Freight Personnel

We currently have a brilliant opportunity for an experienced, successful, energetic and entrepreneurial Business Development Manager to join our clients fast-growing team in the Kent and SE London area Overview of the role: The client are seeking a dedicated and proactive Business Development Manager to join their successful and fast-growing new business team. This position, reporting to the National Sales Manager, will be instrumental in shaping the company's growth strategies. Your role is to profitably grow our diverse services focusing on Uk and International eCommerce and UK Pallet Distribution, by seeking out and maximizing new opportunities through lead generation and face-to-face prospect meetings. What you'll do: - Source, negotiate and convert new business contracts with SME's requiring domestic and/or international e-commerce delivery solutions. - Identify and convert cross selling opportunities covering the vast array of Group services including domestic and international mail, pallet movements and Medical distribution services. - Working with their telesales team to identify new business opportunities, industry verticals and prospect pipelines. - You will attend a minimum of 9 face to face new business meetings per week to achieve target. - Self-generating sales leads to achieve the weekly call target in addition to being provided appointments generated by the very successful internal telesales team. - Producing regular sales reports and pipeline activity reports via Salesforce. - Strategically identifying new sectors/opportunities to sell into. - Assisting with other sales related tasks and projects within the business as required. - Acquire a thorough understanding of client needs and requirements, creating action plans and achievable timescales to manage expectations and delivery. Who they are looking for: They are looking for a hungry, tenacious, accomplished and entrepreneurial Business Development Manager to join our successful and fast-growing team. The right candidate will be able to demonstrate previous success in hitting their annual targets and delivering distribution solutions for e-commerce clients. You will demonstrate and possess the following: - To be commercially minded with excellent business acumen with the ability to seek solutions. - A confident and enthusiastic personality, with an ambitious and forward-thinking attitude. - An excellent understanding of the English language, both written and verbal. - To be a quick learner, who is inquisitive and willing to proactively get stuck in. - Meticulous, precise attention to detail, with a desire to get things right the first time. - Demonstrate confidence with numbers and excellent pipeline management. - Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office and using mobile technology in the field. - Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and networking skills. - Good time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks. - To be process driven and able to manage projects as required. - The ability to be a team player and fit in with the company culture. - A clean (maximum of 3 points) full UK driving licence. What we can they offer you: - A successful career in a fast growing, customer centric and entrepreneurial business - A competitive salary and generous uncapped commission scheme delivering a six figure OTE. - Car allowance. - Company contribution pension scheme. - Life Assurance. - Full business-related expenses paid. - Excellent internal training support to meet role requirements.

Who our client are? Our Freight Forwarding client is an ambitious independent logistics operator with three divisions, Road, Air & Sea, and Warehouse, and has been featured in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for three years. The group employs over 1,100 people with 16 sales offices in the UK, and the Republic of Ireland, plus European teams in France Belgium and the Netherlands and internationally in Cape Town Hong Kong, China, India and the UAE. We are they looking for : Their Air & Sea division has experienced remarkable growth over the past two years, and they are not slowing down! They are expanding their UK team and looking for a passionate and driven Business Development Manager to join the South of England sales team based anywhere in the Kent region, but preferably in the Dartford and surrounding area In this role, you'll report directly to the Regional Air & Sea Sales Manager (South) and play a key part in building and maintaining strong relationships with an existing portfolio of clients. At the same time, you'll maximise sales opportunities by identifying and winning new business. What they we offer in return? - Competitive Salary circa 50k Plus Car allowance - Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 5:30pm (Hybrid) - Generous Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of annual leave. - Enhanced Family Leave: Benefit from enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay. - Wellbeing Focus: Access our employee wellbeing programme for your overall health and happiness. - Referral Rewards: Earn up to 1000 by referring a friend to join our team. - Work-Life Balance: Thrive in a fantastic working culture that promotes an excellent work-life balance. - Recognition Programs: Celebrate your contributions with our charity 50-50 and long service awards What you will be doing as Business Development Manager - Build and maintain a thriving customer base to expand revenue streams and secure lasting partnerships. - Organise your sales activities with precision, ensuring impactful engagement through calls, emails, and face-to-face meetings. - Identify, establish, and nurture key accounts to unlock their full potential. - Promote our brand with passion and deliver an exceptional customer experience every step of the way. - Self-generate appointments and convert them into significant revenue gains. - Master the ins and outs of our clients products and services to deliver informed and effective solutions. - Offer expert guidance to address client concerns, resolve objections, and ensure timely follow-ups. - Take ownership of gross profit growth across various modes, aligning with our structured sales strategy. - Stay ahead of trends by participating in market campaigns and understanding relevant literature. Embody and uphold our company's values, proudly championing "Our Approach to Business." Our Ideal Business Development Manager - Ideally, you have a background of 2 years+ in Air & Sea sales and are eager to step into a dynamic business development role - You're commercially savvy and committed to delivering outstanding customer service. - Self-motivated, proactive, and brimming with the entrepreneurial spirit to succeed. - You excel at building connections, communicating effectively, and showcasing your passion for what you do. - You thrive as a self-starter, independently building a strong sales pipeline while managing customer accounts and relationships. - Comfortable working autonomously and driving your own success. - A valid, clean driving license is a must to navigate this exciting role!

