Sales Manager
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Job Description
Our Client, a Japanese Freight Forwarder is looking for an Sales Manager.
- Industry: Freight Forwarder
- Position: Sales Manager - Business Development
- Location: New York / New Jersey / Northeast Region
- Salary: 100-150 base + Incentive + Benefits
- Hiring Style: Full time/ Direct hire
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and acquire new non-Japanese customers across the Northeast region.
- Drive new business in air freight, with a strong focus on JFK air export, warehouse operations, domestic transportation, ocean freight, customs brokerage, and related services.
- Build relationships with logistics, supply chain, procurement, and senior-level decision makers.
- Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and customer visits through proposals, negotiations, and implementation.
- Develop and manage a qualified sales pipeline and identify cross-selling opportunities.
- Work closely with air export, warehouse, pricing, transportation, and other internal teams to develop profitable logistics solutions.
- Maintain and expand existing customer relationships and coordinate opportunities with other U.S. branches and overseas affiliates.
- Prepare sales plans, forecasts, and pipeline reports and monitor market and competitive trends.
Qualifications
- Extensive sales/business development experience in freight forwarding, logistics, transportation, or supply chain services.
- Proven track record of developing new customer accounts and managing complex sales opportunities.
- Strong knowledge of air freight, particularly air export forwarding and airport/gateway operations.
- Working knowledge of warehousing, domestic transportation, customs brokerage, ocean freight, and integrated logistics solutions.
- Established business network in the NY/NJ and Northeast region strongly preferred.
- Experience working with non-Japanese-owned customers preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field preferred.
- Ability to travel throughout the assigned territory.
++++ Only qualified candidate will be contacted. Please apply for more details ++++