Sales Executive

Job title: Sales Executive

Location: Dover

Salary: up to £35,000 (OTE c.£47,000)

Hours: Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm

The role:

We are looking for an experienced Sales Executive to join our client, a well-established provider of third-party freight bookings and customs clearance services.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven sales professional to take ownership of business development across the UK. You will be responsible for identifying new opportunities, winning new business and developing strong, long-term relationships with customers.

Benefits:

• 22 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company pension & free parking
• Opportunity for career progression

Key responsibilities would be to:

• Generate new business through proactive cold calling and outbound sales
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the UK
• Sell ferry services to new and existing customers
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with clients
• Take ownership of accounts once onboarded, ensuring they are nurtured and maximised
• Prepare and provide accurate quotations to customers
• Identify opportunities to upsell and cross-sell additional services
• Negotiate with customers to secure new business
• Attend customer site visits when required

Experience and skills required:

• Previous B2B sales experience
• Proven experience in business development and account management
• Confident carrying out telesales and cold calling
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• A proven ability to develop and maintain long-term relationships
• Strong administrative and numerical skills with good attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A confident, positive and engaging personality
• Self-motivated, commercially driven and target-focused
• Ambitious and keen to develop within a growing business

Next steps:

If this sounds like the ideal position for you and you have the experience outlined above, then please apply and you will be contacted by a member of our team if your CV matches our requirements.

If you would like any further information before applying, then please call Ellie - Permanent Consultant on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

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