Sales and Development Executive

A leading multi modal Freight Forwarder is now seeking an inside Sales and Business Development Executive to join their freight forwarding sales team for their office based in Tilbury.  The company has been established for many years and has a good reputation within the industry.  They operate from lovely modern open plan offices with a friendly team of experienced staff.  They are ideally looking for someone who has experience in dealing with Sea Air and Road freight sales within the freight forwarding industry or at least one mode of transport and has a good sales aptitude and commercial awareness.

Duties will include:

Identify and source new business opportunities

Contact potential new customers from sourced leads, and ones passed on from operations and sales teams

Contact lapsed business leads

Provide quotation for potential new business, ensuring quotations have the inclusion of all relevant terms and clauses.

Follow up on quotations

Develop new sales across FCL/LCL sea freight, air freight, and road freight, for both imports and exports.

Requirements

Experience required:

Experience in freight sales (sea, air, or road) within a freight forwarding

environment.

A proven track record in sales and business development.

Comprehensive knowledge of the global freight industry.

Exceptional negotiation skills.

Strong attention to detail.

Excellent communication skills

IT and social media proficiency

Good English and mathematics skills.

Benefits

Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00

Salary to £37/38k negotiable depending on experience, plus a commission structure of up to 10% of gross profits.

Company pension scheme

Free onsite parking