Government & Military Freight Forwarding Sales Executive
This is a remote position. Job Title: Government & Military Freight Forwarding Sales Executive Company Overview Our client is a growing global logistics organization providing international transportation, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing, and specialized logistics solutions. The organization is expanding its commercial team and seeking experienced freight forwarding sales professionals with backgrounds supporting government, military, and defense related logistics operations. Position Overview The Government & Military Freight Forwarding Sales Executive is responsible for driving profitable business growth across government, defense, and military logistics markets. This role focuses on developing freight forwarding opportunities supporting government agencies, military programs, defense contractors, and regulated transportation environments. This position manages the full sales lifecycle from prospecting and discovery through solution development, pricing, negotiation, onboarding, and operational handoff. The ideal candidate brings freight forwarding sales experience within government or military logistics sectors, strong relationship development skills, and the ability to generate profitable transportation business within highly specialized logistics environments.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain a revenue generating pipeline within government and defense logistics markets Develop new business opportunities with government agencies, military programs, defense contractors, and related organizations Sell logistics solutions including: International Air Freight Ocean Freight Customs Brokerage Warehousing Specialized Transportation Solutions Conduct customer discovery and develop tailored forwarding solutions Prepare pricing strategies, proposals, and transportation solutions Negotiate contracts and close profitable business opportunities Partner closely with Operations, Compliance, and Leadership teams to ensure successful execution and customer satisfaction Maintain accurate CRM activity, forecasting, and pipeline reporting Develop long term customer relationships across regulated logistics environments Requirements 3 to 7+ years of freight forwarding or international logistics sales experience Government or Military logistics sales experience within freight forwarding environments required Experience supporting government agencies, defense programs, military logistics operations, or related transportation environments preferred Existing customer relationships and industry network strongly preferred Strong understanding of freight forwarding operations and international transportation processes Hunter mentality with strong prospecting and consultative sales skills Experience managing pipeline activity, forecasting, and CRM systems Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills Ability to communicate effectively with executive decision makers and government related stakeholders Ability to work independently while collaborating cross functionally