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Freight Sales Executive

Streamline Search Ltd
Posted 20 hours ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Tilbury, Essex RM18 8JA

Salary

£42,000 - £50,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Freight Sales Executive position is being recruited by Streamline Search for a client with nearly 50 years of experience in the Freight and Logistics industry, located in Tilbury.
  • The role requires a proactive Sales & Development Executive with at least 2 years of experience in selling sea, air, and road freight in a forwarding environment.
  • Responsibilities include sourcing business leads, generating new sales across various freight modes, and completing quotations accurately.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £30,000 to £35,000, with additional benefits including a commission scheme, standard holidays, onsite parking, and a company pension.
  • Candidates should possess strong negotiation skills, good communication abilities, and be competent in Microsoft Office applications.

Job Description: Freight Sales Executive

Freight Sales Executive - Profile

Streamline Search are recruiting on behalf of our client. Our client has been established for nearly 50 years and are experience din the Freight and Logistics industry. They are based in Tilbury at the heart of the shipping industry in the Southeast. They handle importations and exportations of all/any cargos by multimodal means- Air, Sea, Road & Rail. They are looking for a proactive Sales & Development Executive with experience of all modes of transport to enhance their busy team.

Freight Sales Executive - Responsibilities

  • Source your own business leads and act on those provided by Sales and Operations colleagues.
  • Generate new sales, this includes FCL / LCL sea freight, air freight and road freight, import and export.
  • Work flexibly, both in the office and out in the field.
  • Ability to bring in own transferable business a definite advantage.
  • Able to complete quotations with correct clauses.

Freight Sales Executive - Requirements

  • Ideally at least 2 years' experience in selling sea, air, and road freight in a forwarding environment.
  • Experience of sales and development.
  • Good overall knowledge of the Global freight industry.
  • Good negotiation skills.
  • Strong telesales experience
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Good communication skills and friendly personality.
  • Competent using Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.

Freight Sales Executive - Remunerations

  • Monday to Friday 0900-1700hrs
  • £30,000-£35,000
  • Commission scheme
  • Standard holiday plus bank holidays
  • Onsite parking
  • Company pension

Streamline Search is a technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the United Kingdom. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying to this post you are granting us consent to process your data and contact you in relation to this application.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.