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Sea Logistics Sales Representative (FS-VS)
- bristol, somerset, United Kingdom
Job Description
- *It's more than a job** As a member of the Freight Forwarding team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in transporting goods, optimising processes, and fulfilling our customers' promises. And by transporting medicines, toys and important machine parts, you are not only delivering goods, you are making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.
- *** Are you a driven sales professional with a passion for building relationships and identifying new business opportunities? Join Kuehne+Nagel as a **Sea Logistics sales representative** , where you will play a key role in growing our Sea Logistics business through customer acquisition, solution-based selling, and long-term partnership development. Working closely with our Customer Care and Route Development teams, you will act as a trusted advisor to customers while contributing to sustainable business growth and profitability.
- *How you create impact** Identify, engage, and develop new business opportunities by proactively prospecting and qualifying potential customers. Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective and existing Sea Logistics customers through regular customer meetings and consultative selling. Develop tailored logistics solutions based on customers supply chain requirements and business objectives. Prepare, present, negotiate, and follow up on commercial proposals and quotations in collaboration with internal stakeholders. Maintain accurate records of customer interactions and sales activities within the CRM system while achieving agreed activity targets. Deliver sustainable revenue growth by building a profitable customer portfolio and achieving assigned volume and sales targets.
- *What we would like you to bring** Proven ability to generate sales leads, identify opportunities, and convert prospects into customers. Strong relationship-building, influencing, negotiation, and communication skills. Customer-focused mindset with the ability to understand client needs and translate them into effective logistics solutions. Self-motivated, results-driven, and highly organized, with excellent time management and planning capabilities. Strong commercial awareness and entrepreneurial approach to business development. Experience in freight forwarding or logistics is preferred but not essential; a valid driving licence is required.
- *What's in it for you** Opportunity to join one of the world's leading logistics providers. A dynamic, customer-focused environment with strong growth ambitions. Extensive training and development opportunities to support your career progression. Collaboration with experienced logistics and supply chain professionals. A performance-driven culture that rewards initiative, innovation, and results. Competitive compensation package and employee benefits. Join us and help shape the future of global logistics while building strong customer partnerships and delivering exceptional supply chain solutions.
- *Who we are** Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world. As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine. We kindly advise that placement agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles. Any submissions of candidates without prior signed agreement will be considered our property and no fees will be paid. Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.