VP Sales -Enterprise SaaS | Logistics Service Providers | Broker & Forwarder Systems

<span class="jobdescription"><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World</strong><br>The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex.  By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 26,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them. Learn more at <a href="http://www.descartes.com/">www.descartes.com.</a> <br> <br><strong>We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team. </strong></span></span></p><p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Vice President of Sales, North America </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Leadership at Descartes means coaching with intent, executing with precision, and scaling success through clarity and consistency. We’re looking for a Vice President of Sales who can build and lead elite enterprise sales organizations — someone who thrives on strategy, accountability, and impact. </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">This is a newly created role designed to drive ambitious growth in our Logistics Service Providers (LSP) business across North America. You’ll lead two high-impact teams — the Broker/Forwarder Enterprise Systems team and the LSP Strategic Account team — while shaping the future of our go-to-market execution, sales culture, and revenue strategy. </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> </span><br><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Who You Are </span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">You’re a strategic sales leader who combines vision with execution. You inspire through clarity, coach through accountability, and win through people. You’ll thrive if you: </span></strong><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Have a proven record leading and scaling enterprise SaaS sales teams, ideally across multi-segment or complex markets </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Deliver consistent revenue growth (15–20%+) through disciplined pipeline management and strategic account development </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Excel at building and mentoring teams — recruiting, onboarding, and developing high-performance leaders </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Balance big-picture strategy with hands-on deal leadership </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Build alignment across marketing, product, and operations to create customer-centric solutions </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Use data, forecasting, and metrics to drive decision-making </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Foster an inclusive, high-accountability culture built on curiosity, collaboration, and trust </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">What You’ll Be Doing </span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Your mission: Lead, scale, and win — the right way. </span></strong><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Lead, coach, and develop four direct reports and a broader organization of 60+ sellers and account managers </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Build and expand our LSP Strategic Account Management team — defining structure, process, and best practices </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Own the go-to-market and revenue strategy for North America Broker/Forwarder Enterprise Systems and LSP segments </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Deliver 15–20% annual revenue growth while maintaining a high-integrity, data-driven sales culture </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Collaborate with Marketing and Product teams to shape campaigns, feedback loops, and field-driven innovation </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Partner with the EVP of Sales and General Manager on forecasting, strategic planning, and execution </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Drive operational rigor through pipeline discipline, CRM optimization, and performance reporting </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Represent Descartes with major enterprise customers and industry leaders — positioning our solutions as the standard for logistics transformation </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Why Descartes </span></strong><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Join a global SaaS leader transforming logistics and supply chain performance </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Shape a new strategic growth pillar at the executive level with visibility across the business </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Work in a culture built on coaching, clarity, and continuous improvement </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Build your career in a company that prizes growth, accountability, and integrity over politics </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">•    Enjoy competitive compensation, benefits, and flexibility that recognizes performance and potential </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Compensation Range:</strong> $130,000 – $140,000 USD Plus Bonus- Compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills as well as the years of experience you have. Similar positions located in different geographic regions will not necessarily receive the same compensation.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><br> </p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Join Us </strong></span><br><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success.  </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: <a href="https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact">https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact</a>.  Join a team that’s committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory. If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can't promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Through COVID-19, we implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview and onboard candidates by video using Microsoft TEAMS. We record interviews and use them strictly for quality assurance, training and general record keeping purposes. Should you have any questions about this process, please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we're all in this together. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please review our <a href="http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf">EEO is the Law</a>, <a href="http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf">Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Statement</a>, <a href="http://hcm17.sapsf.com/thedescart/Equal%20Employment%20Opportunity%20and%20Affirmative%20Action%20Statement.pdf">EEO/AA Statement</a>. Descartes participates in the E-Verify program. Please click below to learn more about the E-Verify program. <a href="http://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf">Notice of E-Verify Participation Right to Work (English and Spanish)</a>. <br>Descartes is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. Applicants in North America with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email us at <span style="color:#2980b9">hrna@descartes.com</span>. Provide your name and contact information along with the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process. Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </span>

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