Sales Representative, Loadsmart
January Onboarding
$45-50k
+ Eligible for an incentive bonus & stock options
Digital freight company for B2B trucking
Job no longer available
Digital freight company for B2B trucking
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$45-50k
+ Eligible for an incentive bonus & stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To provide transportation services and technology to reduce freight spend, increase service levels and impact team's productivity.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking to add an Account Executive who thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced global company
- Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply. We're seeking individuals with 0-1+ years of sales experience or relevant coursework
- You have proven relationship skills with solid negotiation capabilities and demonstrated influencing skills
- Looking for motivated, high-energy individuals with excellent communication skills who will thrive high a pressure and fun environment
- You are a driven, enthusiastic, and collaborative team player with a sense of urgency
What the job involves
- This position will work closely with the operations team seeking new relationships through cold calling and nurturing established relationships
- Actively prospect new business opportunities with high-volume outreach via cold calls, email, LinkedIn, and on-site or virtual meetings to build a pipeline of customers to sell FTL, Intermodal, and other logistics services
- Actively manage existing clients to increase bookings, margins, and customer satisfaction
- Identify key decision makers and business drivers, and relentlessly present the Loadsmart pitch in a compelling way
- Adeptly guide customers through integration projects, contracts, RFPs, and onboarding processes
- Exhibit utmost dedication to constantly refining your sales skills. Practice frequent role play, objection handling exercises, and pitch demos. Actively seek and apply constructive feedback and data analysis observations to constantly refine your approach
- Become a subject matter expert on our business, including processes, operations, the competitive landscape, and remaining up-to-date on industry news. Insightfully evaluate Loadsmart’s current product offerings and roadmap. Actively share customer feedback and your own observations with Loadsmart Product and Engineering teams to enhance value for your customers
Our take
Freight services involve many parties including shippers, dispatchers, drivers, and dock managers. Insurance and safety checks are required for everyone involved, a process that makes the truck shipping process more expensive, time-consuming, and less efficient than it could be.
Loadsmart provides an online portal that handles booking, insurance legislation, and health and safety regulations all within an integrated platform. This digital integration leads to parties receiving instant and guaranteed shipping, offering full financial coverage in the event of any discrepancies.
The company has raised significant amounts of funding, most recently in a 2022 Series D Round which saw the company achieving a valuation in excess of $1B. It has used this funding to expand its partnership network and to fuel its acquisitions strategy. In the longer term the company's focus on organic growth will stand it in good stead as it will allow it to avoid aggressive pricing structures which would make it difficult to achieve profitability given the razor-thin margins in the freight industry.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2022
$200m
SERIES D
Nov 2020
$90m
SERIES C
Total funding: $343.7m
Company benefits
- Parental leave: The primary caregiver is able to take three months of fully paid leave and one additionally month of working half days for a total of four months of leave
- Copany Equity: Ever wanted to have a stake in a company? Upon hire, Loadsmart employees are granted options that vest over a four-year period
- Team Building Events: Enjoy local company sponsored events to meet and network with fellow Loadies: from hackathons to local meetups, we love collaborating while having fun
- 401K wwith Match: We support our employees' retirement goals by offering a per pay period match to our Traditional and Roth 401K plans
- 401K with Match: We support our employees' retirement goals by offering a per pay period match to our Traditional and Roth 401K plans
- Healthcare: We offer competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
- Claim Advocacy with MMA: Expert advocacy and guidance on benefits and claims
- HSA/FSA: You can use pre-tax dollars to pay for healthcare costs for you and your dependents
- DCFSA: We offer DCFSA to help parents reduce their total taxable income when paying for childcare
- LPFSA: On eligible plans, LPFSA helps pay for vision and dental expenses that are not fully covered by your insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance: Loadsmart provides both Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance at no cost yo you with the options to increase coverage at your own expense
- Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurance: Loadsmart provides short and log-term disability coverage at no cost to you
- FLexibe PTO?Holiday: Enjoy paid time off without a limit, with manager approval and national holidays of your location
Company HQ
Chicago Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Felipe Capella
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Attorney at Inter-American Development Bank for 1 year and Professor of Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina for 2 years.
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