Business Development Manager

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics provider in Portsmouth is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead new business growth across Air, Sea, and European Road Freight services. The ideal candidate will have experience in international logistics and a proven sales record. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and long-term career prospects with a growing company.

Benefits

Competitive and negotiable salary

Long-term career prospects

Full benefits to be discussed

Qualifications

• Experience in Business Development Manager role within the freight forwarding/logistics sector.
• Strong knowledge of international logistics.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop new business across Air, Sea, and Road freight markets.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Design and implement innovative sales strategies.

Skills

New business development

Client relationship management

Sales strategy design

Monitoring key accounts

Job description

Overview

We are currently working in partnership with a well-established, family-run Freight Forwarder and Distribution business seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join their team as part of continued growth. This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior sales professional with a proven track record in International Logistics & Freight Forwarding to take ownership of new business development across Air, Sea, and European Road Freight services. Our client is a respected logistics provider based in Portsmouth, operating their own HGV fleet, warehousing facilities, and holding membership in two major pallet networks. Their international team manages end-to-end freight solutions including bookings, monitoring, documentation, and customs clearance in-house.

Responsibilities

• Proactively developing new business across Air, Sea, and Road freight markets.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Designing and implementing innovative sales strategies to promote services.
• Managing your own sales pipeline, diary, and appointments.
• Monitoring key accounts to identify further growth opportunities.
• Working collaboratively with the wider operations team to deliver tailored logistics solutions.

Qualifications

• An experienced Business Development Manager within the freight forwarding/logistics sector.
• Commercially minded with strong knowledge of international logistics.
• Confident in the full sales cycle, from lead generation to closing deals.
• Self-motivated, ambitious, and target-driven with a customer-focused approach.
• A strong communicator, both face-to-face and virtually.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Based within reach of the South of the UK (Portsmouth/Hampshire area preferable).

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive and negotiable salary package.
• Long-term career prospects with a growing, stable business.
• Monday to Friday, full-time role.
• Full benefits to be discussed.

Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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