Help Flexport win new business

The opportunity:

Flexport is experiencing massive growth with 1,000+ Flexporters across 14 global offices and warehouses. And we’re just getting started. As we enter our next phase of growth, we’re looking for driven and intellectually curious Account Executives to join to help make Flexport the leader in Global Trade! Help us solve real-world problems while streamlining the inefficient industry of global trade.

As we enter our next phase of growth, we are looking for a driven, intellectually curious Account Executive to help us grow our air and ocean volumes with Global Key Accounts. As one of a select number of Account Executives on the team, you’ll have a greenfield opportunity to help grow our portfolio of customers.  You will leverage your knowledge and experience as you partner with several operations teams across the US.

You will:

• Proactively consult with clients and develop solutions for their logistics needs
• Communicate the value of Flexport through remote and in person meetings with client executives
• Develop and execute a plan to build pipeline from new and existing customers in your territory
• Engage with stakeholders from other departments at Flexport to develop client-specific solutions
• Coordinate and negotiate annual RFPs
• Collaborate with Flexport’s client operations teams to identify upsell opportunities, source pipeline, and develop strategic account plans

You should have:

• 10-15 years of experience in a customer facing sales/business development role at a leading international freight forwarder
• At least 5 years designing solutions for Global Key Accounts
• Competitive and creative drive to win over customers and think outside the box to get a deal done
• Demonstrated ability to run a sales meeting and structured sales process
• Proven success building and maintaining long term commercial relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience presenting to C-level executives
• A passion for pursuing new and bold ideas within the context of business priorities
• The ability to quickly identify, prioritize, and execute tasks to meet critical project deadlines
• Experience problem-solving within multi-faceted and complex systems
• Experience negotiating with third-party providers of products and services
• An obsession with client happiness. You succeed when they succeed.
• A burning desire to win clients from competitors. You’re a team player, but you know that a little competition is healthy.
• The intellectual horsepower and curiosity to learn a new way of operating in an old industry.
• Courage to challenge the status quo when logic and reason require it. See something broken? Fix it.

About Flexport: 

We believe trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global trade easy for everyone. Flexport is building the platform for global logistics, empowering buyers, sellers and their logistics partners with the technology and services to grow and innovate. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $10B of merchandise across 112 countries every year. 

Worried about not having any logistics experience? 

Don’t be! Our mission is to make global trade easy for everyone. That’s why it’s important to bring people from diverse backgrounds and experiences together with our industry veterans to help move the global logistics industry forward.

We know this industry is complex. That’s why we invest in education starting day one with Flexport Academy, a one week intensive onboarding program designed specifically to set every new Flexport employee up for success. 

At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global trade easy for everyone relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. That is why Flexport is committed to creating and nurturing an environment where anyone can be their authentic self. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.