Manager Business Development

Are you looking to build a long-term career with a key player in forwarding and logistics? Join our international team at cargo-partner and become a part of ongoing success story. To support our growth in India, we are hiring highly motivated and smart individuals who believe in delivering quality service to fulfill customer needs. If you are excited about meeting operational challenges, let’s talk!    Why join cargo-partner? ·         Dynamic leadership with energetic team ·         Competitive salary package ·         Attractive incentive rewards ·         Professional development ·         Exciting opportunities for career growth ·         Maximum health insurance coverage  General Description

Generate business through Sales activity in assigned branch and strive towards achieving individual targets (Sales Budgets, Trade Lane budgets, Job files) and Company Objectives.

Responsibilities

Prepare a list of top 20 major accounts and build business relationship with these Prospects & Existing Multinational customers, large clientele and corporate customers through regular client visits. Maintain, Retain and further develop existing key accounts

Jointly work with the Product team, Sales Management in developing our core Trade lanes and Vertical markets within the multinational customer segment

Report Sales activities on a daily basis through CRM system and maintain Sales Visit Plan in “My CRM” system.

Ensure RFQs / Tenders are submitted with the assistance of our local and global tender team for successful conversion

Ensure that all quotations are sent out to customers within the agreed time frame as per company directives in co-ordination with sales support. Ensure proper follow up of these quotations with the customer for quick conversion. It is mandatory to have a proper SOP made out in conjunction with Sales support for all the businesses controlled by you and submitted to Operations

Pursue activities to achieve KPI’s. Set of KPIs will be listed out to you by your Manager

All outstanding payments to be settled in accordance with agreed credit terms.

Generate qualified and validated Sales leads and follow up with Cargo-Partner and System Partner branches

Collect regular feedback from Customers to gauge Customer delight and effect improvement wherever necessary

Qualification

Graduate (any discipline)

MBA (Logistics, Marketing or International Trade) will be added advantage

Skills

Market knowledge of Freight Forwarding / Logistics industry.

Strong Selling and Negotiation skills

Should be a team person with excellent interpersonal skills

Should be Computer Savvy

Should have Relative strengths in Selling Import /Export Air and Sea Freight Cargo with proven track record of captive business and Own accounts