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Sea Logistics Sales Representative

3-5 Years

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Job Description

It's more than a job

When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

You will be part of our Sea Logistics team adding your expertise + skills to the delivery of operational excellence.

How you create impact

  • To own, monitor + drive all sales activities for (i.e. prepare quotation) customers within your control, ensuring prospects are identified, qualified + nurtured through the sales pipeline so as to close profitable + sustainable customer deals.

  • To align your sales efforts with Customer Care Location (CCL) Managers, Pricing + Sea Logistics Business Development teams, including pricing decisions.

  • To monitor competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing + products.

  • To report customer feedback to the CCL team, supporting resolutions as required.

  • To align with CCL colleagues when onboarding new customers.

  • To maintain + update the most relevant customer information in internal systems.

  • To regularly review customer portfolios with the CCL Managers + team.

  • To focus on customer engagement, satisfaction, retention + reactivation through high levels of service quality in close collaboration with the CCL.

What we would like you to bring

  • At least 3-5 years of working experience in a freight forwarding company. Direct experience in sea freight will be an added advantage.

  • Speaks English at an intermediate level, with a pleasant and professional personality.

  • A fast learner who can quickly adapt to new tasks and environments.

  • Capable of hunting and developing new business opportunities.

What's in it for you

  • Miscellaneous benefits such as dental, hospital and others
  • Annual Wage Supplement (AWS)
  • Training and development

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid.

About Company

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (or K&#252&#x3B;hne + Nagel) is a global transport and logistics company based in Schindellegi, Switzerland.It was founded in 1890, in Bremen, Germany, by August K&#252&#x3B;hne and Friedrich Nagel.It provides sea freight and airfreight forwarding, contract logistics, and overland businesses. In 2010, Kuehne + Nagel was the leading global freight forwarder, accounting for nearly 15% of the world's air and sea freight business by revenue, ahead of DHL Global Forwarding, DB Schenker Logistics, and Panalpina.As of 2017, it has more than 1,336 offices in 109 countries, with around 82,000 employees.

Job ID: 127964103