Job Position

Global logistics provider now seek an experienced Business Development Manager with extensive knowledge or Air & Sea Freight products to work out of their Belfast branch. Reporting to the Regional Director (N.I.), you will promote, secure, develop and maintain services to existing and potential clients ensuring a profitable return for the company in accordance with company procedures, operational procedures and statutory requirements, including Health & Safety to the satisfaction of clients and ensuring the profit of the company.

Key responsibilities:

• Actively promote and develop all services.
• Calculate and submit freight quotations and tenders efficiently and follow up accordingly within the defined company format.
• Communicate and distribute all successful quotations to the relevant departments in accordance with current procedures.
• Complete sales reports, customer profile reports in accordance with the company quality procedures.
• Submit an activity/new business report on a monthly basis to the Divisional Manager.
• Achieve agreed or given targets/deadlines as directed by the Divisional Manager.
• Liaise closely with Operations Managers and staff at the relevant location and establish a close working relationship.
• Maintain a high standard of personal presentation at all times to enhance company profile.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3-5 years field based Air & Sea Freight Sales experience
• Sound commercial acumen complemented by entrepreneurial skills and a proven
• track record of new business wins.
• Your key account management skills will be excellent and you will come armed with good customer contacts in the Air/Sea freight community with the ability to foster sound business relationships across the board.
• A hard working, self starter who has a good understanding of the industry.
• You will be the kind of individual who constantly challenges yourself to exceed
• expectations and is not easily deterred from achieving goals.
• Excellent interpersonal & administration skills.
• Ability to communicate at all levels within the business and deliver presentations
• Effectively.
• Be computer literate with a good level of I.T. skills.
• Possess a full driving licence.
• Forwarding or relevant trade qualification desirable.

Terms:
Permanent

Package:
€Neg + Car + Bonus

For a confidential discussion on this or any other current opportunity please contact Garvan Cerasi on 00353 1 8326330 / garvan@logiskills.ie

Please do not apply for this vacancy unless you meet the minimum pre-requisite requirements as our clients have instructed us that they do not wish to receive applications from candidates that do not meet the minimum requirements. If you wish to register your details for general consideration please complete the registration at www.logiskills.ie

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Logiskills are leading recruitment specialists for the manufacturing, freight & logistics industries. Roles we typically recruit for include; air, sea and road freight forwarding; warehouse; distribution; transport; logistics; supply chain; materials; purchasing; procurement; engineering; manufacturing; production; finance; accountant; customer service; admin; accounts; coordination; clerk; agent; supervisor; manager; management