Five Star Logistics is a full service 3PL transportation division providing LTL, Truckload, and Rail services to our customers for over 17 years.
For additional information about us, please visit www.fivestarlogisticsinc.com
We are seeking a full-time Sales Representative for our Elgin, IL location working Monday – Friday, generally 8 am – 5 pm. The Sales Representative will be responsible for all sales activities, from lead generation through close, in the assigned territory and with assigned sales staff. The candidate will develop and implement an agreed upon Marketing Plan, which will meet both personal and business goals of expanding customer base in the marketing area.
Responsibilities:
- Generate leads and schedule sales appointment by presenting Five Star services and advising clients on benefits.
- Develop a database of qualified leads through referrals, telephone canvassing, face to face cold calling, emails, and networking.
- Create effective proposal presentations.
- Maintain accurate records of all sales and prospecting activities including sales calls, presentations, closed sales, and follow-up within the assigned territory in the CRM. Enter information into billing system.
- Resolve payable or receivable issue and communicate with internal accounting and customer base in your territory.
- Track and maintain orders with lanes and carrier pros to ensure efficiencies with handling any accounts payable and accounts receives discrepancies that arise in your territory.
Skills Required:
- Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional work ethic and ability to work as a team player
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills with a passion for sales
- Knowledge within the logistics and trucking industry
- Adaptability and time management – prioritizing workload
- Keen attention to detail
Preferred Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and logistics and/or sales experience
- Prior experience in logistics preferred
- 1 year sales experience in a similar industry
- Advanced knowledge using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- 401K
- Vacation
- Salary + Commission
Starting rate: $40K plus commission (15%), negotiable based on experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Compensation package:
Schedule:
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Sales: 1 year (Required)
- Logistics: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person