Vice President of Strategic National Sales
Listed on 2026-08-04
-
Sales
Business Development, Account Manager, Sales Manager
The Vice President of Strategic National Sales is a senior, revenue-generating role responsible for driving new business growth across Enterprise, RFP-driven, and strategic LTL opportunities. This role owns a national pipeline while also serving as a force multiplier for office-based sales teams—supporting deal strategy, coaching, and execution on complex opportunities.
The ideal candidate brings deep experience in third-party logistics, strong commercial acumen across LTL, TL, and multimodal solutions, and a proven ability to influence outcomes without direct people management authority.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Revenue Growth & Deal Ownership
- Own and grow a national pipeline of Opportunities including:
Enterprise, Large-scale RFPs, Strategic LTL Account Management (LTL AM) opportunities, and Multimodal deals (LTL, TL, IMDL, WHSE, Final Mile, Etc.). - Lead full sales cycle from discovery through close on assigned national accounts.
- Develop and execute deal strategies that align customer needs with brokerage capabilities, carrier networks, and pricing strategy.
- Partner closely with Pricing, Procurement, Operations, and Account Management to ensure competitive, executable solutions.
- Maintain accurate forecasting, opportunity tracking, and pipeline hygiene within CRM tools.
- Act as a sales enablement partner to office-based sales teams:
- Support local sales reps on complex, high-value opportunities.
- Provide guidance on solution design, pricing strategy, and customer positioning.
- Participate in office-level sales strategy sessions, pipeline reviews, and opportunity planning.
- Coach and mentor sales reps on:
- Enterprise selling techniques
- RFP strategy and response development
- LTL-specific value articulation and pricing structures
- Help elevate office-level selling capabilities by sharing best practices, market insights, and competitive intelligence.
- Lead or support end-to-end RFP management, including:
- Discovery and qualification
- Solution design and response development
- Final presentations and negotiations
- Ensure RFPs and enterprise pursuits are margin-accretive and operationally sound.
- Collaborate with leadership to prioritize high-value opportunities and allocate resources effectively.
- Partner with:
- Strategic Customer Executives and LTL Account Management to transition wins and support long-term growth
- Procurement & Carrier Management to align capacity, pricing, and service
- Operations & Implementation to ensure seamless onboarding and execution
- Serve as a voice of the customer, providing feedback that informs product, pricing, and process improvements.
- New revenue and gross profit generated
- Pipeline size, quality, and conversion rate
- RFP win rate and enterprise deal velocity
- Customer retention and expansion on national accounts
- Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent.
- 7+ years of experience in 3PL / freight brokerage sales (Strongly preferred), with strong exposure to LTL and enterprise accounts.
- Proven success managing and closing large, complex, multi-location deals.
- Deep understanding of RFP processes, pricing models, and brokerage economics.
- Demonstrated ability to influence, coach, and support sales reps without direct authority.
- Strong executive-level communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
- Highly organized with strong CRM discipline and forecasting accuracy.
- Willingness to travel as needed to offices, customers, and industry events.
** MAY PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED**
WORK ENVIRONMENTStandard office environment, usually indoors away from the elements with moderate noise. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL EFFORTMaintain a stationary position for extended periods; move about the office, operate computers and files, as needed; and frequently communicate with others. The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).