 2028 contract disputes.
  • Network reconfiguration closes Louisville facility June 2, disrupts operations.

What makes United Parcel Service (UPS) unique

  • UPS Worldport in Louisville handles fifth-busiest global cargo traffic.
  • Happy Returns network expands to 10,000 locations for reverse logistics.
  • Healthcare logistics segment achieves first $3 billion quarterly revenue.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Professional Development Budget

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Apr 13th, 2026
UPS to close Louisville facility, affecting 65 employees as part of network reconfiguration

A UPS facility in Louisville, Kentucky, will close on 2 June, affecting 65 employees, according to a federal WARN notice. The Bluegrass UPS facility will impact 45 union employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and 20 management staff. UPS, Louisville's largest employer with over 20,000 workers, said it is working to place affected employees in other positions. The closure is part of the company's broader plan announced in January to reduce its global workforce by up to 30,000 positions and close more than 20 facilities in 2026. The restructuring follows decreased fourth-quarter revenue in 2025 and represents what UPS calls the largest US network reconfiguration in its history, aimed at creating a more efficient operation.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 13th, 2026
UPS cuts Amazon deliveries by 2M daily packages to focus on higher-margin customers

United Parcel Service is reducing its relationship with Amazon, cutting daily package deliveries by 2 million by end of June 2025. Amazon was UPS's largest customer but also its least profitable, with last-mile deliveries offering low margins whilst demanding significant workforce and logistics resources. The move comes as Amazon recently signed deals with the United States Postal Service for around 1 billion annual packages and FedEx for a multiyear agreement. UPS is instead prioritising higher-margin segments including healthcare logistics and small to medium-sized business customers. Whilst revenue will likely decline, with 2026 revenue expected to grow just 1.1% to $89.7 billion, UPS is focusing on margin expansion over revenue growth. The company aims to maintain capacity for more profitable customers.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 11th, 2026
Applied Materials and Caterpillar outperform as UPS faces labour costs and declining revenue

Applied Materials reported first-quarter revenue of $7.01 billion, down 2% due to falling China sales, but earnings per share surged 75% to $2.54 on improved margins. The semiconductor equipment maker expects industry sales to grow more than 20% this year, driven by AI computing demand. The company holds leading market positions in deposition and etching tools used for chip manufacturing. Its shares have risen over 175% in the past year and more than 35% year-to-date. Meanwhile, Caterpillar is benefiting from data centre growth through its dominance in backup generators. The industrial firm is experiencing strong sales growth and a large backlog for diesel and natural gas engines that provide emergency power for hyperscale data centres.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 6th, 2026
Teamsters cap UPS driver buyout at 7,500 amid contract dispute over $150K severance plan

UPS and the Teamsters have settled their dispute over a driver buyout programme, agreeing to cap the voluntary scheme at 7,500 drivers nationwide. Under the Driver Choice Programme, employees can receive $150,000 plus retirement benefits to accept early retirement. The programme had been rescinded from 13 central US states in March after the union argued it violated their 2023 five-year national contract. The Teamsters had filed grievances claiming UPS lacked contractual authority to offer incentives without employee and union approval. UPS said applications will be approved based on seniority and business needs. The buyout is part of efforts to shed up to 30,000 jobs in 2026, following 48,000 cuts last year. UPS has agreed not to pursue other severance programmes until the contract expires in July 2028.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 6th, 2026
UPS pulls $150K driver buyout after union grievances, frustrating Ohio employees

Some Ohio UPS drivers are frustrated after union pressure forced UPS to withdraw its $150,000 buyout programme less than a month before implementation. The programme, called the Driver Choice Program, was designed to allow full-time drivers to voluntarily leave ahead of planned layoffs affecting 30,000 employees. The Teamsters Union, representing 68,000 UPS employees across 13 states including Ohio, filed 37 grievances, arguing the buyout violated union contracts. Despite a judge ruling in favour of UPS, the company pulled the programme on 24 March, just three days before participants were to be notified of approval. The Teamsters celebrated the decision, calling the programme a "scam designed to fuel corporate greed". However, some employees worry those who applied may now face layoffs, with their willingness to leave known to management.

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