Business Development Manager - Full-time / Part-time

PrideStaff is currently seeking a Business Development Manager for a Freight Forwarding company located near Elk Grove Village.

Ideal candidate will be interested in building career with a growth – oriented company, be motivated by a sense of urgency, be able to build client relationships (establish and maintain), have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Position is Monday through Friday, hours typically range from 8am to 5 pm HOWEVER in the FREIGHT FORWARDING/LOGISTICS industry you MUST be open to working overtime.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain FTL business throughout North America and other assigned countries

Prospect for leads to build a pipeline, including heavy cold-calling

Manage accounts to retain existing relationships and grow share of business

Succeed at heavy price and service negotiation with customers and carriers

Develop and maintain a strong carrier portfolio according to the carrier selection criteria

Identify business opportunities for company services

Create quotations and sales proposals for company services

Independently generate new sales revenue for your team

Understand and support the goals, policies and procedures of Logistics

Requirements:

Must have talent for negotiating

Has the mentality of a team player and desire to learn

Able to build client relationships quickly, in order to establish and maintain a profitable book of business

Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills

Have at least one to five years of experience with freight solution sales, marketing or customer service required

One to five years of experience with 3PL transportation or inside brokerage sales preferred

A college degree in business, logistics or transportation-related field preferred

Interested applicants are to email resume to chicagolandwsw@pridestaff.com . For questions call 815.730.3760