Road Freight Account Manager

About the Role for Sales Account Manager:

Our Client is the fastest growing UK headquartered freight forwarder, achieving a 2021 group turnover of £460m. Founded in 1998, our people have remained at the heart of our business, and our entrepreneurial spirit has created a success journey driven by innovation and ambitious leadership. We provide a variety of logistics services that include ocean freight, air freight, 3PL and ecommerce fulfilment to 1000’s of clients with global supply chains. Striving for excellence in everything we do, we are now embarking on our next chapter of transformation to create a leading global brand recognised for our unique ways of working that always places our client’s needs first.

As a Sales Account Manager our company benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave per annum with an additional purchase scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working where applicable
• Annual birthday leave
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Day off for child’s first day at school
• Cycle to work scheme

We are currently hiring a Sales Account Manager to join our London Heathrow Branch.

Key Responsibilities for a Sales Account Manager

• Prospect and win new business via telesales/LinkedIn/cold calling
• Consistently grow the gross profit and achieve monthly growth targets.
• Maximise revenue opportunities from existing customers by pursuing undeveloped areas
• Process bookings and enter all customer information into CRM (Salesforce)
• Monitor bookings, ensuring that the highest levels of service are carried out at every stage
• Provide customers with accurate and cost-effective quotations
• Prepare weekly/monthly figures of sales activity

We employ our people based on character as much as experience and skills. We need to have the right people, with the right abilities and personality to become part of our team. Our people are enthusiastic and passionate and genuinely love finding solutions for our clients. We like to have fun at work but more than anything we’re committed, making sure we always go above and beyond to deliver. At Cardinal, every employee is empowered to achieve and surpass their potential, while remaining focused on creating lasting business relationships and long-term, sustainable success.

WR Transport & Logistics are the #1 recruitment partner for transport jobs and logistics jobs. We recruit UK wide for permanent and contract jobs.

WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.