Freight Internal Sales Executive

White Recruitment; Buckler's Park; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

White Recruitment is partnering with a growing international freight forwarder to recruit an Internal Sales Executive in Crowthorne. You will price and quote across Air, Sea and Road Freight and manage opportunities from enquiry to shipment handover.

The role suits someone with 2+ years freight forwarding sales experience, strong negotiation skills and a proactive, customer-focused approach. Salary up to £35,000 plus package; full-time, on-site role.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years sales experience within freight forwarding.
• A good understanding of the freight forwarding industry.
• Strong customer service and negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and telephone communication.
• The ability to provide accurate quotations across Air, Sea and Road Freight.
• Good numerical ability and attention to detail.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• The ability to work effectively in a busy, competitive environment.
• A professional, positive attitude and willingness to learn and develop.

Responsibilities

• Preparing competitive and accurate pricing for bids, tenders and general quotations across Air, Sea and Road Freight.
• Generating quotations through CargoWise.
• Liaising with airlines and shipping lines to obtain competitive rates.
• Following up quotations and developing opportunities with customers.
• Liaising with UK customers and overseas partners/agents.
• Handling customer and pricing-related queries.
• Passing successfully secured shipments across to the operations team with clear instructions.

Skills

Sales experience (2+ yrs)

Freight forwarding knowledge

Customer service

Negotiation

Communication skills

Quotations

Numerical ability

Attention to detail

Tools

CargoWise

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Freight Internal Sales Executive (497879) Crowthorne, England

Salary: GBP28000 - GBP35000 per annum + Package

Internal Sales Executive – Freight Forwarding

Location: Crowthorne, Berkshire
Salary: Up to £35,000
Hours: Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:30
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

An established international freight forwarding business is looking to recruit an Internal Sales Executive to join its team in Crowthorne.

This is a great opportunity for someone with previous freight forwarding sales experience who enjoys pricing, customer interaction and securing new business opportunities across Air, Sea and Road Freight.

The Role

Working closely with customers, overseas partners, carriers and the operations team, you will be responsible for producing competitive freight quotations and following opportunities through from initial enquiry to shipment handover.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing competitive and accurate pricing for bids, tenders and general quotations across Air, Sea and Road Freight
• Generating quotations through CargoWise
• Liaising with airlines and shipping lines to obtain competitive rates
• Following up quotations and developing opportunities with customers
• Liaising with UK customers and overseas partners/agents
• Handling customer and pricing-related queries
• Passing successfully secured shipments across to the operations team with clear instructions Internal sales role JD (2)

The Candidate

You will ideally have:

• A minimum of 2 years sales experience within freight forwarding
• A good understanding of the freight forwarding industry
• Strong customer service and negotiation skills
• Excellent verbal, written and telephone communication
• The ability to provide accurate quotations across Air, Sea and Road Freight
• Good numerical ability and attention to detail
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• The ability to work effectively in a busy, competitive environment
• A professional, positive attitude and willingness to learn and develop