Sales Executive

Sales Executive (Freight), Shepperton Area, Up to £27,000 Base + Uncapped Commission, can increase for proven industry experience. Onsite 5 days per week. Lovely company with fantastic culture and people, ASAP Start

Do you love cold calling? Then this is the role for you!

About the Company:

This freight and logistics company is going from strength to strength so it's a great time to join. The culture of the organisation is fantastic because they really do value and care for their employees. This company is an independently owned SME organisation who offer a truly personalised service which means their clients love working with them.

If you are looking for a super friendly organisation where you are really valued both personally and in monetary terms then this would be a great opportunity for you. The company are offering £23-27k but if you have experience in a sales function within the freight industry they are willing to offer a higher salary based on specific experience.

Overview of the Sales Executive:

The primary function of the Sales Executive is to sell customer freight solutions on behalf of the business. The position will involve a high volume of cold calling and new business prospecting as well as customer interactions, customer service and account management.

Responsibilities Include:

• Proactive in initiating sales calls to prospective or current clients
• Prospect for leads and perform cold-calling to build a pipeline of businesses
• Supervise accounts daily to retain existing relationships
• Responsible for price and service negotiation with customers and carriers
• Responsible for creating sales goals to aid in achieving targets
• Relationship building with clients and prospects
• Nurture new sales leads to secure business
• Responsible for offering quotes to current and prospective clients
• Carry out research to identify companies not currently doing business with the organisation

The successful Sales Executive will have:

• Freight, shipping or logistics sales experience is a very strong advantage to the role
• Strong track record for delivering successful sales experience in personal selling, telephone sales, and customer service
• Sociable personality with great relationship building skills
• Knowledge of sales CRM

If you have the above skills and experience and want to learn more about this fantastic position then please apply via the job board for consideration.