Global Logistics Sales & BD Lead, Key Accounts

Dettmer Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A corporate logistics company located in the UK is seeking a candidate to acquire new customers and maintain existing relationships in the mechanical and plant engineering sector. Responsibilities include advising potential customers, creating transport concepts, and processing tenders. The ideal candidate should have relevant training or studies, solid experience in project forwarding, and fluent German and English skills. This position offers permanent employment in a well-established company with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Permanent employment contract

Flexible working hours

Company car for private use

Company pension scheme

Company health insurance

Corporate fitness program

Qualifications

• Completed commercial training or business administration studies, ideally focused on transport/project logistics.
• Solid professional experience in project and plant forwarding.
• Confident handling of budgeting; project-related cost and result analysis.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; negotiation skills at all levels.
• High willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Acquire new customers, especially key accounts from mechanical and plant engineering sector.
• Expand and maintain existing customer and business relationships.
• Advise potential customers up to the offer stage and implementation phase.
• Create transport concepts and offers; process tenders.
• Intensive information exchange with management, specialist departments, and colleagues.

Skills

Fluent German

Fluent English

Strong communication skills

Negotiation skills

Customer orientation

Reliability

Team-oriented work ethic

Education

Commercial training or business administration studies

Job description

A corporate logistics company located in the UK is seeking a candidate to acquire new customers and maintain existing relationships in the mechanical and plant engineering sector. Responsibilities include advising potential customers, creating transport concepts, and processing tenders. The ideal candidate should have relevant training or studies, solid experience in project forwarding, and fluent German and English skills. This position offers permanent employment in a well-established company with various employee benefits.