Sales Representative with Portuguese | Wtransnet

Alpega; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + commission

Permanent contract

Hybrid work 3/2

International environment

Logistics exposure

Job summary

Alpega is seeking an Inside Sales Specialist for Portugal to own the full sales cycle in the Portuguese market, identifying new accounts and closing deals for the Freight Exchange platform.

You will prospect, qualify, demo, and negotiate with shippers, carriers and freight forwarders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or proven hands-on experience.
• 2+ years of B2B sales experience, ideally in software, SaaS or services.
• Proven track record in outbound sales: cold calling, prospecting and generating your own pipeline.
• Comfort working in a high-activity, target-driven environment, with a history of meeting or exceeding quotas.
• Experience managing a pipeline of leads and opportunities, with discipline in CRM hygiene.
• Experience with sales forecasting and a track record of forecasting accurately.
• Proven negotiation skills and a clear drive to close deals.
• Fluent Portuguese (C2); fluent Spanish and English (B2 or C1).

Responsibilities

• Drive new business through proactive outbound prospecting: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn outreach to shippers, carriers and freight forwarders in Portugal.
• Maintain a consistently high level of daily activity (calls, conversations, meetings booked) in line with team KPIs.
• Qualify and manage leads and opportunities end to end in Salesforce, ensuring each deal has clear next steps, accurate stages and up-to-date information.
• Run discovery conversations and product demos of the Freight Exchange platform, then negotiate and close deals.
• Provide accurate, regular pipeline forecasts (weekly/monthly/quarterly) and take part in pipeline reviews with sales management.
• Build lasting relationships with new and existing customers to drive adoption, retention and upsell, reducing churn.

Skills

Outbound sales

Pipeline management

Forecasting

Negotiation

Languages (Portuguese/Spanish/English)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM (Salesforce)

Job description

WHO ARE WE

Alpega is the trusted execution platform shippers and carriers across Europerelyon to plan,procure, and execute road freight-every day, at the speed the industry demands.

We are 450+ people across European offices, working in product, engineering,commercial, and theteams that keep partners connected.

In 2026, Alpega was named a Challenger in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems. Our work alsofeatures inBCG'sState of AI in European Logistics - alongside the companies setting the pace for the industry.

Find out more about us: About us | Alpega

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an Inside Sales Specialist for Portugal, you will own the full sales cycle for the Portuguese market, from identifying and prospecting new accounts to closing deals and growing them. You will be part of the Alpega sales organization, working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.

What you will do

• Outbound prospecting: Drive new business through proactive outbound prospecting: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn outreach to shippers, carriers and freight forwarders in Portugal.
• High activity: Maintain a consistently high level of daily activity (calls, conversations, meetings booked) in line with team KPIs.
• Lead and opportunity management: Qualify and manage leads and opportunities end to end in Salesforce, ensuring each deal has clear next steps, accurate stages and up-to-date information.
• Sales execution: Run discovery conversations and product demos of the Freight Exchange platform, then negotiate and close deals.
• Forecasting: Provide accurate, regular pipeline forecasts (weekly/monthly/quarterly) and take part in pipeline reviews with sales management.
• Customer growth and retention: Build lasting relationships with new and existing customers to drive adoption, retention and upsell, reducing churn.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with marketing, customer success and other teams to follow the sales process and share best practices.
• Market insight: Share market feedback and competitor insights from the Portuguese market.

How you will be measured

• New customers acquired
• Monthly revenue generated
• Daily activity: calls, conversations and meetings booked and % Conversion rates
• Pipeline generated and forecast accuracy

Your first year

• You are expected to reach 95% of your sales target, and to build an excellent knowledge of the sales process and of the Freight Exchange platform.
• Success in this role is defined by the new customers you bring and the revenue they generate.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN YOU

Must have

• Bachelor's degree (or proven hands-on experience)
• 2+ years of B2B sales experience, ideally in software, SaaS or services
• Proven track record in outbound sales: cold calling, prospecting and generating your own pipeline
• Comfort working in a high-activity, target-driven environment, with a history of meeting or exceeding quotas
• Experience managing a pipeline of leads and opportunities, with discipline in CRM hygiene
• Experience with sales forecasting and a track record of forecasting accurately
• Proven negotiation skills and a clear drive to close deals
• Fluent Portuguese (C2) ; fluent Spanish and English (B2 or C1)

You will be tested on these competences throughout the selection process.

Nice to have

• Salesforce experience
• Background in logistics, transportation, supply chain or marketplace/platform sales
• Experience selling subscription-based products

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• Competitive package: base salary plus performance-based commission (paid monthly),
• Permanent contract
• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office - 2 days from home)
• Real exposure to logistics and supply chain in a business with dynamic growth and agile ways of working
• International environment with 40+ nationalities
• The chance to shape the future of sustainable transportation, for our clients and through our internal initiatives

Learn more about Life at Alpega

OUR COMMITMENT

Alpega hires people from diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and identities. What matters is the work, and that the people doing it have what they need to do it well.

If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, contact the Talent Acquisition specialist for this role, andwe'llarrangeit.

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