Freigh Forward - BDM
17 days ago
Tilbury
Business Development Executive – Essex Are you a proactive internal sales professional passionate about freight forwarding? Tired of working for the larger cold corporates, then join our growing friendly team in Tilbury, a respected player in the freight industry, where you’ll develop your career across sea, air, and road transport. Enjoy a dynamic, collaborative environment with excellent training opportunities and clear paths for progression. We reward success with a competitive salary and a generous commission scheme tailored to your achievements. Have you worked for DHL, Kuehne + Nagel or DB Schenker? Then this could be the perfect role for you! What we offer: • Competitive basic salary of £30,000 to £37,500 per annum (approx. £577 to £721 per week), dependent on experience, • Commission: 10% gross profit on new customers, 5% on customers secured via business information, • Commission rates reduce to 5% and 2.5% respectively after 12 months, continuing while you work with us, • Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:30 working hours, • Supportive team environment and ongoing training, • Opportunity to work across multimodal imports (sea, air, road) and expand your network, • After porbation period - flexible working (home & office) Your key responsibilities: • Identify and secure new business opportunities from your own leads and internal Sales and Operations teams, • Develop sales across FCL/LCL sea freight, air freight, and road freight imports, • Prepare accurate, compliant quotations with all relevant terms and clauses, • Liaise effectively between Business Development Managers and Customer Service teams, • Work flexibly both in-office and in the field We’re looking for someone with: • Minimum 2 years’ freight forwarding sales experience, ideally within a small to medium-sized freight forwarder – key with Deep Sea sector, • GCSE (or equivalent) A-C (4-9) in core subjects, • Proven sales and negotiation skills, • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, • A collaborative approach with excellent attention to detail, • Ideally, you bring your own business to grow with us Ready to take your next step? INDPER