Job Details
The Company and the Role:
This global supply chain solutions Company is offering an amazing full time permanent Inside Sales Co-ordinator opportunity near Eastleigh, supporting the team, working in their newly acquired offices.
The Company is one of the world’s leading procurement, logistics and consultancy business, assisting multinational business and industrial groups with their global supply chain needs for over 70 years.
You will be expected to assist the Sales Team with all of the business and sales support processes and paperwork in relation to commodity procurement, consulting, freight (air, ocean, road, and rail), compliance, packing and event logistics.
The Company works on a number specialist projects and with a range of private and public organisations, working on the premise “Any size. Anywhere. Safe and secure”.
The Company is looking for the right person who is able to handle sales enquires, and quotations for new and existing clients, and who can use their knowledge of the Freight Forwarding market, to the benefit of the entire sales team, and who can offer a great level of customer service to regular customers and partners.
Key Features of the Role:
You will process quotation requests.
You will follow up on quotes issued by Sales, Operations and Management teams.
You will need to use your FBA product understanding to sell and quote.
You will process sales leads from overseas offices and partners.
You will assist with on-going sales and marketing campaigns and annual events.
You will input data into system databases and keep required information updated.
You will deal with suppliers, negotiating rates and gaining tariffs.
You will assist in collating and reporting on all sales type activities.
Knowledge and Skills:
As Inside Sales Co-ordinator you will need to have either Supply Chain, Freight, or Logistics experience, as the Company want a candidate who can hit the ground running and who has knowledge of the industry.
You must have current knowledge of ocean Import procedures and practices.
You must have experience negotiating or preparing rates and issuing quotations to clients.
Knowledge of Amazon FBA is an advantage but not essential.
You must have IT and reporting skills and worked with a client or customer database.
You must have customer service experience and have worked in a telephone-based role previously, as well as confident handling face to face meetings when required.
You must be a good communicator, coordinator and organiser, using these skills in your current job role.
What’s on Offer?
The Inside Sales Co-ordinator role pays between £21K to £23k per annum as a basic salary depending on experience levels and interview assessment.
Full time permanent hours of 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday, with flexible start and finish times.
Company Pension scheme.
Varied employee package
Staff parking
Brand new venue
Applicants Please Note:
Do not apply for this vacancy unless you are an experienced Freight, Supply Chain, Logistics Inside Sales Coordinator experience.
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