Freight Forwarding: Client-Centric Internal Sales Pro

Freight Personnel

St Albans

On-site

GBP 27,000 - 32,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Commission
22 days holiday
Pension

Job summary

Freight Personnel in the United Kingdom is seeking an Internal Sales Executive to join our freight forwarding team in St Albans. You will focus on client-centric development, converting quotations to live jobs via verbal communication, and supporting commercial discussions with clients and suppliers.

The ideal candidate is bright and energetic with excellent questioning, objection handling, and relationship-building skills, plus strong negotiation ability.

Qualifications

  • Excellent questioning skills.
  • Objection handling.
  • Sales support.
  • Ability to build relationships with your own Clients / Prospects.
  • Strong negotiating ability.

Responsibilities

  • Maximise new business while looking after existing clients.
  • Build relationships with clients and prospects.
  • Develop strong personal connections with clients.
  • Negotiate with clients and suppliers.
  • Submit quotations and convert verbally into live jobs.
  • Explain new processes to clients, including Brexit changes.
  • Account management and ongoing client liaison.
  • Attend and contribute to commercial and client meetings.

Skills

Questioning skills
Objection handling
Sales support
Relationship building
Negotiation

Job description

Freight Personnel in the United Kingdom is seeking an Internal Sales Executive to join our freight forwarding team in St Albans. You will focus on client-centric development, converting quotations to live jobs via verbal communication, and supporting commercial discussions with clients and suppliers.

The ideal candidate is bright and energetic with excellent questioning, objection handling, and relationship-building skills, plus strong negotiation ability.

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