Business Development Manager - Freight & Logistics

Business Development Manager - Freight & Logistics

Humber Region | Remote Working

Up to £50,000 + Excellent Uncapped Commission

Are you a proven freight sales professional who thrives on winning new business, opening doors and building a profitable customer base?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious and growing team, offering an excellent uncapped commission structure, complete autonomy over your work and genuine scope to build and develop your own customer portfolio.

We are recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join an established business operating within the freight and logistics sector.

This is a commercially focused role for someone who wants the freedom to build their own pipeline, win new customers, grow existing accounts and maximise their earning potential.

You will need to be confident, proactive and highly self-motivated, with the tenacity and resilience to keep pushing opportunities forward and convert them into long-term revenue.

The Role

You will take ownership of developing and growing customer relationships, with a strong focus on new business generation alongside account development and involvement with the operational delivery of freight solutions.

Responsibilities will include:

Proactively identifying and winning new business opportunities
Building and managing your own sales pipeline
Opening doors with prospective customers and key decision-makers
Managing and developing existing customer accounts
Identifying opportunities to increase revenue across existing relationships
Producing quotations and commercially competitive freight solutions
Following up leads, enquiries and live sales opportunities
Negotiating rates and commercial agreements
Developing long-term customer relationships
Working closely with customers from initial enquiry through to delivery
Maintaining strong involvement with the operational side of freight movements
Liaising with internal teams, suppliers and transport partners
Maintaining accurate CRM and pipeline information
About You

We are looking for somebody with previous experience within freight forwarding, shipping, logistics or transport who combines strong commercial ability with a solid understanding of freight operations.

You will ideally have:

Experience within freight forwarding or logistics
A proven background in business development, freight sales or commercial account management
The confidence and drive to win new customers and create your own opportunities
A strong commercial mindset and ability to spot revenue opportunities
Good understanding of freight operations and the customer journey
Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
A proactive, self-motivated and resilient approach
The tenacity required to succeed in a target-driven sales environment
The ability to build long-term relationships once business has been secured
This could suit an experienced Business Development Manager, Freight Sales Executive, Commercial Account Manager, Freight Account Manager or commercially driven freight professional looking for greater autonomy and earning potential.

What's on Offer

Salary up to £50,000
Excellent uncapped commission structure
No ceiling on earnings - performance is directly rewarded
Complete autonomy over your work
Remote working
Humber-based opportunity
Opportunity to join an ambitious and growing team
Freedom to build and develop your own customer base
A varied role combining new business development, account growth and strong involvement with freight operations
If you are a commercially driven freight professional who enjoys winning business, building relationships and having real ownership of your results, we would be keen to hear from you.

INWIN

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