Freelance Sales Manager

Michael Page (Belgium); Machelen; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ASAP start

4-6 month assignment

Flexible home working in Mechelen

Job summary

Michael Page (Belgium) is assisting an established international freight forwarding client in Belgium to recruit a Freelance Sales Manager. The role focuses on business development, customer acquisition and sustainable growth across Belgium and the BeNeLux region, with an ASAP start and an initial duration of approximately 4-6 months.

Based in Mechelen with flexibility regarding home working, the successful candidate will identify new customers, reactivate dormant ones, strengthen agent networks

Qualifications

• Experience in freight forwarding/logistics with understanding of commercial dynamics.
• Sales, business development or commercial management within logistics or freight forwarding.
• Strong understanding of international agent networks and their role in generating business.
• Commercial mindset with ability to identify opportunities, build relationships and deliver results.
• Experience or interest in developing sea freight activities and expanding market presence in BeNeLux.
• Analytical mindset using customer data and BI to identify growth opportunities.
• Fluent in Dutch, French and English.
• Entrepreneurial, proactive and results-oriented with the ability to deliver added value in the short term.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a commercial action plan to strengthen Belgium and BeNeLux.
• Identify, approach and develop new customers, with focus on sea freight opportunities.
• Reactivate dormant customers and explore new business using the company's database and TMS.
• Strengthen relationships with international freight forwarding agents as a key source of business.
• Analyze customer portfolios, market potential and historical business data to identify opportunities for growth.
• Drive commercial performance, targeting growth of 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 ISO-related initiatives.

Skills

Sales

Business development

Freight forwarding

International agent networks

Analytical mindset

Dutch, French, English

Tools

TMS

Job description

About Our Client

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.

Job Description

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 ;

The Successful Applicant

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 ;

What's on Offer

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 ;