Business Development Manager

Freight Personnel; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking an experienced Pallet or Parcel Distribution Sales Manager. Based in Southampton, the role involves developing business opportunities across the Berkshire and Hampshire region, requiring a strong customer-focused approach and experience in the UK transport sector. The position offers a salary of £35-45K, uncapped OTE, and additional benefits including a company car and pension.

Benefits

Uncapped competitive OTE

Company Car / Fuel card

Pension

Mobile

20 days holiday

Qualifications

• Experience in the UK palletised transport, haulage, or logistics sector preferred.
• Strong account management experience.
• Ability to develop self-generated leads.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities across the region.
• Manage an existing portfolio of customers.
• Deliver rate reviews and handle service-related queries.

Skills

Customer focused approach

Excellent communication skills

Pro-active approach

Job description

Overview

Our client is a family Pallet Distribution business and one of the leading privately owned palletised transport organisations in the UK. Striving to deliver excellence as standard they offer a wide range of delivery solutions to their customers including a hazardous goods service while maintaining the highest standards of safety and professional conduct.

Role

An exciting opportunity to join their team has arisen for an experienced Pallet or Parcel Distribution Sales Manager to develop new business opportunities across the region of BERKSHIRE and HAMPSHIRE region. With your primary location base in the Southampton area, candidates from Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Salisbury, Basingstoke and Andover area will be considered. The role will cover the whole of the Berkshire and Hampshire region.

Responsibilities

A self-motivated, customer focused approach is essential for this wide-ranging role which requires drive and determination to seek out and develop self-generated leads against agreed new business targets, together with account management experience to manage an existing portfolio.

Experience/Qualifications

Experience within the UK Palletised Transport, Haulage, UK Groupage. Full Loads and Logistics sector preferred, but also Parcels, eCommerce and Freight experience will be considered. Excellent communication skills across all stakeholder levels, along with a confident pro-active approach to delivering rate reviews to existing customers and supporting operations with service-related queries.

If you think you have the drive to succeed and the desire to bring your personal stamp to the palletised haulage sector we want to hear from you.

Benefits

• 35-45K basic salary
• Uncapped competitive OTE
• Company Car / Fuel card
• Pension
• Mobile
• 20 days holiday