Assistant Sales Manager

Orchid Shipping Pvt. Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Business Development Executive to spearhead initiatives in the freight forwarding sector. This role demands a proactive individual with a Bachelor's degree and 3-4 years of relevant experience. You will identify new business opportunities, engage with clients, and execute effective sales strategies. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a goal-oriented mindset, with a focus on achieving commercial targets. Join a thriving team and make a significant impact in the logistics and transportation industry, driving growth and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in business development within the freight forwarding industry.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage prospective customers for freight forwarding services.
• Develop new customer bases while retaining existing clients.
• Achieve commercial targets and generate sales reports.

Skills

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Sales Strategies Execution

Customer Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Orchid Shipping Pvt. Ltd.

The ideal candidate should be from the Freight Forwarding industry & will lead initiatives to generate and engage with business partners to build new business for the company. This candidate will be focused and have strong communication skills. They should be able to think critically when making plans and have a demonstrated ability to execute a particular strategy.

Responsibilities

• Identifying prospective Customers, Business Opportunities, Assessing Customer needs in terms of promoting our Freight Forwarding Services.
• Development of Special Container volumes primarily Ex. Chennai Region.
• Providing rates to assigned clients as per their requirement for Different Sectors and Different Ports within Principal’s service profile.
• Developing new customer base along with retention of existing clientele.
• Follow-up with the Clients for Bookings on proposals and quotes offered & convert inquiries to firm bookings.
• Achieving set commercial targets (volume / revenue).
• Generating Daily, Weekly and Monthly sales reports and submitting the same to HODs.
• Pro-actively search, qualify, develop and engage in new customer relationships.
• Provide Post-Sales support to all Existing and New Clients.
• Outstanding Execution of Sales Strategies consistently across the assigned Zone.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 3 - 4 years' prior Freight forwarding industry related business development experience
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven knowledge and execution of successful development strategies
• Focused and goal-oriented

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Business Development, Sales, and Marketing

Industries

Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage and Freight and Package Transportation