Yusen Logistics Co., Ltd.

VP Business Development

Yusen Logistics Co., Ltd.$183K — $250K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required, ideally in Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or Business.
  • Minimum 10 years of sales experience, with at least 5 years in a managerial role for outside sales teams.
  • 5 years of sales experience specifically in the logistics/supply chain industry.
  • Proven negotiation skills with customers and internal teams.
  • Strong analytical skills and business acumen.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily sales activities of a team to align with the growth strategy and performance expectations.
  • Design and implement strategic sales plans to expand the customer base and drive topline growth.
  • Collaborate with management on recruiting, setting objectives, and performance monitoring of sales teams.
  • Build and maintain strong customer relationships directly and through sales executives.
  • Foster a culture of integrity and high performance within the team, promoting teamwork and collaboration.
  • Keep updated on the company's strategic objectives and product developments to drive sales effectively.
  • Provide data-driven recommendations to senior management and stakeholders from various departments.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision starting the month after the start date.
  • 401k plan with company matching.
  • Standard 10 days of paid time off (PTO).
  • Participation in a bonus plan.
  • Comprehensive Employee Benefits Package, including various insurance options, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and more.
Full Job Description
Overview

Salary: $183,001 - $250,000 + eligible for bonus program

The Vice President of Sales, Business Unit is responsible for executing the business unit's growth strategy in conjunction with operations management, products management, industry vertical heads and their business development team. The position will manage the process of revenue growth and customer acquisition focusing primarily on new customers across targeted industries while also driving growth with existing customers through day-to-day sales management. In addition to supporting the SVP of Corporate Business Development the Business Unit, this position will also have a matrix reporting line to the SVP of the Business Unit.

Responsibilities

Position specific:
    • Directly oversee day-to-day sales activities of a team of sales executives to ensure alignment with the company's growth strategy, enforce the proper usage of CRM, and meeting performance expectations.
    • Design and implement a strategic sales plan that expands business unit's customer base and ensure constant topline growth.
    • Work with business unit's management in recruiting, objectives setting, coaching and performance monitoring of a team of sales executives and sales management.

    Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships directly or indirectly through the sales executives.
    Leadership specific:
    • Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
    • Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of YLA's strategic objectives, product offerings, and platform/system enhancements.
    • Excellent strategic problem solving & analytical skills; strong business acumen.
    • Engages in the high-performance culture characterized by high integrity, efficiency, productivity, teamwork, collaboration, innovation, and camaraderie.
    • Works with limited direction, usually within a complex and often ambiguous environment, to drive rigorous, fact-based recommendations to senior YLA management, other executive, overseas Opco management while supporting syndication with stakeholders across the organization.


Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree Required, preferably in Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or Business.
  • At least 10 years of sales experience including five years of managing a team of outside sales employees.
  • At least 5 years of experience in sales within the logistics/supply chain industry.
  • Ability to negotiate with customers and internal stakeholders to close business.


The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

Benefits

Yusen offers a generous Employee Benefits Package including:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision beginning the 1st of the month following start date
  • 401k with a company match
  • Standard 10 days PTO
  • Eligible for bonus plan
  • Flexible Spending Accounts, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Tuition Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits, vacation, and much more


Any and all benefits offered are subject to the eligibility requirements, terms, and provisions set forth in the respective policies and plan documents, which you may request from Human Resources.

About Yusen Logistics Co., Ltd.

Yusen Logistics is a logistics and transportation company based in Japan. The company was founded in 1955 and is a subsidiary of the NYK Group. Yusen Logistics provides air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, and transportation services. The company operates in over 40 countries and has a network of over 500 locations. Yusen Logistics has been recognized for its sustainability efforts, including its use of electric vehicles and renewable energy sources.
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