Our client an Irish owned company, is a leading provider of European and global logistics services. They are seeking to hire a Senior Business Development to join their ever-growing freight organisation based in Dublin. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career.
Salary: DOE
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
To raise the awareness and profile of the business in the marketplace by promoting them as the leader in International Logistics services.
To identify potential customers by cold calling, networking, referrals etc., and actively pursue same to result in successful acquisitions.
Consistently achieve monthly and quarterly targets by developing an adequate pipeline in line with sales conversion ratios.
Account management and maintaining customer relationships whilst seeking to increase their turnover and satisfaction.
Maintain and update CRM systems in terms of scheduled visits, time planning and visit reports.
Capture additional customer information to allow for marketing and targeting of specific relevant customers.
Preparation and presentation of commercial tenders and quotations.
Preparation and presentation of personal and company progress reports during weekly and monthly meetings.
Requirements:
Min 2-3 years of recent Freight Sales or Account Management experience within the Freight Forwarding industry in Ireland.
Strong communicator with proven ability to negotiate and influence
Excellent understanding of worldwide freight and Logistics
Ability to multitask and work in a deadline orientated, international environment
Ability to create/write customer requirements clearly for use by the Operations Team.
Knowledge of operating systems as well as excellent PC skills including word processing, Excel and PowerPoint.
Good knowledge of the Irish import & export market
For more information please apply through the link provided for the attention of Sorcha Lavelle or call Osborne Recruitment on 041 986 5058
If you are interested in finding out more about the above role and would like to be considered for this or other suitable roles that we may have available for your skill set – please attach your CV via the link provided. Please submit your updated CV in Word Format If you are living in Ireland and hold a VALID WORK PERMIT, we would love to hear from you, if however, you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search.
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