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Sales & Leasing Account Executive

Transport Services is seeking an experienced Sales & Leasing Account Executive to join our already outstanding Sales Team. The Account Executive is responsible for Equipment Sales and Leasing in the Columbus, Ohio area.

Equipment Sales & Leasing Account Executive

The Equipment Sales & Leasing Account Executive is reponsible for:
  • Being willing and eager to thoroughly learn our products and services, to sell them most effectively.
  • Building rapport with each customer and prospect; learning their operational needs and wants, challenges, goals, priorities, buying motives, decision criteria, to offer the best possible solution for customer success.
  • Studying and understanding market conditions and the relative strengths and weaknesses of competitors’ products, services, policies, tendencies, pricing, etc.
  • Managing customer relationships to a high level of customer satisfaction.
  • Setting up daily appointments for face-to-face meetings with existing customers to stimulate sales and tend to any open issues.
  • Researching new sales prospects and engaging/developing them to grow his/her book of business.
  • Organizing business plans to consistently meet and exceed monthly/quarterly sales goals.
  • Maximizing opportunities through upselling and meeting/exceeding target margins for new and existing business.
  • Promoting and marketing the sale of all product lines.
  • Obtaining referrals for himself/herself, as well as for other sales colleagues.
  • Identifying, establishing, and managing strategic relationships to leverage significant long-term business opportunities.
  • Obtaining accurate information required to prepare written quotations.
  • Working with business partners like suppliers and lenders, as well as internal resources like Service, Parts, Accounting and Management to facilitate deals.
  • Disciplined post-sale customer follow up to ensure we have met or exceeded customer expectation.
  • Proactively reporting the progress of open opportunities and activity to management through our CRM database and weekly Sales meetings.
  • Promoting and contributing to a working atmosphere across all divisions that results in maintaining strong cooperation, efficiency, and teamwork.
Experience/Skills Required:
  • Exceptional communication skills.
  • A natural ambition and drive to continuously increase sales from both new and existing customers.
  • The discipline to use business processes to achieve desired results.
  • A valid driver's license and driving record in good standing.
  • Willing to travel daily within his/her territory.
Preferred, but not required:
  • A BA/BS degree with a concentration in sales, marketing, or business. Other disciplines are encouraged to apply.
  • Knowledge of the transportation equipment industry is a plus.
To apply:

Email your resume to HR@transportservices.com.

The Location

The Columbus Branch of Transport Services is located 10 miles West of Downtown Columbus and was completely remodeled in 2019. Our Columbus location operates an 11-bay service shop and a state-of-the-art body shop, and has been providing equipment sales, leasing and rental services to some of the largest transportation companies in Central Ohio for more than 50 years.
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The Team

At Transport Services our company culture defines us. We hire the right people, treat them like family, and set them up with the tools they need to succeed. Our passionate and hardworking team is our most valuable resource and our culture is defined by the passion that our employees embody. That passion drives our workforce. Without our hardworking employees, we are a business with no growth potential.
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Benefits of Working at Transport Services

Transport Services offers a great company culture with plenty of career growth opportunities, competitive pay and commission structure, paid vacation, personal time and holidays, as well as excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, company-matched 401k savings plan, long-term disability and life insurance.
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Join the Transport Services Family

It’s about more than just great benefits. It’s a way of life built on our core values. At Transport Services, our culture defines us. We invest in what matters - hiring the right people, treating them like family, and setting them up to succeed. Email your resume to HR@transportservices.com or click below to apply.

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Location: TSI Columbus - 5211 Krieger Court, Columbus, OH 43228

Job Type: Full-time

Experience: Oustide Sales: 2 years (Preferred)

License: Driver's (Required)

Compensation: Salary/exempt, plus commission

What Our Employees Are Saying

Danny | Service

Danny | Service

I realized quickly that this is somewhere I see myself working for a long time. The ownership and people who work here are just different. Employees are set up to succeed and work well together. I actually enjoy going to work.

Tommy | Sales

Tommy | Sales

The Owners take the time to learn about every employee who works here, and do more for their employees than anywhere else I have worked. The people here are like family. If you are looking for more than a job this is the place for you.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Transport Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Talent comes in many packages. People of all backgrounds, races, ages, etc. have very different but important skills. Diversity fosters a greater company culture for employees, better results for our customers, and improved business performance. It is the policy of the Transport Services, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. This policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, working conditions, compensation, promotion, benefits, scheduling, training, discipline and termination.

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