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Account Executive, 3PL
RoadrunnerDowners Grove, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 26 Jun 2026
💰 $120,000/yr($110,000/yr – $120,000/yr)
About the role
This role sits at the center of our growth strategy within third-party logistics (3PL), responsible for expanding revenue while protecting margin integrity in a dynamic, competitive market. As customer expectations evolve and supply chain complexity increases, we need a commercially sharp operator who can identify high-value opportunities, convert them into long-term business, and maintain disciplined pricing strategies.
Success in this role means consistently generating profitable new business, deepening multi-level customer relationships, and serving as a trusted advisor across complex logistics environments. This is a high-impact, revenue-driving position with direct influence on market expansion, customer retention, and overall business performance.
Success in this role means consistently generating profitable new business, deepening multi-level customer relationships, and serving as a trusted advisor across complex logistics environments. This is a high-impact, revenue-driving position with direct influence on market expansion, customer retention, and overall business performance.
What you’ll do
1. Drive strategic revenue growth
- Identify, qualify, and convert new 3PL opportunities using disciplined prospecting strategies
- Build and manage a robust pipeline aligned to revenue and profitability targets
- Maintain pricing discipline while scaling business across key accounts and target industries
- Follow up on leads and emerging opportunities with urgency and precision
2. Build and expand account relationships
- Develop and maintain relationships across multiple levels within customer organizations
- Engage consistently through in-person and virtual communication to strengthen trust and visibility
- Position company capabilities effectively through deep knowledge of service offerings
- Serve as the primary commercial point of contact for assigned territory accounts
3. Own pricing, contracts, and commercial execution
- Develop customer pricing strategies and submit for corporate approval
- Interpret and manage pricing agreements, contractual terms, and commercial requirements
- Balance competitiveness with margin protection in all deal structures
- Collaborate cross-functionally to align pricing with operational capabilities
4. Partner cross-functionally to deliver results
- Work closely with operations to understand customer needs and resolve service issues
- Align customer expectations with operational realities to ensure consistent execution
- Communicate internally across service centers and corporate stakeholders
- Support collections efforts to maintain healthy account performance
5. Strengthen team capability and performance
- Lead by example through professional conduct, accountability, and execution discipline
- Share knowledge, insights, and best practices across the sales organization
- Contribute to departmental initiatives and company-wide growth priorities
- Operate independently while maintaining alignment with leadership objectives
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) or 5+ years of sales experience in transportation/logistics or equivalent combination
- Proven track record of generating revenue growth and managing customer relationships in a 3PL environment
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret pricing agreements, financial reports, and legal documents
- Advanced communication and presentation skills across customer, executive, and operational audiences
- Demonstrated sales negotiation expertise with the ability to close and expand accounts
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally in fast-paced operational environments
- Working knowledge of hazmat regulations (preferred)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Power BI
- Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple accounts, projects, and deadlines simultaneously
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel within assigned territory
- High level of discretion handling confidential customer and business information
How you operate
- You think in terms of pipeline, margin, and lifetime value—not just deals
- You take ownership of outcomes and operate with minimal oversight
- You build trust quickly and maintain it through consistency and follow-through
- You balance speed with discipline—moving quickly without compromising quality
- You communicate clearly, directly, and with purpose
- You navigate ambiguity and solve complex commercial challenges
- You hold yourself accountable to measurable performance standards
About Roadrunner
We’re not just moving freight; we’re reimagining long-haul shipping. Our Smart Network™ offers more direct long-haul metro-to-metro routes than any other nationwide LTL carrier in the United States, with servic
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