Business Development Manager – Newcastle

Who are we?

Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious and independently owned logistics business. We operate across three divisions—Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, and Europa Warehouse—and our continued success has earned us a place in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for three consecutive years.

With 15 sales offices across the UK and Ireland, plus a strong and expanding international footprint in Europe, and countries such as Hong Kong, China, India, and Dubai, we’re investing heavily in our people, our infrastructure, and our future. If you’re looking to be part of a forward‑thinking organisation where your contribution genuinely makes an impact, Europa is a place where you can grow and thrive.

What we’re looking for:

A Business Development Manager to join our thriving sales team! This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident, sales driven individual to join our fast-paced Road Freight division. As a Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining your customer base within your allocated area/location while ensuring that you are meeting your monthly GP targets.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining your customer base within your allocated area/location.
• Source sales leads using the company’s in-house CMS, or other sources of information.
• Make telesales calls (outbound) to potential clients to profile and qualify the prospect, using your knowledge of the Europa product portfolio.
• Visit potential customers and prepare quotations for presentation to the customer.
• For the first 6 months, manage the accounts in your business base by maintaining and developing the levels of business within that client base, ideally with the aim of becoming the sole supplier.
• Make regular contact with your customers pro-actively to ensure that we are satisfying the needs of the customer and with a mind to developing further business opportunities from within that account.
• After developing the account for 6 months to win the most business possible, you will hand the account to customer service to ensure the balance to win new customers remains.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (depending on experience)
• On target bonus of: £3000 in year 1, £9750 in year 2, £11,250 in year 3
• Full training and career development
• 25 days holidays + bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• A fantastic working culture which promotes excellent work/life balance.
• The opportunity to develop, progress and work within a global organisation which is rapidly growing.
• Europa benefits scheme (on successful completion of probation period)
• Contributory company pension scheme

Qualifications

• A strong, confident, and resilient personality
• Must have a full UK driving license.
• Passionate about sales and customer service.
• The ability to work well and thrive under pressure, within a targeted environment.
• Have fantastic communication skills both written and verbal
• Be eager to learn, develop and excel in your career within sales.

Please note – if you submit your CV, you are giving Europa Worldwide Group Ltd, and its subsidiaries consent to hold your personal data. All applications will be dealt with according to General Data Protection Regulations.

Europa Worldwide Group are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Europa Worldwide Group do not accept agency CV submissions unless specifically requested/engaged with the role by the Internal Talent Team. Please do not submit speculative CVs. Europa will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.

Please note that an offer of employment is subject to the completion of satisfactory pre-employment checks.