Sea Logistics Sales Representative (Sea Logistics Business Development Manager) FS-VS

Kuehne + Nagel AS; George Town; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Penang is looking for a Sales Representative to drive sales activities and develop customer relationships. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of field sales experience and knowledge of freight forwarding. This role positioned to support robust growth in sea logistics and emphasizes diversity within the team.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of field sales experience required.
• Experience preferred in freight forwarding or international sea logistics.
• Familiarity with logistics processes and solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive all sales activities and prepare quotations.
• Align sales efforts with Customer Care Location (CCL) Managers.
• Gather marketplace information on pricing and products.

Skills

Field sales experience

Freight forwarding experience

Logistics processes knowledge

Job description

It's more than a job

When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

As a Sales Representative at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a vital role in support of our rapid growth in sea logistics at Kuehne+Nagel, we are hiring highly motivated individuals who are sales savvy, and believe in delivering quality service to fulfill customer needs. This role will be responsible for delivering agreed portfolio targets through the development of existing and new customers in accordance with our national sales management guidelines.

How you create impact

• To own, monitor + drive all sales activities for (i.e. prepare quotation) customers within your control, ensuring prospects are identified, qualified + nurtured through the sales pipeline so as to close profitable + sustainable customer deals.
• To align your sales efforts with Customer Care Location (CCL) Managers, Pricing + Sea Logistics Business Development teams, including pricing decisions.
• To monitor competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing + products.
• To report customer feedback to the CCL team, supporting resolutions as required.
• To align with CCL colleagues when onboarding new customers.
• To maintain + update the most relevant customer information in internal systems.
• To regularly review customer portfolios with the CCL Managers + team.
• To focus on customer engagement, satisfaction, retention + reactivation through high levels of service quality in close collaboration with the CCL.

What we would like you to bring

• 2+ years field sales experience
• Freight forwarding/international sea logistics experience preferred
• Experience with logistics processes and solutions

What's in it for you

As an employer, Kuehne+Nagel stands for equal opportunity and we are committed to diversity in our teams with regards to people with disabilities. We believe that you can make a valuable contribution to Kuehne+Nagel and look forward to receiving your application.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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