Regional Road Freight Sales Manager

Strive Supply Chain; Northampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain recruiter is seeking a Regional Road Freight Sales Manager based in Northampton. The ideal candidate will have proven sales experience in road freight, a full UK driving license, and a strong ability to manage customer relationships and deliver excellent service. This role offers a basic salary of approx. £65k with uncapped OTE, a car allowance, and a supportive, non-corporate environment. If you are looking to make a significant impact in a growing international company, apply now.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales across road freight.
• Good understanding of customer deliverables.
• Consistently manages the task in hand.
• Full UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Establish leads and target via tele-sales and email campaigns.
• Support the Branch and General Manager in maintaining accounts.
• Proactively contact new customers according to targets.
• Actively sell and promote all company services.
• Prepare quotations as required and follow up.
• Maintain records of customer interactions.

Skills

Sales expertise in road freight

Customer service excellence

Ability to manage tasks efficiently

Strong communication skills

Job description

Strive are a UK wide Supply Chain & Logistics management recruiter. Please visit strive . co . uk for additional roles across engineering, production, warehouse & transport operations.

Regional Road Freight Sales Manager

Approx. basic £65k + Uncapped OTE + Car / Car allowance + Bens

Northampton base

Hours - 9am-5pm

Our client is an International 3PL who have now to expand in the UK across a growing number of sites. They offer a variety of Multi-modal Logistics & Freight services & we are delighted to partner them in their search for an experienced, senior Business Development Manager for their Road Freight division.

This client operates a business model that will allow you the freedom to be entrepreneurial in a professional but very much non-corporate culture.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

Operational

• Establish own leads and target via the internal tele-sales team and/or email campaigns.
• To support the Branch and General Manager in maintaining current customer accounts as well as procuring new customers. Ensuring that excellent customer service is always provided.
• Proactively contact new customers according to targets mutually set & agreed with line Manager.
• Actively sell and promote all the company's services once contact has been made.
• Prepare any quotations as required by the customer and follow up as necessary.
• Maintain an up-to-date record of the above four requirements and submit to line manager in report form on a weekly basis.
• Proactive, professional & first-class customer service at all times.

Administration

• Using sales management system to input customer details and carry out sales tasks
• Sales Reporting using company software.
• Both searching for possible tenders and progressing with current tenders

People Management

• Working with the team to ensure that customer service is always maintained
• Communicate with all members of staff at all levels

Requirements

Essential

• Proven experience in sales across road freight
• Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality
• Consistently manages the task in hand.
• Full UK driving license

This is a fantastic opportunity - we look forward to your application.

Strive Supply Chain Limited [& associated businesses] acts as an employment agency on behalf of external employers for the provision of permanent staff. By applying for this vacancy, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at strive .co. uk