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Senior Business Development Manager - Logistics

Xclusive Recruitment

Lichfield

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GBP 50,000 - 80,000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading logistics recruitment company seeks a senior salesperson to drive growth across services. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in logistics sales, outstanding networking capabilities, and a strong track record in business development. Join a team dedicated to excellence and innovation in the logistics sector.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of business-to-business sales experience in logistics.
  • Proven track record of new business wins.
  • Natural networking abilities with contacts across the sector.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and deliver the company's growth targets across the full portfolio of services.
  • Manage and develop sales activity at a national level.
  • Create and build profitable customer relationships.

Skills

Business development skills
Strong communication skills
Networking
Logistics knowledge

Job description

The Company

A well-established distribution company with an admirable reputation.

The Role

This key strategic Sales role is to lead from the front and deliver the company's growth targets across the full portfolio of services.

This senior role will support, manage, and develop existing sales activity at a national level. The role requires a natural networker who creates and builds profitable customer relationships through effective senior client interaction.

A natural ambassador, you will enjoy working with clients to develop large existing and new revenue streams.

The Applicant

You must have proven experience in creating large new business within a logistics business. Applicants currently working in a similar senior professional sales role with a proven track record of success are invited to apply if they have:

  • Experience working for one of the 3PL / freight / fulfilment / transport / logistics providers
  • 5 years of business-to-business sales experience
  • A notable networker with contacts throughout the logistics sector
  • Exceptional business development skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Knowledge of the UK parcels and logistics market
  • A demonstrable sales track record of new business wins. You must demonstrate a hunger for success and be prepared to invest significant time and effort to achieve our client's ambitions.

Quality sales team leadership skills and excellent communication skills are essential.

Comprehensive understanding of logistics innovations, the opportunities, and threats they pose, along with a progressive approach to leveraging them for competitive advantage.

All the qualities of a natural networker.

Proven leadership skills with experience in inspiring and motivating successful sales growth.

You must demonstrate a hunger for success and be prepared to invest exceptional time and effort to achieve our client's ambitions.


In Short
  • Industry: Logistics & Transport
  • Founded: 2003
  • Location: Northants
  • Company size: 0 - 49
We find people careers, not jobs.

We are the UK's leading quality logistics search specialist.

We have unrivalled knowledge of the logistics sector.

Established in 2003, we have built our reputation on first-class service. The Xclusive culture is built around an ethos of quality and performance. Our team prides itself on honesty, professionalism, and integrity at all times.

Xclusive was set up in June 2003.

We have 50+ years of experience working in various industry sectors and 20+ years of search and selection experience. Having seen both sides of the process, we fully understand the diverse business cultures and skill sets when matching candidates to roles.

We will quickly demonstrate our in-depth knowledge of the entire logistics sector, and we speak your language.

We work across all sectors of logistics including:

Parcels, General Logistics, Pallet Networks, 3PL, Groupage, Ecommerce, Retail Distribution, General Haulage, and Warehousing.

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