Freight Sales Executive
- £35000 - £40000
- Coleshill, B46
- Permanent
Freight Sales Executive
Offering a salary of up to £40,000 per year depending on experience, with an OTE of up to £50,000 per year and a company car allowance.
Previous Freight Sales experience is necessary.
We are currently working with a leading Birmingham-based multimodal Freight Forwarder who are looking to employ a Freight Sales Executive to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.
This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates with experience within a sales-orientated role, within the freight industry. With the successful candidate joining a busy, thriving sales team.
The successful candidate will generate sales, through introduction of new customers and developing a client base.
Duties will include:
- Generation and follow-up of sales leads, meeting potential and existing customers.
- Creating and presenting presentations, producing tenders and proposals for new business.
- Providing quotations where necessary.
- Build and maintain relationships with overseas agents.
- Offer an exceptional standard of customer service to internal and external customers.
- Monitor and report on current developments in the market and information on potential competitors.
- Work with Route Development Managers to promote specific markets through a coordinated programme of targeted calls.
- Prepare and presenting weekly and monthly sales reports.
- Ensuring all rate tariffs are updated, to ensure maximum profit and little loss.
This role requires a candidate who:
- Notable experience within the freight industry.
- Excellent working knowledge of all modes of freight, covering sea, air and road as well as logistics experience.
- Proven experience within a sales-orientated role.
- Motivated self-starter.
- The ability to work to strict deadlines and strives to achieve targets and KPIs.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
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