We are looking to recruit, for our well established freight forwarder, an Inside Sales & Pricing Manager. The role is located around the Heathrow area.

Requirements of the Role:

* Good people management and facilitating skills, with strategic thinking

* Being able to organise department work and delegate tasks

* Basic standard of education – up to GCSE standard or equivalent

* Good Communication; verbal and written, telephone skills

* Good computer skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Lotus Notes

* Good numeracy skills

* Experience of sales within a Freight Forwarding Environment

* Good understanding of Freight Forwarding business and it’s services

* Good customer service skills

* Attention to detail

* Ability to work at speed in a competitive / pressurised environment and complete tasks within strict deadlines

Daily Tasks:

* To manage the overall running of the inside national sales department, working closely with the inside sales supervisor.

* To be able to develop & performance manage the inside sales staff

* To be able to train and facilitate all inside sales coordinators
as and when required to do so.
To monitor inside teams work efficiency and to look for enhancements
and constant improvements.

* To look for prospective sales leads and ensure to pass these over to the sales management.

* To arrange and complete competitive and accurate pricing for RFQ’s / Bids, Tenders and General Quotes within requested time frame and complete

* Follow up actions as required (Air, Ocean, Road or as required)

* To support UK sales members in terms of pricing / quoting / follow up, creating marketing information

* To produce business reports and data as required for Managers

* Update, databases as directed

* To administrate monthly reporting, for won/loss and feedback monitoring, to set up rate templates for regular customers.

* Liaise with UK and Overseas branches

* Follow up with customers as directed

* Dealing with any related queries