We are currently recruiting for a Account Managers/Executives to join our market leading International Logistics team. You will be responsible for winning new business and selling our freight services to potential new clients and existing customers. This role will include full account management of clients from initial telesales to delivery and we will look for the successful candidate to achieve profit growth through the effective management of customers. We are looking for enthusiastic, innovative and motivated individuals with a real passion for account management that will go the extra mile to understand the need of each and every one of our customers and offer a tailored account manager service adding real value to their business offering unrivalled accountability in the industry.
Your Responsibilities
* Generate new prospect leads and new accounts over the telephone
* Consistently grow the gross profit and achieve the targets as set out in the Sales Scheme
* Achieve Sales productivity and revenue targets
* Provide a high level of internal and external customer care
* Prepare weekly/monthly figures of sales activity as instructed by the Sales Manager
* Provide customers with accurate and cost effective quotations.
* Experience working in a proactive telesales or cold calling role ideally with outbound telesales experience
* Experience of working to targets and KPI's
* Experience of generating own sales leads would be beneficial
* Strong administration and organisation skills
* Ability to influence others
* Experience of working in a proactive sales role either on the phone
* Manage the accounts in your business base by maintaining and developing the levels of business within that client base, ideally with the aim of becoming the sole supplier
* GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above (or equivalent)
* Degree is advantageous
* Call centre experience is advantageous
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Flexitime
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Blackburn BB1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
* Do you have business to business selling experience?
* Do you have telesales outbound cold calling experience?
Work Location: In person