Business Development Manager - Freight

A rapidly expanding UK & International freight forwarder is looking for a sales manager - business development manager to sell their road, sea and air freight services, the role is generating sales leads, arranging sales appointments and closing deals face to face.
ROLE: Sales Manager - Business Development Manager LOCATION: Surrey BASIC SALARY: £40k to £45k plus £5000 car allowance BENEFITS: company fuel card (we reimburse fuel from invoices until the card is issued). Commission structure (uncapped), Pension. HOURS: Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm
ROLE: This is a Business Development focused Sales Manager position , responsible for generating new business across freight forwarding and courier services. The role is heavily weighted towards proactive sales activity, including sourcing leads, building a pipeline and converting new opportunities.

Key Responsibilities
Generating new business across air, sea, road freight and courier services
Building and managing a pipeline from scratch
Actively prospecting, cold calling and developing new client relationships
Meeting clients face to face and closing new opportunities
Managing accounts initially, with a v...