Who our client are? Our Freight Forwarding client is an ambitious independent logistics operator with three divisions, Road, Air & Sea, and Warehouse, and has been featured in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for three years. The group employs over 1,100 people with 16 sales offices in the UK, and the Republic of Ireland, plus European teams in France Belgium and the Netherlands and internationally in Cape Town Hong Kong, China, India and the UAE. We are they looking for : Their Air & Sea division has experienced remarkable growth over the past two years, and they are not slowing down! They are expanding their UK team and looking for a passionate and driven Business Development Manager to join the South of England sales team based anywhere in the South West area, but preferably in the Bristol area In this role, you'll report directly to the Regional Air & Sea Sales Manager (South) and play a key part in building and maintaining strong relationships with an existing portfolio of clients. At the same time, you'll maximise sales opportunities by identifying and winning new business. What they we offer in return? - Competitive Salary circa 50k Plus Car allowance - Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 5:30pm (Hybrid) - Generous Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of annual leave. - Enhanced Family Leave: Benefit from enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay. - Wellbeing Focus: Access our employee wellbeing programme for your overall health and happiness. - Referral Rewards: Earn up to 1000 by referring a friend to join our team. - Work-Life Balance: Thrive in a fantastic working culture that promotes an excellent work-life balance. - Recognition Programs: Celebrate your contributions with our charity 50-50 and long service awards What you will be doing as Business Development Manager - Build and maintain a thriving customer base to expand revenue streams and secure lasting partnerships. - Organise your sales activities with precision, ensuring impactful engagement through calls, emails, and face-to-face meetings. - Identify, establish, and nurture key accounts to unlock their full potential. - Promote our brand with passion and deliver an exceptional customer experience every step of the way. - Self-generate appointments and convert them into significant revenue gains. - Master the ins and outs of our clients products and services to deliver informed and effective solutions. - Offer expert guidance to address client concerns, resolve objections, and ensure timely follow-ups. - Take ownership of gross profit growth across various modes, aligning with our structured sales strategy. - Stay ahead of trends by participating in market campaigns and understanding relevant literature. Embody and uphold our company's values, proudly championing "Our Approach to Business." Our Ideal Business Development Manager - Ideally, you have a background of 2 years+ in Air & Sea sales and are eager to step into a dynamic business development role - You're commercially savvy and committed to delivering outstanding customer service. - Self-motivated, proactive, and brimming with the entrepreneurial spirit to succeed. - You excel at building connections, communicating effectively, and showcasing your passion for what you do. - You thrive as a self-starter, independently building a strong sales pipeline while managing customer accounts and relationships. - Comfortable working autonomously and driving your own success. - A valid, clean driving license is a must to navigate this exciting role!

Our client are a global delivery solution provider who offer a seamless cross-border trade to their Multi-National clients . Their e-commerce solutions are backed by their innovative tech, excellent customer service and extensive logistics expertise. Due to expansion they are now looking for a new Senior Business Development Manager who will be responsible for the successful acquisition of high-quality new business accounts using a consultative selling approach. They are required to develop and manage a strong pipeline whilst expected to source their own leads ensuring a high conversion of new business. This individual needs to be highly motivated, a self-starter able to identify and develop new business from multiple sources. Key Responsibilities: - Identify, manage and develop prospects for new business ensuring revenue targets are achieved. - The ability to demonstrate high-level consultative selling techniques to senior-level decision-makers. - Deal directly with customers senior management to identify opportunities to generate professional and comprehensive proposals. - Manage all proposals by defining all stakeholder requirements. Appropriately engage all support departments to ensure the customer's needs can be delivered and exceeded. - Negotiate, manage and implement agreed commercial agreements ensuring additional business is gained to achieve targets. - Become a trusted advisor with excellent knowledge about our customers and their industry. - Work with Head of Sales and other team members to drive the overall sales pipeline. - Prospecting for new customers and lead generation, self- sourcing and utilising insights to create opportunities. - Follow up on all leads identified or provided through our internal data strategy. - Manage data for new and prospective clients in CRM, ensuring all information is logged, accurate and completed daily. To apply for the role ALL APPICANTS MUST HAVE either an International e-commerce or International Courier background, with a successful record and have the drive to bring on good quality accounts

