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Freight Sales Executive

Streamline Search Ltd
Posted a day ago, valid for 2 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 on behalf of a well-established client in the Freight and Logistics industry, located in Tilbury.
  • The role requires at least 2 years of experience in selling sea, air, and road freight within a forwarding environment.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £30,000 to £35,000, along with a commission scheme and standard holiday benefits.
  • Candidates should possess strong negotiation skills, good communication abilities, and a solid understanding of the global freight industry.
  • The position involves sourcing business leads, generating new sales, and working both in the office and in the field.

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.