Sales and Marketing · Full-time
Recruitment agency · Career Directions LimitedSenior Freight Sales Executive
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About this role
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Role overview
A company in Nairobi is hiring a Senior Freight Sales Executive. This full-time role suits someone with experience in freight forwarding or logistics sales who can grow customer accounts and meet sales goals.
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What you will do
- Identify and win new customers through visits, networking, referrals, and prospecting.
- Build and manage a strong pipeline of sales opportunities.
- Visit potential and current clients regularly to promote services.
- Offer logistics services including LCL, FCL, airfreight, customs clearance, and transportation.
- Prepare quotations and follow up to convert prospects into clients.
- Meet sales and profit targets set monthly, quarterly, and annually.
- Expand business with existing clients and find opportunities to sell additional services.
- Negotiate rates that are both competitive and profitable.
- Maintain good relationships with key clients and decision-makers.
- Report on customer visits and sales activities regularly.
- Provide management with accurate sales forecasts and market insights.
- Collaborate with Pricing, Operations, Finance, and Customer Service teams to ensure smooth onboarding and service delivery.
- Assist in collecting outstanding payments and monitor customer payment behaviour, escalating risks when necessary.
- Keep detailed records of prospects, quotations, visits, and closed business.
- Represent the company professionally in meetings and industry events.
- Protect company confidentiality and commercial interests.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Sales & Marketing, Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
- 3 to 5 years of sales experience in freight forwarding, logistics, shipping, clearing and forwarding, or a similar B2B sector.
- Proven track record in field sales and acquiring new customers.
- Good knowledge of LCL, FCL, airfreight, customs clearance, and logistics services.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve sales targets and convert prospects into customers.
- Strong skills in sales and business development.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and closing abilities.
- Good customer relationship management skills.
- Commercial awareness and focus on profitability.
- Strong networking and prospecting capabilities.
- Self-motivated and results-driven.
- Good planning, time management, follow-up, and reporting skills.
- Ability to work both independently and in a team.
- High professionalism, integrity, and accountability.
Benefits
The company provides medical cover and monthly airtime for official communications. There is a performance-based sales incentive or commission as per the company's approved structure, with details communicated by management.
How to apply
Apply through the employer's official contact. The employer has not published a closing date.