Business Development Executive

Mainfreight; Canberra; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Promotion from within

Branch performance bonus

Job summary

Mainfreight Air & Ocean in Canberra is seeking a motivatedSales Professional to kick off a sales career with training in sales and operations, with a clear path toward a Business Development Executive role. The role involves regular travel to Sydney for training and mentoring, and close collaboration with the Canberra branch to grow the Mainfreight brand and customer base across ACT.

This is a dynamic, fast-paced environment offering a competitive base salary and a branch performance bonus, with

Qualifications

• Passion, motivation and confidence in sales.
• Customer-service focus in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong personal and team performance drive.
• Interest in B2B sales and ability to build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Gain training in sales and operations as you progress.
• Pursue a career path into Business Development Executive roles.
• Travel regularly to Sydney for training and mentoring; collaborate with Canberra team.
• Grow Mainfreight brand and customer base across ACT and surrounding areas.

Skills

Self-motivated

Customer service oriented

People skills

Team performance focus

Freight knowledge

Tools

Cargowise familiarity

Job description

Business Development Executive - Mainfreight Air & Ocean – Canberra

Do you have what it takes to be a Sales Professional? Here is your chance, to take the next step and begin your sales journey at Mainfreight Air and Ocean.

• Canberra based role
• Global business built on internal promotions
• Fantastic team environment

ABOUT THE BUSINESS

Mainfreight – ‘We move freight globally, worry free’

With teams and branches across Australia, NZ, USA, Asia, Europe, Mainfreight continues to expand its global footprint and work towards our 100 year vision. Our success is attributed to the calibre, dedication and passion of our team members.

Mainfreight are committed to regional growth across Australia and as such we are opening up more branches in key regional hubs across Australia every year. Already we cover and are committed to key regional markets such as Newcastle, Canberra, Orange, Dubbo, Tamworth, Wollongong, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Albury, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville, and Bunbury with further expansion of our branch network on the horizon.

Our unique family and philosophy make Mainfreight, Mainfreight. This culture is our most treasured asset and is at the heart of our past, present and our future.

The quality and success of our global supply chain relies on solely on the performance of our people worldwide. The only measure of this is the perception our customers have of the service we provide. As such, we focus on and invest heavily in the development and growth of our people in order to build the future Mainfreight business leaders of tomorrow.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role is the beginning of an exciting career opportunity for a passionate and energetic person who has a strong work ethic and is driven to succeed. The scope of the role includes training in sales and operations as you follow a journey into a Business Development Executive role which will open future opportunities within the Mainfreight group.

This is a well sought‑after role within our business and is not for the faint hearted. You must have a strong desire to grow a career in B2B sales in order to succeed in this position.

This role reports to and works closely with the New South Wales Manager of Business Development for Mainfreight Air & Ocean and will involve regular travel to our Sydney Branch for training, development and mentoring, as well as working collaboratively with our Canberra based branch in order to grow the Mainfreight brand and customer base throughout ACT and surrounding areas.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Absolute passion in everything they do
• Be self‑motivated, dynamic and confident
• Total focus on quality and customer service
• Personal responsibility for own and team performance to deliver outstanding results in a fast‑paced environment
• Enjoy meeting people and opening up business conversation - confidence and knowledge in front of the customer is critical
• Previous freight forwarding experience with a knowledge of Cargowise and incoterms will be considered favourably for this position, but is by no means compulsory for a candidate with the right attitude and desire to succeed

WHAT WE OFFER

• A supportive learning environment, backed by a high performing team of supply chain professionals
• World class facilities to operate out of and a truly global branch network
• Competitive base salary and a branch performance bonus program
• Company vehicle, mobile phone and laptop
• Promotion from within
• An opportunity to truly carve out a career with a company that doesn’t view performance through the rear vision mirror, it is the future we are interested in

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