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
Salary description
£35000.00 - £37500.00 per year