Internal Sales Executive - Freight & Logistics
Location: St Albans
Salary: £28K-£30K + Bonus (Up to £5K)
Hours: Mon-Fri (08:30-17:30)
Looking to build your career in sales within a fast-paced international logistics environment? We're recruiting for an ambitious Internal Sales Executive to join a well-established, growing freight forwarding business based in St Albans. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in sales, account management, and logistics, within a supportive team and modern office environment.
The Role
You will be responsible for developing existing client relationships, maximising revenue opportunities, and producing competitive freight quotations across air, road, and sea. This role is ideal for someone with sales, customer service, or operations experience who wants to step into a more commercially focused position.
Key Responsibilities
- Building and developing long-term client relationships
- Producing accurate and competitive air, road & sea freight quotations
- Managing and responding to RFQs and tenders
- Supporting key accounts and identifying growth opportunities
- Negotiating rates with clients and suppliers
- Working closely with internal teams to deliver high service levels
- Producing KPI reports and analysing performance data
- Attending client and supplier meetings where required
What We're Looking For
- Experience in sales, customer service, or operations
- Freight forwarding or export knowledge is desirable but not essential
- Experience handling quotations, RFQs, or tenders
- Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
- Confident communicator (both written & verbal)
- Good administrative, numerical, and IT skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Able to perform under pressure and meet deadlines
Personal Attributes
- Positive, engaging, and professional approach
- Strong work ethic with a "can-do" attitude
- Calm under pressure and solutions-focused
- Commercially minded with a passion for delivering results
What's In It For You
- Contributory pension scheme
- Modern, spacious office environment
- Supportive, collaborative team culture
- Clear opportunity to develop within a growing logistics group
Closing date: 12.07.26
