Position Description

Global Third Party Logistics Company committed to providing innovative supply chain strategies and services to support our customers. This business sales development position is responsible for both tactical and strategic business development of new forwarding business. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5-plus years of freight forwarding industry experience and networks.

Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Proven sales experience in international freight forwarding industry is a must
• Prospect, build, and develop strategic partnerships with clients/customers.
• Achieve assigned and measurable sales objectives/targets
• Strong business acumen, account management and proven Logistics Sales & Negotiating Skills
• Focus on specified market segments to identify and develop high potential accounts
• Ensure sustainable revenue at acceptable profitability levels
• Keep current with industry and market trends
• Serve as a liaison between clientele and operational staff

• Provide timely and accurate reports and document sales leads.
• Suggest actions to improve sales performance and identify opportunities for growth

Qualifications/Skills

• 5 + years of past sales experience at another Third Party Logistics Company or related logistics field
• Excellent Oral Communication skills; able to speak clearly and concisely; solid group presentation skills.
• Excellent Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively and able to work for spelling and grammar.
• Assertive, self-motivated, sense of urgency to meet deadlines.
• Proven experience completing and working with various RFP’s (Request for Proposal)
• General Knowledge of Domestic Transportation (FTL, LTL) and Warehousing Services
• Detailed oriented and multi-tasking skills required
• Be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Provide excellent Customer Service to new clients
• Computer Literate - proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Bilingual (English, Japanese) - Business level proficiency required

• A "book of business", with a proven network of logistics and supply chain decision makers.
• Solid sales and marketing background experience

Nissin Benefits

Nissin offers a robust benefits package for our employees.  It includes health, dental, life and AD&D, short term and long term disability, along with 2 types of voluntary vision plans, additional voluntary life and AD&D, FSA (medical and dependent care), 401k, vacation, sick days and pet insurance.