Rugby, Warwickshire
40,000 (negotiable) + car allowance and bonus
Overview
This large international transport and logistics business is seeking a bright, enthusiastic individual with a passion for sales to join their commercial team.
The role will have responsibility for getting out there to find new customers and re‑engage with existing accounts to help grow commercial revenues in their UK & EU Road Freight division.
Access to the Coventry / Rugby area would be beneficial but the role could be done on a hybrid basis.
Responsibilities of this role
- Own the sales journey from spotting opportunities through pitching and presenting to launching happy new customers for road freight services.
- Build a strong pipeline across the UK & EU road freight market.
- Lead customer meetings, presentations and site visits.
- Represent the business at industry events and exhibitions.
- Get to the heart of customer challenges and help to design freight and logistics solutions that work in conjunction with the Head of Sales.
The person for this role
- Ambitious, tenacious and hungry with some pre-existing sales experience in the Freight / Logistics industry. Experience in road freight would be preferable.
- Proven experience in sales and business development and used to interacting with customers to understand their needs and develop solutions that fit.
- Excellent commercial awareness and the confidence to prospect, start new conversations and build opportunities from scratch.
- Engaging communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
- The role could suit someone looking to move from an internal sales role to a field based sales role.
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