We now have an exciting opportunity for a Freight Forwarding Business Development Manager working for a worldwide freight forwarding company with the scope to cover the whole of the UK with your client base
The role is remote, so we are open on where candidates can be based in the UK as you will be selling air and sea freight services to a nationwide client base
With over 70 partner offices, 200 agents covering 5 continents we offer local expertise with global experience catering to each customer's specific transportation and logistics needs.
Key Responsibilities:
* Generate new business by cold calling prospective customers.
* Generate new sales leads and revenue.
* Meet with clients face to face, over the phone / Teams etc.
* Build / develop relationships with clients
* Achieve set targets
* Complete all work on time and to schedule including a weekly pipeline
* Participate in the organisation of corporate events
* Understand calculating costs when tailoring customer rates
* Liaising regularly with operations and customer service team.
Position Requirements
* Proven experience in selling multi modal, but mainly Air, Sea freight services nationally to global clients
* Proven track record of sales figures with small to medium companies
* interpersonal skills for building an...