Business Development Executive

Role Overview

The Business Development Executive is responsible for contacting prospective customers with high-level transportation spend, meeting with executive decision-makers, and developing solutions to sell to customers. This position is the primary owner of the accounts it is aligned with and focuses on defining the opportunity strategy to sell to the customer.

What You Will Do

The Business Development Executive will develop new and incremental Warehouse Management business through existing customer relationships, meet with current and prospective customers to understand their business needs, identify opportunities, and lead opportunities through the sales process.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-management skills, with experience developing customer relationships and pursuing new business opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience in business development, sales, supply chain, third party logistics, warehousing, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience developing customer relationships and pursuing new business opportunities
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-management skills
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional resources and manage complex customer opportunities
• Valid driver’s license with a clean motor vehicle record in accordance with J.B. Hunt standards

Benefits

• Medical benefit
• Dental benefit
• Vision benefit
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid time off commensurate with tenure
• Six weeks of paid maternity leave
• Two weeks of paid parental leave
• Six paid holidays annually