Develop and administer field sales plans and processes to achieve revenue growth, enhance customer retention and acquisition, and increase lead conversion for a defined geographic region in line with business strategy, financial objectives, Group guidelines and policies.
Key Tasks
- Administer field sales plans and processes, including providing input for sales forecasting, budgeting, etc.
- Deliver sales objectives and revenue growth for a defined geographic region, product line or market segment.
- Secure new business and build on existing core business through repeat orders.
- Respond to inquiries, resolve problems, promote and sell products/services.
- Identify and contact prospective customers and build relationships to generate future sales and repeat business.
- Check and understand type and size of customer requirements, and suggest products/services/alternative products/services.
- Develop and deliver sales bids, presentations, proposals and conduct product demonstrations to customers.
- Follow up prospects, develop terms of sale and close business by connecting a customer need with a DHL solution.
- Introduce products and promotions to customers and deploy marketing campaigns as appropriate.
- Build rapport and trust with customers by being informed about their business and market.
- Coordinate with internal teams such as sales, marketing, operations and service management for enhancing sales and customer retention.
- Support customer retention by staying in touch to ensure service satisfaction, providing information useful to the customer and introducing additional services to the customer.
- Identify problems that may not be clear in own area of authority and modify work methods accordingly.
- Convince external parties such as skeptical customers, institutions, etc. who are skeptical or unwilling to accept proposals or where decision making process and standards are defined and mandatory.
Qualifications & Key Requirements
- 3-4 years of experience in freight forwarding (AFR/OFR).
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience/qualification.
- At least B1 level of English.
- Excellent communication and persuasion skills.
- Customer orientation, problem solving and time management.