Freight Sales / Business Development Manager
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Added before 212 Days
  • full-time
  • £35,000 - £45,000 per annum
Job Description:
Freightserve recruitment are looking for a Freight Sales Executive / Business Development Manager for a well established Freight Forwarder based in the Heathrow area.
Objective / Purpose of the Job:-
To generate sales to achieve agreed targets, by introducing new customers, whilst maintaining and developing the existing client base. Visiting Customers on a regular basis.
Key Activities / Accountabilities:-
* To generate and follow up sales leads, visiting potential and existing customers to obtain new business at reasonable profit.
* To develop and maintain effective business relationships with new and existing clients.
* To offer a high standard of customer service to customers, by demonstrating a professional, helpful and positive manner, taking responsibility to ensure that work passed onto others is of high quality.
* To undertake presentations, produce and present tenders and proposals for new business and provide quotations as required.
* Build relationships
* Sales visits to generate business.
* To monitor and report on current developments in the market and information on competitors.
* To demonstrate effective time management, through efficient use of time and resources and well organised route planning.
* To build and maintain effective working relationships
* Responsible for using in-house system to record all required information, and for ensuring that all other documentation, records and systems are accurate and kept up to date.
* To prepare and present information for the management team as required, including the submission of weekly and monthly sales reports.
Requirements:-
§ Freight experience
§ Motivated, self starter
§ Strong communication, organisational and time management skills
§ Be hands-on with a strong work ethic.
§ Target orientated.
§ To demonstrate a positive attitude, with the willingness to learn and an optimistic outlook.
Basic salary depends on experience, plus commission and profit related pay bonus on top of the commission.
Benefits include:-
* Life Cover
* Bonus
* Pension scheme
* Private Healthcare
As an agency we are fast becoming the number one Freight specialist in the UK. We have a fast growing reputation with most Freight related companies. Freightserve has been established since 1992 working within the Freight Forwarding and Shipping industry.
Job number 1171113
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Company Details:
Freightserve
Company size: 1–4 employees
Industry: Transport
Freightserve is an established, independent recruiment agency, specialising in the Freight, Airline and Shipping Industries. We are a service-orientat...
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