Reporting to the Sales Director, this extremely important and exciting role will include a good deal of interaction with Sales, Imports, Exports and Accounts. Activities to include :
Quoting & assisting potential, new and existing clients up to tender level where required by all modes of transport
Quoting & assisting overseas agents up to tender level where required
Manage and update overseas agents list
Collate and supply overseas agents with weekly sales leads
Negotiate freight rates with the overseas agents, airlines and shipping lines and update internal database
Assist the sales department with back-up for quotes / sending e-mails.Also receiving their e-mails and handling their work whilst they are on appointments.
Assist other offices (domestic and international) where required and if possible for anything from quotes to technical support.
Follow up calls where quotations have been submitted
Organisation and if necessary distribution of Christmas giveaways & cards
Involvement in design for new calendars / tariffs and communicate at all required levels with the results.
Provide secretarial support to the Sales Director; typing letters and emails, arranging meetings, etc
Arrange appointments and assist with call-cycles for Area Sales Managers
General Sales duties
Computer input and retrieval of information via FCL database (knowledge of FCL software an advantage)
Salary very much depending on AAE
Private health insurance after one year’s continuous employment.
Participation in Salary Sacrifice scheme for Childcare vouchers.
PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU LIVE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF STAINES, MIDDLESEX.
