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Sales account manager - Freight forwarder

HTE Recruitment
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Reading, Berkshire RG17LT, England

Salary

£36,000 - £40,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A logistics company is seeking a Sales Executive for a remote/field-based role in the Essex/Oxfordshire/Reading/London area.
  • Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience in sales or account management within a freight forwarder and a solid understanding of freight forwarding.
  • The position involves conducting 10-12 face-to-face meetings weekly, focusing on maintaining client relationships rather than hardcore sales targets.
  • The salary ranges from £36,000 to £40,000, with an annual bonus based on new clients won and a £5,000 car allowance.
  • This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to manage a client base while living in the Essex, Greater London, or Berkshire area.

Sales executive (Remote / field based) required for a logistics company in the Essex/Oxfordshire/Reading/London area. This is a ideal role for a candidate with 2 years within sales OR a number of years within account management within a freight forwarder. You will have a understanding of freight forwarding. This role is more about being the face of the company within your patch instead of a hard core sales role. You will do 10-12 face to face meetings a week and the targets are based on winning either a new business or a repeat business instead of a financial target. 36-40k basic + a bonus each year based on the number of new clients won + car allowance of 5k a year. This role is field based, with working at home on days of no meetings.

The role
We are looking for a candidate as a Sales executive (field based) will be able to meet both new and repeat clients. You will ensure the client base has a range of regular visits, you will work through a list of 150 pervious clients to re-win these clients, you will work on repeat business as well as brand new business. This is a client facing role with about 12 meetings each week. This role is not hard core sales, it is about client relationships as well. This role will include all the normal Sales executive (field based) duties.

Experience
We are looking for a Sales executive (field based) who has a understanding of freight forwarding. You might be from the operations side wanting to step into sales, you might be a account manager who wants to be more field based or you might be a sales executive or a business development manager who is looking to step into your next role. You will be able to hold meetings, with around 10-12 meetings per week. You will have a great communication skill and passion for growing relationships. It is essential you are currently living within the Essex, Greater London or Berkshire area, as meetings can be short notice with clients

  • Sales executive (field based)
  • Logistics company
  • 36-40k + annual bonus based on new clients won + 5k car allowance
  • This is a remote role - field based role with working from home on days of no meetings. About 12 client meetings a week.
  • The patch: Oxford, Reading, Guildford, South West Essex, Kent and the Greater London region,

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HtE Recruitment over the past 15 years has been trusted by professionals across the UK in finding their next job. As well as this role, our Logistics Recruitment team has a wide range of other roles across the UK. If you are currently looking for a move, contact HtE Recruitment today. When you apply for this advert, we will save your contact details to call you regarding this job, please see our website or email we will send for a full GDPR privacy statement. HtE Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this permanent position & we only cover permanent jobs.

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