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Sales Executive (Road Freight)

Rugby
2 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
CV22, Rugby, Warwickshire
£35,000 - £45,000 GBP yearly
Sales
Rugby, Warwickshire

£40,000 (negotiable) + car allowance and bonus

Overview:

This large international transport and logistics business is seeking a bright, enthusiastic individual with a passion for sales to join their commercial team.

The role will have responsibility for getting out there to find new customers and re-engage with existing accounts to help grow commercial revenues in their UK & EU Road Freight division.

Access to the Coventry / Rugby area would be beneficial but the role could be done on a hybrid basis.

Responsibilities of this role:

* Own the sales journey from spotting opportunities through pitching and presenting to launching happy new customers for road freight services.

* Build a strong pipeline across the UK & EU road freight market.

* Lead customer meetings, presentations and site visits.

* Represent the business at industry events and exhibitions.

* Get to the heart of customer challenges and help to design freight and logistics solutions that work in conjunction with the Head of Sales.

The person for this role:

* Ambitious, tenacious and hungry with some pre-existing sales experience in the Freight / Logistics industry. Experience in road freight would be preferable.

* Proven experience in sales and business development and used to interacting with customers to understand their needs and develop solutions that fit.

* Excellent commercial awareness and the confidence to prospect, start new conversations and build opportunities from scratch.

* Engaging communication, presentation and negotiation skills.

* The role could suit someone looking to move from an internal sales role to a field based sales role