Internal Sales Executive - Freight Forwarding

Confidential; Buckler's Park; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Hybrid work (1 day)

Job summary

WR Logistics seeks an Internal Sales Executive with freight forwarding sales experience to drive quotations, bids and tenders across Air, Sea and Road. You will negotiate rates with airlines and overseas partners while building strong UK customer relationships and coordinating with the Operations team.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in freight forwarding sales, strong pricing acumen, excellent negotiation and communication skills, and proficient use of CargoWise and MS Office.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' freight forwarding sales experience
• Strong knowledge of the freight forwarding industry
• Excellent customer service, negotiation and communication skills
• Experience pricing Air, Sea and Road freight
• Strong numerical ability and attention to detail
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

Responsibilities

• Preparing competitive freight quotations, bids and tenders across Air, Sea and Road
• Generating accurate quotes using CargoWise
• Negotiating rates with airlines, shipping lines and overseas partners
• Following up quotations and converting opportunities into new business
• Building strong relationships with UK customers and international agents
• Handling customer and pricing enquiries
• Passing secured shipments smoothly to the Operations team

Skills

Freight sales

Negotiation

Customer service

Pricing

Tools

CargoWise

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Join a growing international freight forwarding business - Internal Sales Executive

28 K - 35 K - 33 days holiday including bank holidays - Mon to Fri business hours - 1 day hybrid

Are you an experienced freight forwarding sales professional who enjoys building customer relationships, negotiating rates and winning new business?

What you'll be doing

• Preparing competitive freight quotations, bids and tenders across Air, Sea and Road
• Generating accurate quotes using CargoWise
• Negotiating rates with airlines, shipping lines and overseas partners
• Following up quotations and converting opportunities into new business
• Building strong relationships with UK customers and international agents
• Handling customer and pricing enquiries
• Passing secured shipments smoothly to the Operations team

What we're looking for

• 2+ years' freight forwarding sales experience

Strong knowledge of the freight forwarding industry

• Excellent customer service, negotiation and communication skills
• Experience pricing Air, Sea and Road freight
• Strong numerical ability and attention to detail
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

WR Logistics are a leading recruitment partner for the logistics and supply chain industry, recruiting across the UK, Europe, and the USA for permanent opportunities.

WR Logistics is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy