Freight Internal Sales Executive

White Recruitment Limited; Buckler's Park; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

White Recruitment Limited is recruiting an Internal Sales Executive for an established international freight forwarding business in Crowthorne, Berkshire. The role focuses on producing competitive quotations across Air, Sea and Road Freight and guiding opportunities from enquiry to shipment handover.

You will work closely with customers, overseas partners, carriers and the operations team, handling pricing queries and securing new business where possible.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years sales experience within freight forwarding.
• Good understanding of the freight forwarding industry.
• Strong customer service and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce competitive freight quotations for bids, tenders and general quotations across Air, Sea and Road Freight.
• Generate quotations through CargoWise.
• Liaise with airlines and shipping lines to obtain competitive rates.
• Follow up quotations and develop opportunities with customers.
• Pass secured shipments to operations with clear instructions.

Skills

Freight forwarding sales

Customer interaction

Negotiation skills

Communication

Pricing

Tools

CargoWise

MS Word

MS Excel

Outlook

Job description

Internal Sales Executive – Freight Forwarding

Location: Crowthorne, Berkshire
Salary: £28,000 – £32,000
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