AIT Worldwide Logistics

Senior Director, Sales - Home Delivery

AIT Worldwide Logistics$150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Marketing, or related field preferred.
  • Over 10 years of experience in logistics or the transportation industry required.
  • Proven track record of generating profitable revenue growth and retaining existing clients for over 10 years required.
  • Experience in a fast-paced, nationally focused environment for 10+ years preferred.
  • Strong leadership and influencing skills with the ability to build business partnerships.

Responsibilities

  • Lead revenue and profit performance through strategic growth initiatives.
  • Consult with c-suite and senior leaders to develop tailored solutions for complex business challenges.
  • Drive new business development and expand relationships with key customers to accelerate revenue growth.
  • Participate in setting company sales plans, goals, and revenue forecasting processes.
  • Recruit, train, and continuously coach the sales team, ensuring high performance.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to create and implement unique customer solutions.
  • Oversee planning, reporting, and quota management for the sales department.

Benefits

  • Medical, Prescription, and Dental coverage.
  • 401(k) with employer matching and Tuition Reimbursement available.
  • Paid Parental Leave and Pet Insurance offered.
  • Generous vacation and personal days, including sick leave and volunteer hours.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account options.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Senior Director, Sales - Home Delivery will be responsible for driving revenue growth, profitability, and market expansion across North America. Leads the development and execution of regional sales strategies while building and mentoring a high-performing sales organization capable of achieving aggressive revenue and business objectives. They will be responsible for developing the sales staff in the areas of proposal preparation, customer relationships, negotiations, and account management techniques. Responsible for establishing a forecasting process dedicated to formulation and growth of revenue goals, by account. Oversees key customer relationships, enterprise-level negotiations, account growth strategies, and sales performance management. Establishes forecasting and analytical frameworks to drive data-informed decision-making, optimize account profitability, and accelerate revenue growth. Accountable for developing processes to measure sales staff, by account, through data collection and analysis while simultaneously being responsible for management of the stations. This role will develop processes to measure sales staff, by account, through data collection and analysis while simultaneously being responsible for management of the stations Profit Loss statements by driving net income across the Home Delivery network.

Responsibilities
  • Leads enterprise revenue and profit performance by developing and executing growth strategies that drive achievement of corporate revenue, gross profit, and financial objectives while ensuring consistent quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year business growth.
  • Consult with several levels of decision-makers such as c-suite and senior leadership, both internal and external, to understand their business challenges / supply chain goals in order to develop complex solutions
  • Lead and execute the organization's sales strategy by driving new business development, expanding key customer relationships, and accelerating revenue growth. Establish and maintain a robust sales pipeline through strategic engagement with prospective and existing customers, executive-level relationship management, market analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. Direct both inside and field sales initiatives to identify growth opportunities, increase market share, and consistently achieve or exceed organizational sales objectives.
  • Participate with leadership team to establish company strategic sales plans, goals, and objectives. Participate in the development and use of sales forecasting processes in order to meet gross revenue, net revenue, budgets, and net income goals
  • Recruit, train and provide continuous coaching & feedback for new hires and current sales team
  • Collaborate and coordinate with carrier sales, account management and customer service teams to create, execute and develop unique solutions in addition to supporting both onboarding and ongoing operational activities
  • Oversee planning, reporting, quota setting and management, process optimization, job design, and training for the sales department
  • Lead and support selling into existing accounts with the goal of increased wallet share, sustained growth, and customer satisfaction
  • Ability to proactively identify economic trends across the market that can impact AIT 's success. Communicate this information across team, enterprise, and customers
  • Develop and maintains effective communication channels across all company divisions to ensure consistency in all actions directed at the achievement of company sales goals and objectives
  • Responsible for the efficient allocation of technology, support, and training resources impacting the sales teams
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with all policies and standards
Qualifications

Education• High School or GED equivalent (required) or• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Marketing, or related field (preferred) Experience• 10+ years experience selling in Logistics or transportation related industry (required) • 10+ years proven track record in generating profitable revenue growth and retaining existing customers (required) • 10+ years experience working in a nationally focused, fast-paced, high-volume environment (preferred) Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities• Lead strategy for RFQ’s Medium• Domestic North American truckload transportation (all modes including FTL, LTL and intermodal) High• Excellent leadership and influencing skills; ability to build strong business partnerships both externally and internally High

What AIT Can Offer You

In addition to your base compensation, you may be eligible for a bonus based on achievement of business and/or individual performance metrics (dependent on position). Benefits offered include Medical, Prescription, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability, Supplemental Health, Employee Support, Paid Parental Leave, Pet Insurance, 401(k) and Tuition Reimbursement. In addition, teammates may be eligible for up to 10 to 20 days of vacation (depending on tenure), 2 personal days, 1 floating holiday, 5 sick days, 5 volunteer hours, and 6 company holidays (plus Veterans Day for Veterans) annually.

About AIT Worldwide Logistics

AIT Worldwide Logistics is a full-service transportation management provider. Key services include domestic and international airfreight, ocean freight, truckload shipping, LTL shipping, intermodal, customs brokerage, warehousing, and supply chain consulting. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. AIT has a global network of offices and partners, with operations in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. The company serves a wide range of industries, including automotive, consumer goods, energy, fashion, government, healthcare, industrial, life sciences, retail, and technology.
Learn more about AIT Worldwide Logistics
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$50,000
Founded
1979
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$1 billion

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