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Western Logistics Express
Business Development Manager (Entry Level) — Uncapped Commission | Paid Sales Training | Kansas City
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What they do
A Business Development Manager identifies new business opportunities and clients for a company, and develops marketing and sales strategies to help grow a company's business. Builds customer relationships and partnerships and negotiates business deals. Works with senior marketing and sales staff to increase sales opportunities.
$142,472 / year median in Kansas
+0% projected growth
Job Description
Business Development Manager (Entry Level) — Uncapped Commission | Paid Sales Training | Kansas City Western Logistics Express
- 4.0 Lawrence, KS Job Details Full-time $65,000
- $500,000 a year 1 day ago Benefits Paid training Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance Tuition reimbursement Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Qualifications Client interaction via phone calls
Full Job Description Pay:
$65,000 base + uncapped commission (realistic first-year earnings $85,000; top first-year BDM earned $145,000) Job type: Full-time, in-office (Crown Center, Kansas City, MO) About the role WLX | Western Logistics Express, a growing Kansas City freight brokerage, is hiring entry-level Business Development Managers for our paid BDM Academy training program. No logistics or sales experience required — we teach you the industry, the craft, and the playbook. You bring the work ethic and the will to win. Responsibilities- High-volume outbound prospecting (phone, email, LinkedIn) to build a book of business
- Manage customer relationships and daily freight operations for your accounts
- Negotiate rates, solve problems, and own outcomes from first call to delivered load
- Hit and exceed measurable activity and revenue goals Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent grit (strong candidates without a degree encouraged to apply)
- Competitive drive — athletics, military service, or performance-based work is a plus
- Comfortable making a high volume of calls daily and hearing "no" on the way to "yes"
- Coachable, accountable, and money-motivated
- KC metro-based or ready to relocate home What we offer
- Paid structured sales training program (BDM Academy)
- Uncapped commission — our top wage earner made $1.5M in 2025
President's Club:
top BDMs win an annual all-expenses-paid trip for two- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, PTO
- Income tied to your effort, not your tenure or your title
- A values-driven culture:
Others First, Absolute Ownership, Open and Honest, Results Driven, Continuous Improvement, Get Weird Schedule:
Monday-Friday, in office. Our best people are in early and stay late because their paycheck depends on it — and they like it that way.Pay:
$65,000.00- $500,000.