Freight Sales Account Manager

Sales Account Manager – Road Freight – Manchester

£35k - £50k base salary (depending on experience) + uncapped commission scheme (average bonus - year 1: £5k, year 2: £10k, year 3: £16k)

Who are we?

Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics operator with three divisions, Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, and Europa Warehouse. Europa Worldwide Group has been featured in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for three years. With over 16 sales offices in the UK and Ireland, Europa also have offices in Europe and international sites including, Hong Kong, China, India and Dubai.

What we're looking for:

We currently have a national Road Account Manager sales team which we're expanding. This is a fantastic opportunity for sales driven and entrepreneurial individual to have the opportunity to build your own 'mini' business and then eventually develop into a Senior Road Account Manager.

As a Sales Account Manager, you're responsible for developing and maintaining your customer base within your allocated area/location.

The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience in Road Freight Sales.

As a Sales Account Manager, your main responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining your customer base within your allocated area/location.
• Source sales leads using the company's in-house CMS, or other sources of information.
• Make telesales calls (outbound) to potential clients to profile and qualifying the prospect, using your knowledge of the Europa product portfolio.
• Visit potential customers and prepare quotations for presentation to the customer.
• Manage the accounts in your business base by maintaining and developing the levels of business within that client base, ideally with the aim of becoming the sole supplier.
• Make regular contact with your customers pro-actively to ensure that we are satisfying the needs of the customer and with a mind to developing further business opportunities from within that account.

What we offer in return?

• £35,000 - £50,000 base salary (depending on experience)
• Uncapped commission scheme (average bonus - year 1: £4k, year 2: £11k, year 3: £18k)
• Full training and career development
• Company car, laptop and phone
• 25 days holidays + bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• A fantastic working culture which promotes excellent work/life balance.
• The opportunity to develop, progress and work within a global organisation which is rapidly growing.
• Europa benefits scheme (on successful completion of probation period)
• Contributory company pension scheme
• Working closely with a team of talented individuals with a great work ethic who also love to have fun

What you will bring to the role as a Sales Account Manager:

• A strong, confident, and resilient personality
• Must have a full UK driving license.
• Field sales freight experience is essential
• Passionate about sales and customer service.
• The ability to work well and thrive under pressure, within a targeted environment.
• Have fantastic communication skills both written and verbal
• Be eager to learn, develop and excel in your career within sales.

Please note - if you submit your CV, you are giving Europa Worldwide Group Ltd, and its subsidiaries consent to hold your personal data. All applications will be dealt with according to General Data Protection Regulations.

Europa Worldwide Group are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

"Europa Worldwide Group do not accept agency CV submissions unless specifically requested/ engaged with the role by the Internal Recruitment Team. Please do not submit speculative CV'S to our Recruiters, Employees, Hiring Managers, or any branches/locations directly. Europa will not be responsible for any fees related to CV's received in this unsolicited manner"

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £35,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company events
• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Experience:

• Business development: 1 year (required)
• freight/ transport industry: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person