Inside Sales Representative - Maternity Cover (6-12 Months)

About the Company Our client, a kiwi-owned international freight forwarder, prides themselves in their specialist services, managing project cargo and providing general international freight forwarding services.
About the Role Our client is looking for an experienced freight forwarding operator or freight forwarding salesperson to join their team on a temporary basis, to cover for an employee going on maternity leave in December. The person can start in the role immediately and there is also the possibility for the role to become permanent.
Calling existing customers and responding to pricing enquiries, the role is focused on understanding existing customer needs and quoting international freight solutions, while ensuring a profit margin and up-selling where possible. This involves selecting overseas agents, shipping lines, airlines, unpacking/packing/stevedoring/crane company solutions depending on the cargo, a road transport provider, and obtaining rates, then combining to quote an end-to-end solution.
Skills & Experience The right candidate will have good knowledge of all aspects of end-to-end freight forwarding in an NZ context, understand NZ geography, customers, and the agents across all sizes and modes, and will be able to obtain rates and prepare quotes while ensuring a profit margin. The right candidate may not have previous sales experience but enjoys talking to customers, may have customer service experience, and most crucially has strong freight forwarding knowledge.
Self-motivated with a proven ability to take ownership of their work and operate autonomouslyConfident on the phone and enjoys talking to customers and selling solutionsConfident with utilising ExcelWilling to roll their sleeves up and help the team where requiredHow to apply The first step is to apply online via this job ad. If possible, please submit your CV in Microsoft Word. Alternatively, you can call Chris on 0212264306 if you have any questions.

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