Business Development Manager - international freight

Xclusive Recruitment; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Xclusive Recruitment in the UK is seeking a hungry, proactive Business Development Manager to drive growth in the logistics sector. You will hunt new business, manage national sales activity, and build senior client relationships, acting as a visible ambassador for revenue expansion.

The ideal candidate will have proven new business success in courier/logistics, a strong network, exceptional communication, and leadership potential to accelerate sales performance.

Qualifications

• Proven new business creation experience in courier/freight/3PL or logistics.
• Notable networker with contacts across the logistics sector.
• Excellent communication and business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead from the front to deliver growth targets.
• Manage and develop national sales activity.
• Build profitable customer relationships through senior client interaction.
• Act as a natural ambassador to develop new revenue streams.
• Demonstrate leadership and drive sales growth with a team mindset.

Skills

New business development

Relationship building

Networking

Strategic selling

Client interaction

Job description

A Large International freight mover is looking for a BDM.

The Role

Our client is looking for a new business hunter who is hungry.

This key strategic Sales role is to lead from the front and deliver the agreed companies growth targets .

This role will support, manage and develop the existing sales activity at a national level. The role requires a natural networker who creates and builds profitable customer relationships through effective senior client interaction.

A natural ambassador you will enjoy working with clients to develop existing and new revenue streams.

The Applicant

You must have proven new business creation experience within a courier business. Applicants currently working in a similar senior professional sales role with a provable track record of success are invited to apply if they have:

• Experience working for one of the Sameday/ Nextday /3PL / freight / transport / Pallets/international logistics/ |Specialist freight providers
• Existing business to business sales experience
• A Notable Networker with contacts throughout the Logistics sector
• Exceptional business development skills
• Quality communication skills
• Knowledge of the UK logistics market
• Demonstrable sales track record of new business wins in. You must demonstrate a hunger for success, and be prepared to invest exceptional time and effort to achieve our client's ambitions.

Quality sales team leadership skills and communication skills

Comprehensive understanding of logistics innovation, the opportunities and threats they pose, and a progressive approach to make best use of them for competitive advantage

All the qualities of a natural networker

Proven leadership skills with experience of inspiring and motivating successful sales growth

You must demonstrate a hunger for success, and be prepared to invest exceptional time and effort to achieve our client's ambitions.

Our ideal person will also be Team orientated, a Problem Solver and a Resilient character

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