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# Sales Manager at Flexport

- **Company:** Flexport
- **Location:** Bangkok, Thailand
- **Posted:** 2026-09-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-23
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flexport/jobs/8169010

## Job description

About Flexport:

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year.

The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us.

The Opportunity Flexport is a technology-driven freight forwarding company on a mission to make global trade easy for everyone. By combining logistics expertise with cutting-edge software, we've built a unique value proposition that has fueled exponential growth over the past 10 years. Now, we are expanding our presence in Thailand.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced and well-connected sales executive to take the driver's seat in building and scaling Flexport Thailand, growing the business aggressively, and leaving your mark in the market. You will join a small, motivated team that is equally excited to grow Flexport's presence in Thailand and solve customer challenges with tech-enabled freight forwarding solutions.

## What You'll Do

- Drive new business growth for Flexport Thailand by identifying, prospecting, and closing high-potential clients
- Own the full sales cycle end-to-end — from outbound prospecting and discovery through to proposal, negotiation, and close
- Consult with prospective clients to understand their supply chain needs and pain points, translating these into tailored, value-driven solutions
- Showcase Flexport's capabilities through compelling virtual and in-person meetings and presentations
- Own and consistently exceed personal new business sales targets through a strategic, disciplined approach
- Lead a smooth handover to onboarding, coordinating with internal teams to set new clients up for success
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and create feedback loops to keep offerings aligned with evolving client needs
- Represent Flexport's value proposition in market, identifying and pursuing growth opportunities beyond your immediate remit
- Contribute to a high-growth, hands-on team as an early hire, you'll be expected to teach as much as you learn and fill gaps outside your core role

## What You'll Need

- At least 5–8 years' experience in business development within the freight forwarding or logistics domain
- Proven hunting sales experience, with a track record of independently generating and closing new business
- Established customer pipeline and network, ideally with an Intra-Asia focus
- Experience Enthusiasm for cold-calling prospects, leading discovery calls to uncover client needs, and managing accounts to create an outstanding client experience
- Professional proficiency in Thai and English is required
- Adaptability to quickly learn and adopt AI-powered tools and internal platforms
- Fast learning ability, a strong work ethic, and a drive to grow into a top-performing sales leader in the country
- Solution-oriented selling skills

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global commerce easy and accessible relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, 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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## About Flexport

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Flexport is a technology-driven freight forwarding and supply chain platform that uses AI to coordinate global logistics from factory to customer door.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Ryan Petersen

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Logistics, Supply Chain Technology, Freight Forwarding
- **Target customers**: B2B — enterprise and SMB businesses that import/export goods globally across industries
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To make global trade so easy there will be more of it."

## Products & Services
- **Ocean & Air Freight**: Full-service ocean and air freight solutions with SKU-level visibility, real-time tracking, and cost management.
- **Customs Brokerage**: Licensed customs brokers using AI to review 100% of entries before submission, achieving a compliance error rate 10x better than next best in class.
- **Booking Management**: Platform to manage ocean contracts and bookings, track real-time performance, and optimize allocation strategies.
- **Buyer’s Consolidation**: Service to maximize container utilization by grouping multiple suppliers into one container, reducing freight and labor costs.
- **Supply Chain AI Platform**: AI-driven decision-making platform that automates processes, reduces freight spend by 10% or more, and deploys large language models and AI agents for real-world logistics optimization.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: 2.9x net revenue growth since 2024; serves more than 13,000 customers across 147 countries
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Ryan Petersen (Founder & CEO); major investors include Founders Fund, SoftBank Vision Fund, and others (specific lead investors not fully detailed in provided sources)
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid AI deployment in logistics; 400+ software engineers focused on AI; net revenue growth of 2.9x since 2024; expanding global presence with offices worldwide

## Competitive Advantages
- **Real-world AI deployment**: Unlike many supply chain AI startups, Flexport is deeply embedded in actual operations of moving cargo by ocean, air, truck, and rail, with proprietary data and integrations.
- **Scale and trust**: 13,000+ customers and integration with enterprise systems, logistics service providers, and governments.
- **Customs compliance**: AI auditor reviews 100% of entries, achieving 10x better error rate than next best in class.
- **End-to-end platform**: Single platform covering freight, customs, booking, and consolidation, reducing silos and complexity.
- **Data ontology**: Proprietary data ontology for global logistics, enabling powerful AI models.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-driven autonomous supply chain**: Building AI agents to create an autonomous supply chain, deploying the latest foundational AI models on top of proprietary data and integrations.
- **Customer obsession**: Prioritizing customer success and hard cost savings (e.g., 10%+ reduction in freight spend).
- **Global expansion**: Operating across continents and time zones, with offices in multiple global locations.
- **Talent development**: Aiming to hire 80% of manager and above roles from within, developing early-career talent into leaders.

## Why Work Here
- **Meritocracy**: Compensation and advancement based on value created, with rapid growth opportunities for smart, hardworking people. Many leaders started on the ground floor.
- **Learning environment**: Described as "the best company to learn about how the world works" — logistics underlies the global economy. Employees speak over 70 languages.
- **Cutting-edge technology**: 400+ software engineers deploying latest AI models in real-world logistics; roles include Senior Software Engineer: Applied AI, Autonomous Freight Systems, and Data Infrastructure.
- **Culture**: Values include "Win as a Team," "Empower the Client," "Play the Long Game," "Act Like an Entrepreneur," and "Simplify." Recognized as a Great Place to Work.
- **Global and remote-friendly**: 125 open positions across Engineering, Operations, Sales, Customs, and more, with offices worldwide and remote options.
- **Impact**: Working on the $8.6T global logistics market — "the single largest opportunity to apply AI anywhere in the world."

## Sources
1. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/company/careers/)
2. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/)
3. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/company/about-us/)
4. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/careers/jobs/)
5. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/careers/jobs/?gh_src=c0d6caef1)

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