Regional Road Freight Sales Manager

Regional Road Freight Sales Manager

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.