Now Hiring - J.B. Hunt Transport - Transportation And Logistics Business Development Executive in Louisville, KY

Job Title:

Business Development Executive

Department:

Sales, Marketing & Product Management

Country:

United States of America

State/Province:

Kentucky

City:

Louisville

Full/Part Time:

Full time

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for contacting prospective customers with transportation spend of $30 million and above. This includes meeting with executive decisions makes to discuss the DCS service offerings. This position is the primary owner of the account(s) to which it is aligned, and focuses on defining the opportunity strategy to sell to the customer

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct lead generation activities for new and incremental business, including cold calling, networking and other opportunity prospecting methods.

• Meet with customers and prospective customers to discuss viable opportunities in an effort to understand their business needs, identify scope, submit a proposal, finalize the contract and win the business.

• Coordinate with internal teams and the customer to implement the customer's solution, including participation in kick-off.

• Perform various activities related to Opportunity Management and monitoring the health of the account which includes, but is not limited to, Customer KPI review, revenue quality monitoring, watching for additional opportunities, contract and pay terms review to ensure adherence to agreement.

• Visit prospective and existing customers at their corporate headquarters or other sites as needed. Requires ability to travel to customer sites to meet customer needs .

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree with 2-3 years of relevant experience, or 5+ years experience in sales, marketing, or similar; must posses a valid driver's license with a clean motor vehicle record as per JBH standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree with 5+ years of experience
Accounting/Finance
Transportation Law
HR/Personnel/Risk
Boardroom setting
Skilled Communication
Internal resource coordination to provide solution development
Negotiating and building contracts
Ability to develop sales plans that are future-oriented, support business strategy and reflect understanding of emerging, as well as existing, opportunities and markets
Ability and willingness to seek out work and the drive to accomplish goals
Ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers
Knowledge of the activities and responsibilities involved in selling a product or service
Ability to analyze customer activities, profiles and information
Understanding of the importance of meeting or exceeding established targets and ability to drive critical activities to completion.

Education:

Bachelors: Business Administration/Management (Required), Bachelors: Business Communications

Work Experience:

Customer Service/Account Manager, Marketing, Sales, Transportation/Logistics

Job Opening ID:

[please apply online]9 Business Development Executive (Open)

“This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.”

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law.