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Air Cargo Manager

Fort Lauderdale, FL · On-site

$60K - $85K/yr

You will provide high-level administrative support as an Executive at our company. Responsibilities: * Handle administrative needs * Must be familiar with air cargo importation and exportation rules

Air Cargo Manager

Fort Lauderdale, FL · On-site

$60K - $85K/yr

You will provide high-level administrative support as an Executive at our company. Responsibilities: * Handle administrative needs * Must be familiar with air cargo importation and exportation rules

Cabin & Cargo Engineering

Greensboro, NC · On-site

$16.50 - $20.75/hr

Cargo Compartment Linings and Equipment * Emergency Equipment and Galley Inserts * Trim & Finish ... The Executive Review : A chance to meet an executive and view JetZero from a different lens. Be ...

In close collaboration with executive management, the Cargo Director will design, launch, and develop the division, aiming to make it a key growth pillar for the Group. Required skills and qualities:

Ability to meet and deal effectively with stevedores, executive and co-workers. Well-developed ... Supports cargo planning operations by executing assigned planning activities, assisting in ...

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How much do cargo executive jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 21, 2026, the average yearly pay for cargo executive in the United States is $93,552.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $58,000.00 and $120,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.
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Infographic showing various Cargo Executive job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 69% Full Time, 26% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 98% Physical, and 2% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $93,552 per year, or $45 per hour.
Account Executive - Cargo Sales

Account Executive - Cargo Sales

United Airlines, Inc.

Atlanta, GA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago


United Airlines rating

7.8

Company rating: 7.8 out of 10

Based on 333 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

9th of 26 rated airlines


Job description

Description
Find your future at United! We're reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be - from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you're joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.
Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world's biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.
Create what's next with us. Let's define tomorrow together.
We're not just in the business of transporting people. We're also in the business of moving cargo. As a major provider of air freight services, our Cargo team transports everyday electronics and automotive parts, to perishable goods, life-saving organs, vaccines and even baby formula. And in turn, we help keep businesses, communities, and global economies running. With so many career options - from Marketing to Finance, Logistics to Data Analytics, and more - you can build a career within a career and gain exposure to so many areas of our airline's important role in the global supply chain. Join our team and watch your uniquely United career journey unfold.
Key Responsibilities:
The Cargo Sales Account Executive is responsible for outside sales, account management and development to drive revenue growth and ensure customer satisfaction. They are responsible for introducing cargo product in the market, maintaining sales and high standard of service to customers. Must be enthusiastic, self-starter, deal maker, tenacious and solutions oriented. Must also stay current on competitive landscape and ensures leadership role for United Cargo in the industry.
  • Develop customer relationships into long-term business relationships. Proactively solicits cargo business from existing and prospective accounts to achieve and exceed revenue goals.
    • Makes frequent in-person sales calls and follow the Diamond model (relationship on different level and with different departments).
    • Responsible for mid-term, long-term and export selling, consignee sales and import sales.
    • Creates and maintains account profiles in United systems.
    • Creates awareness of all UA products and services in the area to magnify market influence and generate future sales.
  • Builds and maintains all-around industry knowledge including freight forwarding, airlines and commercial sector. Stays current on competitive landscape, studies market conditions to pinpoint new breaks, prospects and/or possible threats.
  • Provides total and efficient service to accounts. Takes ownership of account management and relationship management for assigned portfolio. Maintains creative business development approach ensuring balanced advocacy for business and customer needs.
  • Enhances cargo revenues by developing account business plans and forecasting. Facilitates Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) as appropriate.
  • Responsible for rate negotiations and implementation including ad-hoc capability. Actively manages customer allotments. Supports network optimization tools and processes. Partners with Freight Accounting for rate/billing oversight.
  • Managing a diverse range of customers who pose a high volume of needs/demands with diplomacy. Maintains enthusiastic, solution-oriented outlook. Takes a proactive approach to problem solving working closely with customers and/or colleagues to offer solutions, recommend changes or modifications.
  • Computer literate ensures accurate and compliant record keeping in designated systems. (i.e. Utilizes Salesforce.com for documentation and to uncover sales opportunities). Promotes emerging technology such as eUsage.

Note: This role will be required to travel up to 50% of the time.
Qualifications
What's needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
  • Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience
  • 2+ years of sales experience with direct customer contact or cargo customer service/sales experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Good reading comprehension skills
  • Communicates accurate information and ideas via a wide range of media/mediums to various audiences
  • Knowledge of the competitive landscape
  • Required to travel up to 50% of the time
  • Must possess a valid, active driver's license and have access to a reliable personal vehicle to travel to customer meetings throughout the region.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
  • Must be able to obtain a SIDA badge issued by the Airport Authority and a US Customs Seal issued by US Customs and Border Protection
  • Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
  • Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
  • Master's degree

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.

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United Airlines is embarking on an exciting journey to become the best airline in aviation history. Our purpose, "Connecting People, Uniting the World," extends beyond transportation, emphasizing our commitment to uplift and create opportunities in the places we serve. With a global presence and diverse workforce, we value inclusivity and are dedicated to hiring tens of thousands of individuals across various roles. Our comprehensive benefits package, including perks like space available travel, parental leave, and 401k, aims to support your well-being and growth.

Industry

Aviation

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Chicago, IL, US

Year founded

1926

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