Freight Forwarding Sales Executive

Business Development – Freight Forwarding Sales Executive

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Location: Basildon, Essex

Salary: £30,000 to £45,000 basic plus uncapped commission

OTE: £35,000 to £55,000

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Working Pattern: Office, home and client visits

Noble Recruiting are currently recruiting for a Freight Forwarding Sales Executive role on behalf of a growing and well-established logistics business based in Basildon, Essex.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities across freight forwarding services
• Identify, target and win new customers across sectors including retail, furniture, e commerce and manufacturing
• Build and manage a healthy pipeline of prospective clients
• Use tools such as Apollo, LinkedIn and CRM systems to support lead generation and outreach
• Book and attend face to face meetings with prospective customers
• Understand customer supply chains, challenges and requirements
• Present tailored freight solutions and strong value propositions
• Convert quotations into live business
• Negotiate rates, margins and commercial terms xwzovoh
• Build long term client relationships and encourage repeat business
• Work closely with pricing and operations teams to ensure a smooth handover of new accounts
• Maintain a high level of service from the start of each client relationship
• Keep up to date with freight market trends, rates, BAF and industry disruption to support commercial positioning

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