Freight Account Manager (EXPIRED)
Northenden
Transport & Logistics
33000 Annual
Permanent
Do you currenty work in the Freight/Logisics sector? Are you a strong communicator who enjoys building strong customer relationships? Is it a company who can offer guaranteed progression that you re looking for in your next move?
Partnering with this highly reputable freight forwarder who has a global presence, we re looking to find a superstar to join their growing sales development team. You ll focus purely on managing key accounts, networking your current customer base to ensure full potential of sales.
We ve placed a lot of people here and seen so much personal growth; it s an opportunity not to be missed.
What You Get
- £30-33k + KPI incentives
- Profit share scheme
- 25 days holidays + bank holidays, buy & sell, additional accruals due to service
- Earn between £3-11k annually in commission
- Hybrid working
- Flexible hours
- Enhanced maternity / paternity leave
About the Job
- You ll join as a Customer Account Manager who ll service around 500 key wholesale accounts in the North of England.
- It s a tactile role where you will interact with your customers by telephone AND face to face; you ll spend at least 3-4 days off-site per month, visiting your customers and maintaining that relationship.
- Your customers are independent freight forwarders who actively use your LCL and FCL service (import and export); it s down to you to network these customers and make sure that you re supplying at the maximum potential.
- Reporting to the UK Sales Manager you ll be the customers single point of contact from initial enquiry through to aftercare following delivery.
- Over time, there will be an opportunity for you to progress in to the Business Development Team; if that s what you want.
About You
- You ll have a natural ability to build and maintain relationships internally and externally you re not going to be in a sales role as such, but being a part of the sales team, you ll need to keep up with the vibrancy of the team and your customers expectations.
- It s essential that you re currently working in freight forwarding / logistics / shipping so as to have up to date and relevant industry knowledge/advice to impart on your customers.
- You will LOVE a varied role which will involve providing quotations, pricing, negotiations, upselling, customer service and face to face visits.
- You must have a full, clean driving licence own transport is not essential as you ll be given use of the team pool car when visiting your customers.
About The Company
- A world leading freight forwarder AND employer.
- It s a business we ve partnered with for almost a decade; making many successful hires who ve seen tremendous progression.
- With a bulging benefits package and a culture worth leaving your current role for get in touch today!
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