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National Sales Director

Michael Page
  • Chicago, IL
  • $150,000–$240,000 Per Year
  • Instant Apply
7 days ago

Job Description

  • Lead and develop a national sales team focused on freight forwarding and supply chain solutions.
  • Drive revenue growth through new business development and expansion of existing customer relationships.
  • Establish and execute commercial strategies that support aggressive growth objectives.
  • Coach, mentor, and develop sales professionals while fostering a high-performance culture.
  • Partner with executive leadership on organizational design, talent acquisition, and strategic planning.
  • Maintain executive-level relationships with customers and key industry stakeholders.
  • Support strategic account planning and enterprise customer development initiatives.
  • Spend significant time in the field alongside customers and sales teams.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

Lead the growth of a rapidly expanding international logistics organizationStep into a high-impact leadership role
  • 10+ years of experience within freight forwarding, logistics, transportation, or supply chain services.
  • Strong expertise in air freight, ocean freight, and international logistics solutions.
  • Experience leading regional or national sales teams.
  • Demonstrated success driving commercial growth and customer acquisition.
  • Strong executive presence with excellent relationship-building and business development skills.
  • Ability to operate independently while collaborating with domestic and international leadership teams.
  • Experience working with European customers or international trade lanes is highly preferred.

This is a highly customer-facing leadership position requiring regular travel throughout the United States. Candidates should enjoy spending time in market with customers and sales teams while helping drive the organization's continued expansion.

This is a unique opportunity to join a well-established global company that has recently expanded its U.S. footprint and is investing heavily in its commercial organization, infrastructure, and customer acquisition strategy. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the future of the sales organization while partnering closely with executive leadership both domestically and internationally.

  • Base salary: $150,000 - $240,000
  • Annual bonus opportunity: 25%
  • Monthly car allowance
  • Competitive healthcare coverage
  • 401(k) with generous company match
  • Flexible PTO program and additional company holidays



Numbers & Facts

LocationChicago, IL
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$150,000–$240,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1976
Websitehttp://www.michaelpage.com/

About Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the Americas, UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

In the US, we focus on the areas of:

  • Advisory
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Engineering and Manufacturing
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Legal
  • Marketing
  • Page Personnel Office Support
  • Oil and Gas
  • Procurement and Supply Chain
  • Real Estate and Construction
  • Sales

Skills

  • Acquisition Strategyunmatched
  • Air Cargounmatched
  • Business Developmentunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Customer Acquisitionunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Executive Relationshipsunmatched
  • Freight Forwardingunmatched
  • Health Planunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Logisticsunmatched
  • Marine Cargounmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • National Salesunmatched
  • Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
  • Partner Salesunmatched
  • Regional Salesunmatched
  • Remote Team Managementunmatched
  • Revenue Growthunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Strategic Accountsunmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched
  • Supply Chainunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched

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