We’re recruiting for a Sales Account Manager and we’re hoping that’s you! You’ll have full autonomy of your pipeline, as you’ll be building it from scratch. You’ll be responsible for winning new business by using excellent product and industry knowledge, sales skills and techniques, and most importantly, by displaying an unmatched level of drive, desire and motivation.

You’ll also be responsible for managing the accounts you win - building relationships, providing a tailored service, and growing the accounts to achieve maximum profitability.

You don’t need industry experience, we’ll provide you with excellent training to ensure you have all the tools you need to be successful. However, we need you to bring to the table, those traits that we just can’t teach – resilience, ambition and competitiveness.

Jobs available in the following locations:

· Glasgow

· Belfast

· Newcastle

· Wakefield

· Liverpool

· Manchester

· Birmingham

· Nottingham

· Leicester

· Milton Keynes

· Bristol

· Dartford

· Basingstoke

· Poole

Your Responsibilities

Win new business via telesales and cold calling

Consistently grow the gross profit and achieve revenue targets

Maximise revenue opportunities from existing customers by pursuing undeveloped areas

Process consignments and enter telesales information on to the internal CMS

Monitor consignments, ensuring that the highest levels of service are carried out at every stage

Provide customers with accurate and cost effective quotations

Prepare weekly/monthly figures of sales activity

Your Skills and Experiences

Excellent customer service skills

Demonstrate an ability to negotiate and influence others

Have a strong attention to detail and accuracy

Have proven experience of stakeholder management and networking to achieve results

Experience of working to targets and deadlines

Experience of working in a proactive sales role either on the phone or face-to-face

Good Reasons to Join

Here at Kuehne + Nagel, we make sure that high performance is rewarded. As part of our Account Manager Scheme, you'll be able to develop yourself professionally, increasing your earnings significantly, whilst working in for a company that can provide unmatched job security and stability.

We also provide you with a company car and a fuel card from day 1, which can be used for your own personal use too, providing significant savings from having to run your own vehicle. We also provide you with 23 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays) as well as access to our Route2Rewards platform, which provides discounts for high street and online retailers.

About Kuehne+Nagel

With over 76,000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne+Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies. As an employer, Kuehne+Nagel stands for equal opportunity and we are committed to diversity in our teams with regard to people with disabilities. We believe that you can make a valuable contribution to Kuehne+Nagel and look forward to receiving your application.

Freight Account Manager