Business Development Manager Freight Forwarder

Freight Personnel; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A worldwide freight forwarding company in the UK is seeking a Freight Forwarding Business Development Manager. This remote role involves selling air and sea freight services to a nationwide client base. The ideal candidate will have significant sales experience and the ability to develop client relationships. The position offers a salary between £50,000 and £65,000, along with a commission structure, car allowance, pension, private healthcare, and necessary equipment such as a mobile phone and laptop.

Benefits

Commission on life of account

Car allowance £450 per month

Pension

Private Healthcare

Mobile phone provided

Laptop provided

Qualifications

• Proven experience in selling multimodal freight services to global clients.
• Track record of achieving sales targets and building client relationships.
• Strong initiative and confident in starting new projects.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business by cold calling prospective customers.
• Build and develop relationships with clients.
• Achieve set sales targets and maintain a weekly pipeline.

Skills

Sales experience in air and sea freight services

Interpersonal skills

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment

Job description

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Freight Forwarding Business Development Manager working for a worldwide freight forwarding company with the scope to cover the whole of the UK with your client base. The role is remote, so we are open on where candidates can be based in the UK as you will be selling air and sea freight services to a nationwide client base.

With over 70 partner offices, 200 agents covering 5 continents we offer local expertise with global experience catering to each customer's specific transportation and logistics needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate new business by cold calling prospective customers.
• Generate new sales leads and revenue.
• Meet with clients face to face, over the phone / Teams etc.
• Build / develop relationships with clients.
• Achieve set targets.
• Complete all work on time and to schedule including a weekly pipeline.
• Participate in the organisation of corporate events.
• Understand calculating costs when tailoring customer rates.
• Liaise regularly with operations and customer service team.

Position Requirements

• Proven experience in selling multi modal, but mainly Air, Sea freight services nationally to global clients.
• Proven track record of sales figures with small to medium companies.
• Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients.
• A flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Computer literate.
• Awareness of opportunities to enable sales and revenue to be optimised.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary - Circa £50,000 to £65,000 this however open and Negotiable DOE.
• Commission structure on life of account.
• Car allowance £450 per month.
• Pension.
• Private Healthcare.
• Mobile provided.
• Laptop provided.