Director of Sales
Camden, NJ, United States
NFI is a leading, family-owned, fully integrated third-party supply chain solutions provider. Serving customers around the world, across a variety of industries, NFI is dedicated to providing customized, engineered solutions that propel a business to succeed. Privately-held by the Brown family since its inception in 1932, NFI generates more than $2.5 billion in annual revenue and employs more than 13,100 associates. NFI operates over 55 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space, and its company-owned fleet consists of over 4,500 tractors and 12,500 trailers.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Vice President of Sales, the Director of Sales is primarily responsible for developing and maintaining business relationships with customers and prospects by exploring opportunities focused on Dedicated Fleet solutions. Other responsibilities include one-way regional truckload, port drayage, brokerage, and cross-border transportation with Mexico, in addition to selling NFI’s full portfolio of service lines.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Day-to-day diligent “hunting” mentality approach to prospecting and new business lead generation, with expectation of an active pipeline in excess of $20M.
Retain and grow existing customer base; create strategic plan to achieve sales goals
Develop competitive solutions and proposals resulting in new business
Partner and collaborate with peers and management, including engineering and operations teams, to enhance selling techniques and bring innovation to new business opportunities
Maintain relationships with existing customers, communicating on a regular basis (including customer business reviews)
Review and closely monitor account performance and profitability
Communicate issues and concerns with operations and senior management when required
Participate in rate schedule development and contracts for both new and existing business
Complete key administrative tasks including CRM (Salesforce), managing appropriate pipeline and updating key customer information.
Anticipate within first 12 to 24 months of hire to execute in excess of $5M annualized new business.
Ability and availability to travel as business needs dictate
Requirements
Minimum 3-5 years sales experience within the logistics industry
Solid knowledge of the industry and marketplace, maintaining a national and global network
Proven experience in prospecting and developing new business
Demonstrated sales background and capability
Desire to succeed in a sales goal-driven environment with a tenacity to close
Excellent analytical skills – assess, design and sell a given solution
Commercial understanding of business requirement principles
Ability to develop and deliver high quality, compelling presentations
Excellent communicator with the ability to articulate the value proposition of the Company – both virtually and in person; comfortable selling at the “C” level
Skillful negotiator – maintain company expectations while expanding customer spend
Professional demeanor – confident, organized, and well-presented
Self-starter with an enthusiastic approach and “can do” attitude, high energy
Analytical approach to determine what business is worth pursuing
Willing and able to be nimble and flexible in the face of change
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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