Job Title: Logistics Sales Manager
Location: Ipswich
Salary: £35,000 to £50,000 depending on experience plus car allowance and other benefits
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
We are looking for a Sales Manager to join our Logistics team. This is a national role and so the individual must be prepared to travel around the UK as required to meet customers.
The Role:
- We are looking for a talented Sales Manager to join our small but focused team, selling advanced supply chain logistics management services (‘ISCMS’) as well as FCL, LCL, air freight forwarding and customs brokerage services.
- This role is NOT limited to the traditional selling of ocean freight rates*; we are expecting someone who will embrace our company philosophy as well as comprehensively learn what product we offer and why clients should choose OOCL Logistics over our competitors.
The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate the following qualities:
- At least 2 years sales experience
- Understand and actively target the right clients to fit our products – predominantly but not limited to UK retail importers and Far East and India Subcontinent trade
- Comfortable with Change Management – agility is required to keep up with the company direction and a rapidly changing logistics, shipping and I.T. environment
- Maintain healthy working relationships and gain the trust of our existing customer base
- Identify business development potential in existing clients to increase profitability of accounts
- Have a working knowledge of the logistics and shipping industries in order to have informed, consultative style interactions with our clients
- Good administrative capability
- The successful candidate must produce accurate quotes
- A good communicator – including working with our Inside Sales and Customer Services departments, as well as weekly reporting of activities via the company CRM software
- Coverage of clients is handled on an ad hoc basis, i.e. not necessarily limited to specific geographies within the UK
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Sales Consultant, Sales Executive, Sales, Sales Team Lead, Senior Sales, Senior Sales Manager, Sales Coordinator, Business Development Lead, Logistics Sales Manager, may also be considered for this role.
