Business Development Manager {Freight-Forwarding}

Business Development Manager {Freight-Forwarding}

£60,000 - £70,000 (OTE £80,000 - £90,000) + Car Allowance + Progression + Training + Company Benefits + Healthcare + 32 Days Holidays

100% Remote (UK Travel)

Are you a Business Development Manager from a freight forwarding background, looking to work for a £100 million revenue business and employ over 700 staff?

Do you want to work for a company that have doubled their revenue and head count in the last 3 years? On offer is a chance to join a leader in the logistics industry in a role where you can make a tangible difference in the growth and success of the business.

This role will give you the chance to work in a growing, multi-national company, who have developed into one of the UK and Irelands leading firms in freight forwarding solutions and have world-wide network of contacts and partners allowing them to offer the best advice and solutions for your shipments.

On offer is a fantastic opportunity for a Business Development Manager to come in and help grow the business by attracting new clients all over the UK, so this role would really suit someone with the determination and ambition to drive the company forward. The role is completely autonomous allowing you to manage your diary as you see fit.

In this role the successful Business Development Manager will be responsible for actively sourcing new business and helping to develop other business activities within the company with the objective of increasing revenue and improving profitability. Your role is imperative to building new business relationships that will ultimately lead to the expansion of the business globally.

The Role:

• Develop and grow new customer accounts by ensuring all business opportunities have been explored.
• Build new client relationships to help expand the business
• Autonomously choosing areas to target and managing your diary
• Taking ownership and developing business's relationship while ensuring they are receiving the high level of service expected.

The Person:

• Proven successful Business Development/sales within Freight Forwarding etc
• Highly motivated, personable, professional and able to cultivate long-term business relationships

Reference Number: BBH14230

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