Business Development Manager – Freight

Business Development Manager – South – £38K – £45K

My client have an opening in their busy Freight Forwarding team for an experienced Business Development Manager.

Key experience required :

Extensive Freight Forwarding knowledge – Sea Freight, Air Freight, Road Freight
People management
Sales

As the operation has grown, their values have stayed consistent. They maintain the same attention to detail, personal and responsive services, great value and clever and simple answers to their clients’ many complex demands.

With excellent progression and development opportunities throughout the business, this proves to be an exciting opportunity for individuals looking to run a Freight Forwarding company and build on the great success already achieved.

The Company

Multi-modal International Freight Forwarder.
Employing circa 100 Staff across their Seafreight, Airfreight, & European export and import departments across 3 sites.

Person Specification

The individual will already have experience in Freight Sales – well versed in managing their own time and week.
They will have fantastic people management skills, have a wealth of experience in all modes connected with Freight, and great industry connections.

The Role

The position is to be involved within the well-established Sales team and to assist in driving the development and profitability of the department as we continue to add new services, overseas partners and clients.

The role is very much a “Hands on” position working directly with clients – with an emphasis on winning business in all modes – particularly Air Freight.

Location: South
Hours: Monday to Friday
Holiday entitlement: 25 days
Pension Contribution: 5% of salary
Commission Scheme – Uncapped and for life time of account !
Starting salary: £40K – £49k
Additional Benefits: Private Health Plan

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