New Sales role is available selling UK Express parcels across the South Yorkshire area of Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster and Chesterfield The role is to achieve targets set for sales revenue on parcels, sales activity, profitability and product mix at the Sales Executives designated location and in line with our clients expectations and performance targets. Salary of 40,000 to 45,000 plus car/allowance nd generous commission with an annual target of circa 450,000 Key Responsibilities: Parcel & Revenue Generation : - Find new sales opportunities through cold calling, networking, driver referrals. - Carry out scheduled visits to decision makers in prospect companies. Using learned skills and personal knowledge and experience. - Negotiate terms, pricing ad conditions to deals whilst ensuring healthy margin and profile mix. - Achieve or exceed monthly sales targets. Relationship Building - Build and Maintain strong relationships with Key decision makers helping to foster repeat business and referrals. - Attend industry events, conference s and networking opportunities Reporting & Performance Tracking - Keep all customer records up-to-date within Salesforce CRM. - Regularly assess and report on pipeline progress and revenue forecasts. - Regularly assess and report on sales activity & conversion rates to identify areas of opportunity. - Attend any meetings or training courses as required by the Company. - Ensure all areas have been met in order for the account to be handed over to a Account Managers providing feedback to ensure success of the account. - To maintain a liaison with operational management and customer services departments with regard to customer service issues. Ensure at risk accounts brought on by yourself - Sales Executives are to ensure weekly activity is in line with the activity targets as outlined on the weekly sales report. You will participate in the weekly/Daily briefings. Your weekly forecast must be updated weekly. - Ensure that all account opening procedures are adhered to - Attend sales / ops meetings as required. - Attend any sales team meetings and other similar meetings as may be dictated by the needs of the business. Attend as required review meetings and present on activity, prospects, results and profitability for your sales territory Person Specification Education / Qualification / Certification Requirements: - Educated to GCSE standard of equivalent - Full UK driving licence Experience, Knowledge and Skills: - Experience in a similar role, specifically regarding to account management and new business sales - More than 2 years' experience - Experience of working within the parcel delivery sector, eCommerce delivery, Samday or Pallet Distribution is essential

Our client is a major player in the European Freight and Logistics market providing complex logistical solutions to UK and European manufacturers, importers and exporters. Well established, financially credible UK company trading since 1983, employing just under 300 staff We are now recruiting for a Senior Business Development Executive to join our energetic and experienced Sales Team at their offices in St Albans. Mainly based at the St Albans office, your role will be office based for at least the first couple of months, then visiting clients least twice per month, 1 or 2 days out of the office at a time. Could be more if going to Europe, (would only be Holland, Belgium, Germany and possibly France) The main function of this senior sales role is the acquisition and development of new business. This will be achieved by verbal engagement, detailed proposals, illustrating the difference and value-added services the client offers and 'in person' visiting. When the client is active you will also be responsible for nurturing and maximising the potential of the account. Working as part of a team of five in the sales team, the Senior Business Development Executive will: - Maintain a level of 50 - 75 targeted new business telephone calls per week. - Build strong personal relationships with new and existing clients - Negotiate with clients and suppliers. - Submit quotes, overcome objections and devise conversion strategies to win business. - Talking clients through the customs formalities required to ship goods into and from the European Union. - Account management. - Attend a weekly sales meeting - Assist with Company marketing projects, for example LinkedIn posts, marketing literature, e-shots Experience required - Proven Business to Business (B2B) sales experience. - Freight industry experience would be an advantage but not essential. - A friendly, engaging telephone manner. - Excellent IT Skills, especially Excel. - An energetic, enthusiastic personality. - The ability to work to deadlines. - Show Innovation and problem solving skills. - Strong negotiating ability. - Possess excellent attention to detail. - The ability to work with and support their colleagues. - A positive attitude and desire to succeed. Package and Benefits - Salary up to 45,000 plus 10,000 OTE - Company car will be provided. - Contributory pension. - 22 Days Holiday

