Role
Opportunity to join the Internal Sales Team within the wholesale side of the business.
Targeting direct forwarder and overseas agent business you will have a portfolio of accounts to manage and arrange pricing on before passing over to the operational teams to execute the job in line with your quotation.
Working with the Internal Sales team in Liverpool, procurement and marketing department, this is seen as a key area for growth within Denholm Good Logistics.
KPI’s will be measured around contacts made and records saved into our CRM along with quote numbers converted to jobs and the associated Gross Profit made. This is a fast paced environment with a proactive approach needed to maximise the opportunities available.
The Day-to-Day
The main responsibilities include:
- Receiving sales enquiries from new & existing wholesale clients in the UK via, phone, email & web enquiries.
- Receive sales enquires and rate requests from overseas partners and agents.
- Accurate data entry into Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System.
- Quote generation within CW1
- Ownership and analysis of booking patterns, with proactive outreach where needed.
- Identifying opportunities to upsell additional trade lanes and services.
- Maximise margin opportunity
The Person
Essential skills needed for this role include:
- Good communication skills
- Must be enthusiastic, upbeat, pro-active and possess a can-do attitude.
- Work independently and within a team
- Ideally experience within Freight Forwarding and logistics
- Previous commercial experience is not essential if experience within Freight Forwarding
- Good time management
- Attention to detail and organisation
The Need-to-Knows
- Reporting to: Director of Wholesale
- Location: Liverpool
- Working hours: Full time
The Package
Competitive salary + Benefits
About the Company
Denholm Good Logistics is an award-winning freight forwarder and logistics provider, providing shipping solutions to small medium and large growing companies. Established for many generations and steeped in maritime history, the key to our success is not just our industry knowledge but our highly skilled and experienced people, who are dedicated to providing a first-class service to our customers.
With offices strategically positioned at major ports throughout the UK, as well as internationally in Türkiye and China, the business boasts a diverse team of employees.
Career progression and development of our people is key to our continuous growth and success. At Denholm Good Logistics, we ensure our employees have access to development opportunities through our structured learning and development agenda, and ensure skill sets and career aspirations continually evolve, along with a focused people strategy that supports employee engagement.
Our recruitment process
All candidates that are short listed for an opportunity at Denholm Good Logistics will be invited to complete an employee profiling process in the first instance prior to being invited for an interview in person with local office management. Click here to find your nearest office.
Ready to Apply?
If you would like to apply for this exciting opportunity, please fill in the form below to apply online. You are also welcome to contact us at any time to discuss further details of the role or the business, please feel free to contact a member of the HR team on hr@denholm-logistics.com
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