Location: Wood Dale, Illinois (Hybrid)
Company: Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc.

Lead growth on a global stage. Drive transformation at one of the world’s top five freight forwarders. For more than 150 years, Nippon Express (NX) has connected people and businesses across continents. With over 72,000 employees in 47 countries, we’re more than a logistics company — we’re a bridge between economies, cultures, and possibilities.

As Vice President, Corporate Sales – Americas, you’ll be at the forefront of that mission — shaping commercial strategy, deepening global client relationships, and leading a team that delivers growth across air, ocean, and land freight solutions.

This is a defining opportunity for a proven sales leader to influence the next chapter of NX expansion across the Americas Region. 

What You'll Do:

• Lead the Corporate Sales Headquarters (CSHQ), setting strategy and performance direction across all U.S. and regional business units.
• Drive top-line growth by securing new global customers and expanding key account relationships.
• Collaborate across the Americas, Japan, and Europe to align commercial priorities and implement global account strategies.
• Deliver high-impact reporting on revenue, budgets, and market performance to executive leadership.
• Champion sales excellence through coaching, capability development, and succession planning.
• Partner with branch and regional leaders to drive synergy, consistency, and customer experience across the network.

Note:   This job description indicates the general nature and level of the work being performed by employees in this job.  It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all tasks, duties, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.  Incumbents may be asked to perform other duties as required.  

What You'll Bring:

• A strong academic foundation (Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or Economics).
• 10+ years’ senior commercial leadership experience, ideally within freight forwarding, logistics, or supply chain.
• A track record of closing multi-million-dollar global contracts and leading diverse, high-performing sales teams.
• The gravitas to influence at board level and the agility to execute in complex, matrixed environments.
• A hands-on, people-focused approach — balancing strategy with coaching and empowerment.

What We Offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision beginning the 1^st of the month after 30 days.
• 401k with a company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts, HSA, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Auto and Home policies, Commuter Benefits, and much more.
• Generous Vacation and Sick time.

Work Environment:

(With or without accommodations) This position is predominantly sedentary office work, which involves sitting, typing, filing, and conversing on the phone.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities and working conditions of the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.

Nippon Express USA 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.