Our client provide domestic and International cross border e-commerce and mail solutions to businesses worldwide. As an autonomous broker, they handle domestic and international deliveries and European returns across their postal and commercial networks. By working with local home delivery specialists, they also provide the best last-mile experience available. Due to expansion they are now looking for a new Business Development Manager or Senior Business Development Manager depending on experience, from an International eCommerce cross-border specialist background with a basic salary which can range from 50,000 to 60,000 plus commission, car alllowance and other benefits DOE Idealy they are looking for candidates who are North West based, but as a National role, other areas across the UK will also be considered Goal of the position - Responsible for the generation of new business nationally as designated by Commercial Director & National Sales Manager (New Business). - Working with other members of the Sales team to maximise revenue growth and profit margin. - To introduce the Company's products and services to potential customers through telephone calling, trade shows or personal visits within an agreed call cycle. Sales - To identify, research, investigate and close new accounts throughout UK & Ireland - To build pipeline of potential clients. Details Including expected spend levels and any competitor information to be recorded on relevant system. - Work effectively within the sales team to maximise sales opportunities. - To make qualified visits to prospective and existing customers using effective route planning and time management. - To manage key accounts effectively and record all contact/information on relevant system. - To provide customers with timely and relevant information about the client's services. - Proactively provide customers with accurate information, enabling them to access services at the earliest opportunity, with maximum ease. - Present a professional image of the company to all at all times and develop and maintain relationship with prospective and existing customers. - Develop and maintain effective relationship with other sales team members, other departments and management. - Ensure all sales procedures are followed at all times - Ensure customer agreements/tariffs are signed before trading begins, and that accurate rates have been communicated to the Finance Department. - Ensure all corporate standards are met. Expertise - Minimum GCSE level in English and Maths or equivalent - Proven sales experience and performance in International Cross Border / E-Commerce Solutions - Able to find and close business - Excellent knowledge of sales procedures - Experience of CRM systems - Knowledge of health and safety issues relating to job - Excellent Microsoft skills, Word, Excel, PowerPoint - Excellent communicator both in person and by telephone - Holder of clean current driving licence (minimum 1 year) - Good geographical knowledge - Self-starter - Result oriented - Flexible and adaptable - Good team worker and able to work on own initiative - Able to prioritise own work, and work without supervision - Diplomatic and resourceful - Planner and organiser

Our client are a global delivery solution provider who offer a seamless cross-border trade to their Multi-National clients . Their e-commerce solutions are backed by their innovative tech, excellent customer service and extensive logistics expertise. Due to expansion they are now looking for a new Business Development Manager who will be responsible for the successful acquisition of high-quality new business accounts using a consultative selling approach. They are required to develop and manage a strong pipeline whilst expected to source their own leads ensuring a high conversion of new business. This individual needs to be highly motivated, a self-starter able to identify and develop new business from multiple sources. Key Responsibilities: - Identify, manage and develop prospects for new business ensuring revenue targets are achieved. - The ability to demonstrate high-level consultative selling techniques to senior-level decision-makers. - Deal directly with customers senior management to identify opportunities to generate professional and comprehensive proposals. - Manage all proposals by defining all stakeholder requirements. Appropriately engage all support departments to ensure the customer's needs can be delivered and exceeded. - Negotiate, manage and implement agreed commercial agreements ensuring additional business is gained to achieve targets. - Become a trusted advisor with excellent knowledge about our customers and their industry. - Work with Head of Sales and other team members to drive the overall sales pipeline. - Prospecting for new customers and lead generation, self- sourcing and utilising insights to create opportunities. - Follow up on all leads identified or provided through our internal data strategy. - Manage data for new and prospective clients in CRM, ensuring all information is logged, accurate and completed daily. To apply for the role ALL APPICANTS MUST HAVE either an International e-commerce or International Courier background, with a successful record and have the drive to bring on good quality accounts

Our client is a family Pallet Distribution business and one of the leading privately owned palletised transport organisations in the UK. Striving to deliver excellence as standard they offer a wide range of delivery solutions to their customers including a hazardous goods service while maintaining the highest standards of safety and professional conduct. An exciting opportunity to join their team has arisen for an experienced Pallet or Parcel Distribution Sales Manager to develop new business opportunities across the region of BERKSHIRE and HAMPSHIRE region. With your primary location base in the Southampton area, candidates from Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Salisbury, Basingstoke and Andover area will be considered. The role will cover the whole of the Berkshire and Hampshire region. A self-motivated, customer focused approach is essential for this wide-ranging role which requires drive and determination to seek out and develop self-generated leads against agreed new business targets, together with account management experience to manage an existing portfolio Experience within the UK Palletised Transport, Haulage, UK Groupage. Full Loads and Logistics sector preferred, but also Parcels, eCommerce and Freight experience will be considered. Excellent communication skills across all stakeholder levels, along with a confident pro-active approach to delivering rate reviews to existing customers and supporting operations with service-related queries. If you think you have the drive to succeed and the desire to bring your personal stamp to the palletised haulage sector we want to hear from you. Benefits: 35-45K basic salary Uncapped competitive OTE Company Car / Fuel card Pension Mobile 20 days holiday