Freight Sales Executive – Inbound

Position: Freight Sales Executive – Inbound
Location: Southampton
Hours: 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday
Salary: £28,000 to £30,000pa + Bonus (Negotiable) DOE

Our client are problem solvers, equipped with the experience and expertise to enable their employees to thrive and deliver exceptional service even in the most challenging of times.

They are experts in Internal logistics and supply chain management is what they do. They deliver award-winning Ecommerce Solutions, Value-Added Freight Forwarding and specialist White Glove Services – empowering their clients with the tools to achieve remarkable growth across borders.

They are a highly established award winning, freight & logistics provider and are now seeking a Freight Sales Executive based in Southampton.

They are currently seeking an experienced freight forwarding individual to join their internal sale and customer services team, with the option to develop into a client account manager.

The role will involve generating revenue via inbound, warm business leads from pre-existing customer accounts and key clients.

Our client are very open to receiving applications from operational freight forwarders who would be keen to move into a customer service/sales/commercial environment, but a background in freight forwarding is essential.

This is an opportunity to join a company with great core values and company culture who offer realistic progression routes and outstanding company bonus incentives, along with a competitive base salary.

If you have the below experience we want to hear from you!

Freight forwarding experience either operational or commercial
Excellent communication skills
Ability to interact at all levels
Sound understanding of freight forwarding operations and logistics capabilities
A pro-active attitude
Attention to detail, team-based approach and positive attitude.

Benefits
25 days annual holiday + 8 bank holidays
Bonus incentive
Performance based pay reviews
Health-care scheme
Professional training and development
Pension enrolment

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