Sales Executive

Freight Personnel; Poynton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Poynton is seeking a Sales Executive to drive sales within the Freight and Shipping industry. The role involves generating and converting leads, liaising with customers, and maintaining a real-time CRM database. Ideal candidates will have sales experience within the Freight Forwarding sector and possess excellent communication skills. The position offers a salary between £30,000 and £40,000, along with a car and commission.

Benefits

Car

Commission

Pension

Qualifications

• Previous sales experience in Freight Forwarding or logistics is essential.
• Able to source new business and retain existing customers.
• Hardworking, tenacious, and team player.

Responsibilities

• Generate and convert sales leads in the Freight Forwarding industry.
• Liaise with existing and lapsed customers to gain business.
• Ensure CRM database is updated with all calls and prospects.

Skills

Sales driven

Customer focused

Excellent communication skills

IT Literate

Job description

Our client offers a complete global shipping service, they are a well-established company specialising in International Air/Sea and Road, Domestic, Express, e Commerce and Freight Forwarding services globally

Due to expansion and development, we are now recruiting for a Sales Executive within the Freight and Shipping industry to work from the Poynton, Cheshire office covering. This is an externally based sales position covering the North West

You will be joining a well-established company with over 25 years' global experience, operating out of 13 countries.

Main Duties

- Generating and converting sales leads in the Freight Forwarding, ecommerce and International Express and Domestic Parcels and Pallet industry

- With an internal database to work from as well as self-generated leads and prospects using your own market knowledge and experience

- Liasing with existing and lapsed customers in order to gain more business

- Using a CRM database, so ensuring the database is up to date with all calls/prospects/data logged

Person specification

- Previous sales experience from within a Freight Forwarding, International or UK parcels, e-commerce, Sameday, transport, pallet and logistics industry is essential

- Sales driven, customer focused, hardworking, tenacious, target driven and a team player

- Able to source new business and retain

- Excellent communication skills

- IT Literate

Package and Benefits

- Salary £30,000 to £40,000

- Car

- Commission

- Pension