Internal Sales Executive - Logistics

Internal Sales Executive
Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire
Salary: £30,000–£35,000 depending on experience
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am–5.00pm
Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Sales experience? We'll teach you logistics.

Westin Par Recruitment Experts are recruiting an Internal Sales Executive for an established B2B logistics business in St Albans.
You do not need previous logistics or freight forwarding experience. What matters is that you're confident on the phone, commercially minded and know how to turn a conversation into a sale.

If you're currently working in telesales, internal sales, business development, account management or another target-driven B2B sales environment, this could be an excellent opportunity to move into a specialist industry with full training provided.

The Role

• You'll join a small, established sales team responsible for developing new business and growing relationships with existing customers.
• Your day-to-day role will include:
• Making outbound calls to prospective and existing customers
• Developing long-term B2B customer relationships
• Identifying sales opportunities and generating new business
• Preparing, presenting and following up quotations
• Handling objections and negotiating with customers
• Converting opportunities into new business
• Managing existing customer accounts
• Helping customers understand European shipping and customs requirements
• Taking part in weekly sales meetings and customer meetings

What We're Looking For

• Previous telephone-based sales experience is essential.
• A confident and engaging telephone manner.
• Comfortable making outbound calls and having commercial conversations.
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence customers.
• Competitive, energetic and motivated by achieving results.
• Good negotiation and objection-handling skills.
• Organised with strong attention to detail.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• No logistics experience? No problem. Full training will be provided on freight forwarding, international shipping and customs.

What's in It for You?

• £30,000–£35,000 salary, depending on experience.
• Join an established UK logistics business with a strong reputation and long-standing customer base.
• Learn a specialist area of freight forwarding, international logistics and customs.
• Develop your B2B sales and account management skills.
• Modern 9,000 sq ft office in St Albans.
• Monday to Friday, 8.00am–5.00pm.
• 22 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays.
• Genuine opportunity to develop a long-term career within the business.

Apply Now

If you're an experienced Internal Sales Executive, Telesales Executive, Sales Executive, Business Development Executive or Account Manager who enjoys speaking to customers and winning business, we'd like to hear from you.
You don't need to know logistics. You just need to know how to sell.
Apply through Westin Par Recruitment Experts for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.

Westin Par values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Agency
Due to the high volume of applicants applying for all roles, we can only reply to candidates with the most relevant skills and experience. If you have not heard back from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.