Sea Logistics Sales Representative (Istanbul) FS-VS

Kuehne + Nagel AS; Başakşehir; On-site; TRY 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Turkey is seeking a Sea Logistics Sales Representative to generate new business opportunities, primarily with SMEs. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the forwarding/logistics sector, possess strong negotiation skills, and be fluent in both English and Turkish. This role offers opportunities for professional development and requires a bachelor's degree and a valid driving license.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in field sales in forwarding/logistics.
• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and native Turkish.
• Ability to travel and hold a valid driving license.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities focused on SMEs.
• Take pricing decisions in alignment with Customer Care Managers.
• Prepare quotations and submit proposals to customers.
• Monitor competition and gather marketplace information.
• Report customer complaints to the Customer Care Team.

Skills

Sales representation

Negotiating skills

Market knowledge

Customer relationship management

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

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. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. Our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

You always put the customer first. You will be a reliable partner for our customers and ensure the commercial success of Kuehne+Nagel. If you believe that you would add value to Kuehne+Nagel\'s sales team, apply!

Sea Logistics Sales Representative is responsible for generating new business opportunities with a clear focus on SME customers. They have a thorough, up to date and in-depth understanding of the trade-lane(s) in terms of the geography of the trade, and the service offerings, such as sailings, transit times, reliability, specific country documentation regulations, local standards, operational requirements, as well as the type of industry/goods/commodity traded on the particular routes.

How you create impact

• Generating new business opportunities with a clear focus on SMEs.
• Taking pricing decisions in alignment with the Customer Care Managers.
• Preparing quotations using our online tools and submitting our proposals to customers.
• Demonstrating superior Sea Logistics product and trade knowledge.
• Delivering presentations about our main Sea Logistics products.
• Monitoring competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing and products.
• Reporting customer complaints to the Customer Care Team.
• Aligning with the Customer Care Team when onboarding new customers and providing robust and complete content in the Customer Promise/CCL handover form.
• Using CoreLOG to maintain and update customer information.
• Performing the related CRM tasks/activities. Regularly reviewing the customers\' portfolio with the CCL managers and Customer Care Team.
• Closing customer deals.

What we would like you to bring

• Minimum bachelor\'s degree.
• Minimum 5 years of extensive track record of professional experience and success as field sales representative in the forwarding / logistics sector.
• A reliable, trustworthy and serious demeanour.
• Excellent negotiating and closure skills, ability to work on your own initiative and in a highly organized way.
• A good knowledge of spoken and written English and native Turkish.
• Very good computer skills, particularly MS Office.
• A valid driving license and able to travel.

What\'s in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel you are always part of a team, but still have control over how you arrange your own work and your own way of achieving success. Present your customers with the products and services of a company that is the global market leader in logistics in many sectors. In return we offer a wide range of continuing professional development opportunities.

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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