Freight Internal Sales Executive

Internal Sales Executive - Freight Forwarding
Location: Crowthorne, Berkshire
Salary: £28,000 - £32,000
Hours: Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:30
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

An established international freight forwarding business is looking to recruit an Internal Sales Executive to join its team in Crowthorne.

This is a great opportunity for someone with previous freight forwarding sales experience who enjoys pricing, customer interaction and securing new business opportunities across Air, Sea and Road Freight.

The Role

Working closely with customers, overseas partners, carriers and the operations team, you will be responsible for producing competitive freight quotations and following opportunities through from initial enquiry to shipment handover.

Key responsibilities will include:

Preparing competitive and accurate pricing for bids, tenders and general quotations across Air, Sea and Road Freight
Generating quotations through CargoWise
Liaising with airlines and shipping lines to obtain competitive rates
Following up quotations and developing opportunities with customers
Liaising with UK customers and overseas partners/agents
Handling customer and pricing-related queries
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The Candidate

You will ideally have:

A minimum of 2 years sales experience within freight forwarding
A good understanding of the freight forwarding industry
Strong customer service and negotiation skills
Excellent verbal, written and telephone communication
The ability to provide accurate quotations across Air, Sea and Road Freight
Good numerical ability and attention to detail
Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
The ability to work effectively in a busy, competitive environment
A professional, positive attitude and willingness to learn and develop
WR Logistics are a leading recruitment partner for the logistics and supply chain industry, recruiting across the UK, Europe, and the USA for permanent opportunities.

WR Logistics is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed