Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager – South East (Remote) – Up to £50,000
Our client, who are an international freight forwarder are looking for a Business Development Manager to join their team to cover the South East of England.
Job type: Permanent
** This role is remote but the individual is required to be on patch on the region – visits to the operation in Basildon would be required over time””
Package
- Basic salary up to £50,000
- 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Car allowance (£5,000pa)
- Competitive bonus
- Employee discounts and benefits service
Day-to-day
- Understand and execute the departments vision of good business development in order to sell the companies services.
- To support the Head of Sales in implementing strategy, activity and reporting whenever required
- To support the Head of Sales with specific tasks centred on our efforts in the South
- To provide guidance and help to the sales team, in the absence of the Head of Sales
- Sell the company’s services at the best possible price by calling, meeting and building a portfolio of clients contributing to company growth in conjunction with targets and KPI’s
- Ensure minimal risk is undertaken when negotiating new deals and contracts
- Build and maintain strong customer relationships with new and existing customers
- Sell services by meeting customers off-site
- Increase sales in line with targets and KPI’s
- Report and record sales pipeline activities
- Prepare reports for prospects and pipeline profitability
- Carry out due diligence checks in respect of new customers
Skills, Experience and Competencies
- At least 2 years working experience in sales, within the freight industry required
- Knowledge and experience of Import/Export multimodal business
- Demonstrate high quality communication skills along with good presentation skills
- Proficient with Microsoft packages especially Excel as well as have general PC knowledge
- Good understanding of logistics processes and procedures
- Must be able to prioritise and organise own workload with attention to detail
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Must be flexible with their working hours, with the ability to work from home
- Must have Rights to Work in the UK
- Driver License – Required
- Access to a vehicle – Required
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