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National Road Freight Sales Manager
Approx. basic £60k + Uncapped OTE + Car / Car allowance + Bens
Northampton base
Hours - 9am-5pm
Our client is an International 3PL who have now to expand in the UK across a growing number of sites. They offer a variety of Multi-modal Logistics & Freight services & we are delighted to partner them in their search for an experienced, senior Business Development Manager for their Road Freight division.
This client operates a business model that will allow you the freedom to be entrepreneurial in a professional but very much non-corporate culture.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
Operational
- Establish own leads and target via the internal tele-sales team and/or email campaigns.
- To support the Branch and General Manager in maintaining current customer accounts as well as procuring new customers. Ensuring that excellent customer service is always provided.
- Proactively contact new customers according to targets mutually set & agreed with line Manager.
- Actively sell and promote all the company's services once contact has been made.
- Prepare any quotations as required by the customer and follow up as necessary.
- Maintain an up-to-date record of the above four requirements and submit to line manager in report form on a weekly basis.
- Proactive, professional & first-class customer service at all times.
Administration
- Using sales management system to input customer details and carry out sales tasks
- Sales Reporting using company software.
- Both searching for possible tenders and progressing with current tenders
People Management
- Working with the team to ensure that customer service is always maintained
- Communicate with all members of staff at all levels
Requirements
Essential
- Proven experience in sales across road freight
- Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality
- Consistently manages the task in hand.
- Full UK driving license
This is a fantastic opportunity - we look forward to your application.
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