Sales Specialist

Are you a driven, enthusiastic sales person? If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. This position is joining a company that is expanding rapidly. The sales role will be taking over from the MD to free him for other business activities. You will therefore be the first dedicated sales person within the business with the opportunity in the long term to develop and run the team. The role is a hybrid/remote position with 1 day per week in the office per week. 

You must be a strong sales person, the ability to develop win adn develop accounts. ideall have some knowledge of imports and exports. This is not imperative, but you must be a fast learner if you do not already have an undestanding of the market.

 APPLICANTS MUST ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK AS NO SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE

Key Requirements / What We Are Looking For

• Proven B2B sales experience (BDR, SDR, Business Development, Telesales or Account Management).
• Experience within freight forwarding, customs clearance, logistics, transport, courier, shipping or supply chain is highly desirable.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Confident making outbound calls and generating new business opportunities.
• Experience prospecting, lead generation and cold outreach.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently within a small growing business.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Target-driven and commercially minded.
• Local to Feltham, Heathrow, Hounslow, Staines, Slough or surrounding areas preferred.
• Ambitious individual looking to grow with the business.

Core Responsibilities

• Identify and engage importers and exporters who may require customs clearance and freight services.
• Generate new business opportunities through phone, email and LinkedIn outreach.
• Book appointments and qualify prospects.
• Build and maintain a sales pipeline.
• Work closely with directors and operations teams to convert opportunities into customers.
• Attend customer meetings where required.
• Support the growth of the business through proactive business development activities.