Business Development Executive (Logistics)

Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States; regular off-site customer meetings required

Company

hirify.global provides global supply chain management and logistics services through a worldwide network of locations and unified systems.

What you will do

• Manage an assigned territory and maintain detailed knowledge of potential customers and competitors.
• Develop long-term customer partnerships through a strategic, team-oriented selling approach.
• Maintain timely data entry in the customer relationship management system.
• Coordinate customer and branch relationships with regional Product, Service, Geo, and Knowledge Management resources.
• Help create value-added logistics solutions, including supporting diagrams and cost-benefit calculations.
• Support new-account transitions, customer introductions, information transfer, paperwork, accounts receivable collection when needed, training, trade-group participation, and additional company assignments.

Requirements

• Ability to meet with customers off-site on a regular basis.
• Oral and written proficiency in English.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, interpersonal, relationship-building, and persuasive communication skills.
• Ability to work productively both individually and in a team environment.
• Self-motivation, urgency for goal achievement, timeliness, and accountability for results.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment and make quick decisions in response to changing conditions.
• Comfort with regular data entry on a laptop computer.
• Extroverted, confident, enthusiastic, and able to influence others to action.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional, leadership-oriented, friendly, innovative, and customer-service-focused environment.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision health plans.
• Life and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan for US employees and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Training and personnel development program.