Business Development Manager – EU Groupage, Backhaul & Warehousing

Business Development Manager - EU Groupage, Backhaul & Warehousing £Very Competitive + Commission/Bonus + Car Allowance + Benefits National Field Based - HO in Yorkshire Are you a driven, ambitious Sales & Business Development Manager ready for your next challenge? Then this sales hunter role will be perfect for you. Our client, a leading player in the European groupage, logistics and warehousing industry, wishes to strengthen its team with a results-driven Business Development Manager to capitalize on its well-established UK to European routes into Belgium, France, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg by offering backhaul and other solutions to UK manufacturers and distributors. They want someone with a proven track record of hitting sales targets in European road freight and transportation including groupage, part, and full loads, multi-temperature particularly in the UK to European lane or vice versa. This should include extensive experience in sourcing new and repeat business in the network including backhauling and full loads to and from Europe either directly through contracted relationships or via freight exchange or pallet networks. If you possess the winning combination of strategic thinking, operational know-how, and communication skills, you could be the perfect fit for this role. First and foremost, you will be a sales hunter and secondly an account manager able to develop accounts for month-on-month and year-on-year growth as a preferred logistics partner for groupage transport and haulage, backhaul, logistics, and warehousing. As the Business Development Manager, you'll identify new business opportunities, form partnerships, and build client relationships. The focus will be on maintaining a healthy pipeline of new business and accounts concentrating on groupage, backhaul, LTL, FTL, and warehousing. You'll know how to think strategically, set objectives, and make them happen for the company's success. To succeed in this role, you must have a proven track record of achieving sales targets in the 3PL/4PL road freight, groupage, and backhaul industry and possess excellent analytical, communication, and negotiation skills. Your skill set will include understanding how to qualify and build a sustainable pipeline of business in a structured and professional way, built upon solid market insights about profitable target sectors. You will also be adept in building solid SOPs for new customer business to ensure complete understanding of customer requirements when it comes to operational implementation. It is imperative that you have knowledge of the UK to Mainland Europe or Mainland Europe to UK Lane. Experience of securing business across multiple verticals would be highly advantageous, including food manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, technology, and automotive. This UK-based role is offered as a remote, national, field-based opportunity with regular meetings at HO or via Teams. Overall, this role promises challenges and rewards, within a growing business investing heavily in its future growth and with the chance to play an integral part in achieving our client's ambitious growth targets. If you're confident, motivated, and ambitious, we want to hear from you! Apply now and take the first step towards your next career challenge. Email your CV, quoting reference LX 2788768 or call us on 01905 381 320.

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