Outside Sales- Account Executive

Ocean Network Express one-line.com Open · verified Sep 21, 2026

Naperville Mid-level Account Executive

At a glance

Mid-level Account Executive role at Ocean Network Express. Naperville · $70,000–$107,500 base.

SalaryStated by Ocean Network Express

$70,000 – $107,500

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

RoleAccount Executive

SeniorityMid-level

LocationNaperville

Base pay$70,000–$107,500

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Hit assigned volume and revenue targets for RKA and LKA accounts across designated trade lanes
Build a new-business pipeline that expands your account portfolio or replaces lost volume
Keep customer contacts, account details, and communications current in ONE Force
Track account plans, scorecards, receivables, dwell time, and contract terms, then address issues with customers
Run tenders and post-contract onboarding, including Eagle planning, War Room preparation, and award uploads

What you bring

At least two years of outside sales experience, preferably in container shipping or logistics
A bachelor's degree is preferred for this sales position
You can manage the full sales cycle from lead generation and qualification through negotiation and closing
You communicate, present, negotiate, and solve problems effectively with customers and internal stakeholders

Who this fits

This role suits a self-directed outside seller who can build rapport, manage commercial plans, and own performance from planning through close. You’ll work with operations, pricing, customer service, sales regions, and accounting while reporting to Sales Management. The position is based in Naperville, Illinois, with at least three office days each week and two remote days.

From the employer

Salary Range: $70,000.00 to $107,500.00

Location

Naperville, IL. This position will follow a hybrid work-from-home/office model with at least three days in the office weekly

Role Summary

The Sales position is responsible for developing, managing and executing the day to day sales strategy and activities under the supervision of Sales Management, to ensure profitability and volume growth goals under ONE’s marketing and commercial policy/strategy are achieved. This includes commercial performance and accountability for customers.

Additional Responsibilities

Sales Performance and Execution

Achieve or exceed assigned volume and revenue budget from RKA/LKA account based by trade lane within the specific marketing objectives under the guidance of Sales Management.
Maintain a new business account pipeline to achieve account portfolio expansion goals or to replace lost business when needed.
Utilize ONE Force to maintain customer contacts, communications and relevant account information for cross functional stakeholder visibility and access.
Maintain customer specific Account Plan (AP) by trade, provide input to space control analyst in required format on time.
Monitor reporting including Looker and PowerBi resources; TPEB Marketing Report, TPEB Award File, TPWB Marketing Report, NA Lift Report. Share customer performance against their AP on a weekly basis. Take corrective action with customer as necessary to hold them accountable to meeting their commitment
Maintain regular communication with sales support representative to agree on established priorities, ensure alignment of effort and coordinate division of work to support the customer and achieve budget goals.
Monitor Customer Scorecard elements including AP performance, Accounts Receivables, container long dwell, contract terms, etc and take corrective action as necessary to change customer behavior.
Manage customer tenders and follow existing processes including Eagle planning, boiler plate review, War Room prep, volume award upload. Responsible for post contract on-boarding as well as customer awareness/adoption of ONE DDE initiatives including e-commerce and ONE Quote.

Direct and Manage Horizontally

Demonstrate effective relationships with other internal stakeholders to ensure a collaborative team, cross-functional level, performs to attain sales plan (i.e.--Operations, Pricing, Customer Service, other Sales Regions, Accounting)

Core Required Skills and Competencies

Ability to communicate necessary information with customers and stakeholders as appropriate
Successful persuasion, negotiation, and problem-solving skills with customers and stakeholders both inside and outside
Accountability for profitable business development and to on-board new business.
Ability to develop and implement tactical sales plan consistent with sales goals.

Function Specific Skills

Proven ability to successfully strategize, implement, execute and achieve day to day commercial plans to support and meet departmental goals.
Skilled in all facets of the sales process: lead generation, opportunity qualifications, sales execution solution and business case development, negotiating and closing
Track record of establishing goals and metrics for meeting/exceeding goals/ targets
Proven ability to lead and drive his or her performance from plan to close
Ability to communicate, present and influence counterpart levels of the client organization
Professional and personable demeanor
Able to build rapport across varying personality types
Ambitious and self-motivated
Strong communication skills, verbal and written

Required Minimum Years Experience

2+ years of outside sales experience in container shipping or logistics sectors preferred

Required Minimum Education

Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Ocean Network Express provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

At Ocean Network Express, we strive toward high-level results for all our employees and pride ourselves on identifying opportunities for internal movement and advancement of proven talent. If you’re interested in a career in the global transportation industry and are looking for growth and advancement opportunities, we encourage you to apply. We enjoy meeting candidates who are persistent in their own professional development.

ONE NA follows a hybrid work schedule requiring employees to work 3 days in the office (i.e. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and 2 days remote each week.

Salary commensurate with experience means your pay will be directly proportional to your background, skills, and qualifications.

What we offer:

Opportunities available with hybrid working arrangements
Total rewards package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401K plan

About Ocean Network Express (ONE)

Ocean Network Express (ONE) was incepted on July 7, 2017, following the liner service integrations of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” LINE), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The new entity functions from its global headquarters in Singapore, supported by regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Brazil. ONE is the world’s sixth-largest container carrier with a fleet size of approximately 1.91 million TEU. Operating more than 240 vessels, it offers an expeditious and reliable international network of over 130 services to 120 countries and beyond. ONE is a member of the Premier Alliance, a global ocean carrier consortium.

For more information, please visit www.one-line.com

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