Business Development Manager

Our client a global shipping and logistics company dedicated to offering customers effective and reliable multimodal freight forwarding logistics solutions are recruiting for a Business Development Manager which can be remote based and reporting into offices in Widnes, Cheshire.

On Offer:

• Competitive salary plus commission and company car, based on skills and experience
• Bonus scheme 10% of GP after cost
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Remote working for the right candidate
• Pension Scheme

Main Purpose of the Business Development Manager:

• Develop new business accounts across all logistics and freight forwarding services sea, air, road and warehousing freight forwarding solutions
• Drive forward business opportunities and increase company profile
• Build strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and carriers within the freight forwarding industry
• Deliver profitable growth while creating value for customers

Duties and Responsibilities of the Business Development Manager:

• Achieve profitable growth by selling freight forwarding solutions
• Show flexibility, adaptability, and willingness to embrace the challenge
• Build relationships across the board, colleagues, suppliers, customers
• Take decisive action when necessary
• Focus on targets to achieve growth
• Understand market conditions and ensure this is communicated
• Build client confidence
• Explores customer opportunities to provide new value to the client
• Ability to understand cost and profit drivers
• Apply financial, and risk management to evaluate commercial opportunities
• Ensure balance of risk/reward

To Be Considered:

• Key freight forwarding industry knowledge
• Proven business development/sales experience within freight forwarding industry
• Ability to provide reports using various software
• Good communications skills
• Ability to analyse, change, and adapt
• Willingness to learn new things
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Work to given timeframes/deadlines
• Motivate self to obtain best results
• Knowledge of excel & word documents

For full details, contact Willis Global a leading Recruitment Consultancy for the Supply Chain & Logistics industry