Senior Account Executive

Armstrong Transport Group
  • Charlotte, North Carolina
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    Senior Account Executive

    Charlotte, NC
    Armstrong Transport Group is a growing third-party logistics provider with more than 150 independent agent offices and 230+ corporate employees supporting our nationwide network. Recognized as a US Best Managed Company and a Top Workplace, Armstrong combines the resources of an established organization with an entrepreneurial culture built around relationships, growth, and individual success.

    The Opportunity

    We're looking for experienced freight sales professionals who love the hunt—opening doors, building relationships, and turning prospects into long-term customers.

    As an Account Executive, you'll have the autonomy to build your pipeline and pursue new business while leveraging Armstrong's technology, nationwide network, and internal support teams to deliver solutions for your customers.

    What You'll Do

    Prospect, develop, and grow new shipper relationships

    Own your sales pipeline from initial outreach through customer acquisition and growth

    Make a minimum of 50 outbound calls per day while leveraging email, LinkedIn, referrals, networking, and other prospecting strategies

    Understand customer transportation needs and develop competitive solutions

    Stay informed on freight-market conditions, pricing, and capacity trends

    Collaborate with internal teams to deliver a strong customer experience

    Maintain accurate prospect and customer activity within our CRM

    Why Armstrong?

    Build your business with support behind you. 

    As your book grows, Armstrong provides additional operational support, giving you more capacity to focus on developing customers, building a pipeline, and pursuing new opportunities.

    A platform built for experienced sellers.

    Bring the industry knowledge and sales skills you've already developed and pair them with Armstrong's technology, resources, and nationwide network.

    Freedom to build.

    Own your pipeline, develop new relationships, and pursue opportunities where you see potential.

    An established company that's still growing.

    Armstrong supports more than 150 independent agent offices nationwide and has been recognized as a US Best Managed Company and a Top Workplace.

    What We're Looking For

    3+ years of customer sales experience within freight brokerage or third-party logistics

    Proven ability to prospect and win new business

    Strong understanding of the freight market and transportation sales process

    Competitive, resilient, self-motivated, and comfortable creating opportunities from scratch

    Strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills

    Ability to manage a pipeline and priorities independently

    Benefits

    Armstrong offers medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, and HSA benefits beginning the first of the month following your date of hire, along with PTO, short- and long-term disability, and a 401(k) with up to a 3.5% company match.

    Armstrong Transport Group, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment based upon legally protected characteristics.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationCharlotte, North Carolina

    Skills

    • Brokerageunmatched
    • Business Supportunmatched
    • Cargo/Freightunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Customer Acquisitionunmatched
    • Customer Experienceunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)unmatched
    • Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
    • Entrepreneurshipunmatched
    • Financial Trend Analysisunmatched
    • LinkedInunmatched
    • Market Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • Network Supportunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Pricingunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Managementunmatched
    • Sales Pipelineunmatched
    • Sales Prospectingunmatched
    • Third-Party Logistics (3PL)unmatched

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