Business Development Manager, Customs

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A place to do your best work

Flexport is on a mission to fix the user experience in global trade. We are the first licensed freight forwarder and customs brokerage built around a modern tech stack. We help the world's fastest growing brands manage their international supply chains, providing a fully-managed service for moving products between any two places on the planet.
We’re growing rapidly and expanding the capabilities of our platform to offer customs and trade compliance solutions to our customers. 


What you’ll do

  • Act as a product expert on Customs Brokerage and Trade Management Consulting services to include capabilities, differentiators, solution design, and service offering definition.
  • Perform background research and lead generation on customer accounts, prospects, competitors, value proposition, and industry trends related to brokerage and international trade in support of sales activities.
  • Draft sales documentation, proposals, reports, contracts and maintenance agreements for large scopes of work including services to be performed, defined key performance indicators, company and client responsibilities.
  • Pipeline management including win/loss reporting in salesforce.


What you’ll need

  • Bachelor’s degree in international business, or other relevant trade compliance/international business field preferred.
  • 15+ years work experience in import compliance/brokerage operational management.
  • Proven record of increasing sales opportunities and successful account management
  • Ability to develop various markets, sales and management strategies for strategic account planning.
  • Demonstrated experience with the identification of data, process, compliance, and technology gaps within the client environment.
  • Strong project management and collaborative skills; must be able to work with all sales staff and other internal support teams across the company.
  • Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) including the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management including C-level.



At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global trade easy for everyone relies on having a diverse, dedicated, and engaged workforce. That is why Flexport is committed to creating and nurturing an environment where anyone can be their authentic self. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, creed, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.


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Location

Located in The Campus at Playa Vista, Flexport's surrounded by tech companies, coffee carts, hammocks, and sun, giving off a mini Silicon Valley vibe.

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