Business Development Manager - Air Freight - South

Business Development Manager - Air Freight - South

Base either Southampton or Essex

Salary £55K to £65K inclusive of Car Allowance Plus excellent OTE uncapped

and on lifetime of account

Our Client is an Industry Leader in Freight Forwarding and Cross Border Express Distribution. They are looking for an experienced Air Freight BDM to join the team.

Selling in the South of England with a base either Southampton or Essex.

Responsibilities

• Generate leads and cold call prospective customers (create a sales pipeline)
• Generate custom from said pipeline.
• Meet with clients face to face, over the phone / Teams etc.
• Build / develop relationships with clients
• Understand the needs of your clients and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet/exceed these
• Have a good understanding of the businesses' services and be able to advise others about them

Requirements

• an excellent telephone manner for making initial contact and for ongoing communication with clients and business associates
• interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients
• written and verbal communication skills - needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills
• IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets
• decision-making skills
• a flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch.

Personal abilities/skills

• Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets
• Teamworking skills and a collaborative approach to work
• The ability to multitask and prioritise your workload
• The ability to motivate yourself and set your own goals

Apply Vicky