Freight Sales Manager – Air & Sea

Position: Air & Ocean Freight Sales Manager/BDM (South)

Location: London Gateway, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex.

Salary: £70,000 + Car Allawance + impressive commision structure

Hours: Mon – Fri 37.5 hours per week

Air & Ocean Freight Sales Manager/BDM

We are proud to exclusively partner with one of the largest, award winning logistics and supply chain companies in the world, with a dedicated and professional team of more than 100,000 employees spanning 70 countries around the globe.

Due to rapid growth, and the rollout of a new freight forwarding division, we are now hiring an Air & Ocean Freight Sales Manager to join a rapidly growing commercial freight division.

Our client are leading the way within international trade, offering an unrivalled trading infrastructure, smart logistical solutions, and the benefits of Freeport status to its customers.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Air & Ocean Freight Sales Manager to become an integral part of a new Freight Forwarding Division, covering a region in the South of the UK, and reporting into our London Gateway HQ.

This is a new department with ambitious growth plans and the ideal candidate will work form the office, out in the field and from home.

We are looking for an experienced Field Sales Profession with Air and Ocean Fright experience, to be the foundation for our journey and the beginning of our growth.

We are keen to speak with individuals who possess a strong commercial background working in field sales for the freight-forwarding sector, focusing on new business development and retention across air and sea freight modes. You must be a self-starter who is well networked and connected in the freight industry with the ability to formulate a clear sales strategy for business growth, increased revenue and business retention.

Essential experience:

• A proven track record of successful new business development & revenue through selling air and sea freight services.
• Experience developing a clear sales strategy, for new business and account management.
• Develop and implement a personal sales plan and call cycle that incorporates initiatives for building the relationships necessary to gain new business.
• Develop a robust pipeline of opportunities with prospective new customer accounts initially targeting the SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) businesses to exceed targets
• Meeting and exceeding monthly KPI’S and Sales revenue targets.

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