Field Sales Executive at DHL December, 2024

In this Field Sales Executive position

• You will develop and maintain strong existing customer relations and loyalty through ensuring customer satisfaction.
• You will respond to customer enquiries/complaints.
• You will manage a defined portfolio of potential customers and wins them for a lasting business relationship with DGF.
• You will seek and prospects for BC targets to win new customers generally in the 60k-1000k Euro range Net Sales per annum.
• You will plan and manage medium to large – sized Business Customers.
• You will build rapport and trust with customers by being informed about customer’s business and the market.
• You will recommend solutions based on customer needs by using industry knowledge.
• You will be responsible for closing business by connecting a customer’s needs to a DHL solution by offering value to the clients supply chain.
• You will use networks within the various Sales channels within DPDHL to collaborate on customers, marketing strategies and offers a full supply chain of services to service customer needs.
• You will collect relevant customer information for the RFI/RFP/RFQ and prepares documents for customer implementation in order to ensure proper operational handover and implementation to meet customer expectations.
• You will highlight to Sales Manager on observations of market dynamics for example competitors’ behavioural patterns.
• You will maintain and support interdepartmental relationships.
• You will collaborate with colleagues across the organization to achieve shared goals.
• You will develops sales plan/strategy/activities to achieve target budgets.
• You will be responsible for conducting high quality presentation of the entire range of standardized products to customers.
• You will develop target lists of new business and continuously review and update.
• You will establish and present customized offers to customers.
• You will negotiate with customers on contractual terms of service provision that is aligned to corporate sales policy and procedures.
• You will adhere to approved credit limits granted to customers and enforce previously agreed payment terms.
• You will prepare and realize planned sales calls.
• You will be responsible for product targets and for budgeted growth in new and additional business.
• You will secure/collect all necessary information to assess credit worthiness of potential customer.
• You will support receivables functions.
• You will ensure Customer commitments are clearly communicated to respective operations – clear business set up process.
• You will report activities, quotes, sales calls, and other information through CRM.
• You will perform roles and responsibilities in compliance with Company Policies, Procedures and Instructions.

Now, here’s what we need from you

• 3-5 years’ experience or more within the transport, logistics or freight forwarding industry (or similar service industry)
• Experience in Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearing sales environment with proven record advantageous.
• Relevant business degree