Junior Road Freight Sales Executive

Red Recruits; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in North Kent is seeking a Junior Road Freight Sales Executive to join their growing team. This role is ideal for someone looking to start their sales career in the European road freight sector, offering hands-on training and support. Key responsibilities include engaging with customers, supporting senior sales staff, and ensuring seamless service delivery. Strong communication skills and IT proficiency are essential for success in this position.

Benefits

Performance-related incentives

Full training and ongoing support

Long-term career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Some previous experience in a sales, customer service or telesales environment is ideal.
• Genuine interest in transport, logistics or road freight.
• Confident on the phone and able to build rapport.

Responsibilities

• Calling and emailing prospective and existing customers.
• Supporting senior BDMs with quotes and rate proposals.
• Helping to prepare presentations and tenders for new opportunities.

Skills

Previous experience in sales or customer service

Interest in transport and logistics

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work with IT systems

Job description

Junior Road Freight Sales Executive

Location: North Kent

Type: Full-time, office based with training and progression

Start date: Early January (or ASAP)

Sector: UK-UK / EU-UK / Pan-European road freight

The Company

Our client is a long-established, family-owned European transport and logistics specialist, headquartered in North Kent and operating across the UK and mainland Europe. They run a sizeable modern fleet of temperature‑controlled and curtainside vehicles, providing full loads, part loads and groupage services for frozen, chilled and ambient goods into and out of the UK. Their core customer base includes food service companies and manufacturers, and they are now investing in growth across new sectors such as pharmaceuticals, construction and automotive.

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the start of their sales career who wants to break into European road freight. You will be based in the North Kent office with lots of hands‑on training and support from an experienced commercial team. Working alongside senior colleagues, you will help to develop UK‑UK, EU‑UK and Pan‑European road freight business, with a particular focus on temperature‑controlled (refrigerated and chilled) services, as well as ambient freight.

Day‑to‑day duties

• Calling and emailing prospective and existing customers
• Supporting more senior BDMs with quotes and rate proposals
• Helping to prepare presentations and tenders for new opportunities
• Recording activity and pipeline on the internal systems
• Working closely with operations to ensure that what is sold can be delivered smoothly

About You

• Some previous experience in a sales, customer service or telesales environment is ideal, but attitude and potential are more important
• A genuine interest in transport, logistics or road freight
• Confident on the phone, able to build rapport and ask good questions
• Motivated by targets and by building long‑term customer relationships
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with good attention to detail
• Comfortable working with IT systems (email, CRM, Excel etc.)

Package

Salary dependent on experience, plus performance‑related incentives. Full training and ongoing support from an experienced team. Opportunity to develop a long‑term career in European road freight sale.

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