Business Development Manager – Freight Forwarding

White Recruitment Limited; Batley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension

Healthcare after 3 years

Free onsite parking

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

White Recruitment Limited is seeking a commercially minded Business Development Manager for a Leeds freight forwarding client. You will identify new business opportunities, build relationships and drive growth across air, sea and multimodal freight services.

The role offers a £55,000 basic salary with bonus incentives, 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, a company pension, and healthcare after 3 years. Parking is provided on site with cycle to work schemes and clear progression paths.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development within freight forwarding or international logistics is essential.
• Strong understanding of air and sea freight, ideally alongside multimodal services.
• Proven ability to win new business and develop profitable customer relationships.
• Confident negotiating rates and presenting logistics solutions to customers.
• Commercially aware, proactive and motivated to achieve sales targets.
• A relationship builder who enjoys developing opportunities and seeing them through.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the freight forwarding market.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers.
• Drive sales growth, with a particular focus on air and sea freight services.
• Develop multimodal freight opportunities, including road transport.
• Identify customer requirements and deliver tailored logistics solutions.
• Prepare and present proposals, negotiate rates and close new business.
• Work closely with internal operations teams to ensure a smooth transition from sale to service delivery.
• Monitor market trends, identify opportunities and contribute to the wider commercial strategy.

Skills

Business development

Negotiation

Relationship building

Sales strategy

Job description

Business Development Manager – Freight Forwarding
Leeds
£55,000 basic + bonus incentives

Are you a commercially minded Business Development Manager with experience in freight forwarding? Looking for an opportunity to grow new business, build lasting client relationships and make a real impact within a growing logistics business?

We’re looking for a driven BDM to help develop and expand a multimodal freight forwarding operation, with a particular focus on air and sea freight.

What’s on offer?

• £55,000 basic salary (DOE)

• Bonus incentives

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

• Company pension

• Free healthcare after 3 years’ service, with basic cover from day one

• Free onsite parking

• Cycle to work scheme

• Ongoing development and genuine opportunities for progression within a growing business

The role

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the freight forwarding market.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers.

• Drive sales growth, with a particular focus on air and sea freight services.

• Develop multimodal freight opportunities, including road transport.

• Identify customer requirements and deliver tailored logistics solutions.

• Prepare and present proposals, negotiate rates and close new business.

• Work closely with internal operations teams to ensure a smooth transition from sale to service delivery.

• Monitor market trends, identify opportunities and contribute to the wider commercial strategy.

About you

• Previous experience in business development within freight forwarding or international logistics is essential.

• A strong understanding of air and sea freight, ideally alongside multimodal services.

• A proven ability to win new business and develop profitable customer relationships.

• Confident negotiating rates and presenting logistics solutions to customers.

• Commercially aware, proactive and motivated to achieve sales targets.

• A relationship builder who enjoys developing opportunities and seeing them through.

This is an opportunity to join a growing business where you can use your industry knowledge and commercial skills to help drive the next stage of growth, with a competitive package and opportunities to develop your career.

Tagged as: Air Freight, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, Freight Forwarding, sales, sea freight