A freight forwarding organisation is looking for an internal sales professional to sell their air and ocean freight services via the telephone, taking inbound sales calls and also generating their own sales leads and making external sales calls. ROLE: Internal Sales - Freight forwarding LOCATION: Essex BASIC SALARY: £30k to £35k Commission and annual bonus. ROLE: Job Description Able to build and maintain good relationships with our customers, partners and suppliers Handle the quotes we receive in from our customers/partners. A mixture of inbound sales calls plus external cold calling sales calls. Generating sales leads Acknowledge receipt of the quotation request. Obtain costs from our approved suppliers Ensure all requirements have been met Quote the customer ensuring margin added Follow up with the customer/partner after a suitable time period Record the quote and whether we won the job. Develop relationships with our customer/partners Sell our other services to them. Proactively sell new business. Accompany colleagues to supplier/customer meetings (if necessary) Handle any minor issues with customers/suppliers Keep manager updated of any issues. Reporting to Operations Manager Help and support other colleagues as and when necessary Experience Required General min. 3 years freight forwarding, plus min 2 years in sales. Air and ocean experience preferred. Knowledge of Incoterms and shipping procedures. Experience with Windows Office