Sales Cadet

Mainfreight; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop

Phone

Company vehicle

Job summary

Mainfreight Brisbane is offering a Sales Cadet role on Willawong, providing a 12–24 month cadetship with hands-on operations in the first year and transition to a support sales role.

You will learn operations, administration, customer service and sales support before moving into an on-road sales position. The cadetship includes exposure to warehousing, international freight, and group meetings, with tools provided upon completion.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in a sales career.
• Willingness to learn all operations and systems.

Responsibilities

• Load, unload, secure/strap, and scan palletised freight.
• Assist with sales administration and customer service during cadetship before moving to on-road sales.
• Participate in group state sales meetings and training courses.

Skills

Customer-facing sales

Willingness to learn

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity available for a passionate individual to join the Brisbane Transport sales team in the role of Sales Cadet.

Based out at Willawong, the sales cadetship will provide you with full exposure to our business over a 12–24-month period, learning the ropes from the ground up. As part of this structured cadetship, you will spend a minimum of 12 months in our operations (both AM and PM Shifts) learning each aspect of our operation. Following this time, you will then move into the sales team in an office-based support role until an on-road business or customer development role becomes available.

It is vital that before selling our service to potential customers you understand our business, our operation, and importantly our culture. The first 12 months working in the operation is very hands on and is not for the faint hearted. It will include the loading, unloading, securing/strapping, and scanning of palletised freight.

About the opportunity:

• A supportive and structured pathway leading into a sales focused career (ultimately as either a Business Development Executive or Customer Development Executive)
• 12 - 24 months learning pathway – tailored to the individual candidate
• Learning all of Mainfreight Transports functions and systems, including operations, administration, customer service, sales support before moving into an on-road sales role
• Exposure to the wider business including International, Warehousing, and Wharf Cartage
• Structured fortnightly de-briefs with the sales manager
• Attendance at both internal and external sales courses
• Involvement in group state sales meetings and conferences
• Upon successful completion of the cadetship, you will be provided with appropriate tools of the trade to help you succeed in your sales career, including laptop, phone, and a fully maintained company vehicle.

For this cadetship, we are looking for someone who is truly passionate about a customer facing sales career. You must be willing to learn from the ground up, get your hands dirty, and at the same time have a high level of personal presentation and professionalism.

About the business

Mainfreight is in the essential service of global supply chain logistics. We partner with our customers to provide the full spectrum of warehousing, domestic transport and international air and ocean freight services. Our operations are powered by a global team of 10,800+ passionate people, world-class technologies, and can-do attitudes. We have 331 of our own branches operating in 27 countries, and our journey continues with exciting year-on-year growth.