Freelance Sales Manager

Michael Page; Machelen; Hybrid; EUR 92,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible home working

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a freelance Sales Manager to strengthen its commercial presence in Belgium and across the BeNeLux region. The role focuses on business development, customer acquisition and sustainable growth with a high emphasis on sea freight opportunities.

Your responsibilities include activating strategic plans, reactivating dormant accounts, and expanding the customer base through proactive outreach and data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• Experience in freight forwarding or logistics with commercial acumen.
• Proven track record in sales or business development within logistics.
• Strong network with international agents.
• Fluent in Dutch, French and English.
• Entrepreneurial, proactive and results-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a commercial action plan to strengthen Belgium and BeNeLux presence.
• Identify, approach and develop new customers, with focus on sea freight opportunities.
• Reactivate dormant customers and explore new opportunities using the company’s database and TMS.
• Strengthen relationships with international freight forwarding agents.
• Analyse portfolios, market potential and historical data to identify growth opportunities.
• Drive commercial performance, targeting growth of 25–30%.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to translate opportunities into value for customers.
• Explore opportunities in the pharmaceutical sector and ISO-related initiatives.

Skills

Freight forwarding

Logistics

Sales

Business development

Commercial management

International agent networks

Dutch

French

English

Job description

Our client is an established international freight forwarding company with a strong global network of agents and a solid operational foundation. The company is looking for a freelance Sales Manager to strengthen its commercial presence in Belgium and across the BeNeLux region, with a focus on business development, customer acquisition and sustainable growth.

As a Freelance Sales Manager your responsibilities are:

• Define and implement a commercial action plan to strengthen the company's position in Belgium and across the BeNeLux region ;
• Identify, approach and develop new customers, with a particular focus on sea freight opportunities ;
• Reactivate dormant customers and explore new business opportunities using the company's extensive customer database and TMS ;
• Strengthen relationships with international freight forwarding agents, a key source of business for the organisation ;
• Analyse customer portfolios, market potential and historical business data to identify opportunities for growth ;
• Drive commercial performance, targeting growth of approximately 25-30% ;
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to translate commercial opportunities into concrete solutions and added value for customers ;
• Explore opportunities in the pharmaceutical sector, including developments linked to new licences and ISO-related initiatives ;

Profiel

A successful Freelance Sales Manager should have:

• Proven experience in freight forwarding, logistics, with a strong understanding of the industry's commercial dynamics ;
• Demonstrated experience in sales, business development or commercial management within logistics or freight forwarding ;
• Good understanding of international agent networks and their role in generating business ;
• Strong commercial mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities, build relationships and deliver measurable results ;
• Experience or interest in developing sea freight activities and expanding market presence across the BeNeLux region ;
• Analytical mindset, with the ability to use customer data and business intelligence to identify growth opportunities ;
• Fluent in Dutch, French and English ;
• Entrepreneurial, proactive and results-oriented, with the ability to deliver tangible added value in the short term ;

Aanbod

Our customer offers you:

• A freelance assignment with an ASAP start and an initial duration of approximately 4-6 months ;
• A key role in developing the company's commercial strategy and driving measurable growth ;
• Based in Mechelen, with flexibility regarding home working ;