Forwarder Sales Executive

SAFMARINE

Safmarine is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Forwarder Sales Executive for Turkey Sales team. The position is an individual contributor position and directly reports to Safmarine Sales Manager. 

Required Skills

• At least 2 years of active sales experience in container business
• Excellent English skills, both written and spoken
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• The successful candidate should be
• Energetic
• Self motivated, active, hard working, persistent and dedicated
• Proactive and creative in approach
• A team-player
• Understanding the needs of the business and of the customer
• Taking initiatives
• Result oriented
• Able to work under pressure
• Good at prioritizing and time management
• Able to undertake challenges
• Customer driven
• Good knowledge of MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) and the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new software
• Driving License (Class B) and at least 2 years of driving experience 

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Areas of Responsibility:

• Deliver assigned sales objectives
• Manage assigned Forwarder Customer portfolio and maintain a successful relationship with the existing and new customers
• Generate new business and customer opportunities for Safmarine in adherence to strategic guidelines
• Follow up on performance of assigned customers
• Generate business solutions to specific customer needs
• Sell Safmarine products and service in the ‘Safmarine Way’
• Perform customer visits to keep in touch with the clients for a consistently well service and to generate new business
• Follow up on outstanding freight and DSO for assigned accounts
• Effectively use and ensure best data quality in sales related systems
• Manage customers in Sales Force
• Continuously build sales skills
• Communication and collaboration with Global Service Center
• Maintain and continuously improve product knowledge

The position offers:

• A great opportunity to work and develop in a demanding and challenging area. 
• To work at the demanding and yet pleasing Safmarine environment