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Business Development Manager, Southampton
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Client:
White Recruitment
Location:
Southampton, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
41d01eead69e
Job Views:
8
Posted:
25.08.2025
Expiry Date:
09.10.2025
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Job Description:
Business Development Manager – Shipping
Location: Southampton, UK
Salary: £55, (DOE) + Bonus + Company Car
Working Hours: Monday to Friday – Manage your Own Diary
Are you a results driven, sales hungry freight and logistics business development manager, looking for a new role in the Southampton area? This role could be right for you.
My client is offering a fantastic package to help develop their customer base in the Short-Sea, Ro/Ro and Deep Sea Shipping sectors. The right candidate will be an experienced and fully established sales-person who has worked previously for a UK based Freight Forwarder or Shipping Line, developing Short-Sea and or Deep-Sea Trade Lanes and have great knowledge and experience with UK, EU and International Markets.
* 25 days holiday + Banks
* Company Car
* Work Laptop and Phone
* Funded Health Care Package
* Opportunity for growth and development within the company
Key Responsibilities:
* To develop and maintain effective business relationships with new and existing clients, offering excellent ocean freight forwarding services.
* To generate and follow up sales leads, visiting potential and existing customers to obtain new business at reasonable profit.
* Be the forefront of the companies’ development by promoting the business to new and existing clients.
* Develop new and existing Short-Sea Lanes, Ro/Ro Trailer and Container Operations.
Requirements:
* Customer/Business/Route Development Manager Experience is Essential.
* Experience working for a UK based Freight Forwarder or Shipping Line.
* Knowledge and experience within Container, Shipping and Ro/Ro sales/operations is Essential.
* Previous experience working with UK, EU and/or International Markets.
* Hold a full, clean, UK driving licence.
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WR Logistics are the #1 recruitment partner for all vacancies in the logistics industry. We recruit UK wide for permanent and contract jobs.
WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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