Our client, a leader in the Shipping and logistics industry, is looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to join their dynamic Cape Town team.

Position reporting to: Managing Director

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 

• Grade 12
• Tertiary Freight qualification is advantageous.
• Shipshape or similar knowledge
• Several years industry experience, supply chain, warehousing, management, operations
• Leadership role

MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS 

• Acquisition of new business – minimum target twice basic salary
• Required to have a minimum of 10 ongoing target accounts
• Regular client calls on a rotational basis
• Attend events such as exhibitions and conferences
• Identify areas where customers need support and or attend to complaints, including the collection of overdue accounts
• Focus on re-securing lost business and stabilize and retain threatened loss of business
• Manager your sales pipeline and submit a weekly report every Friday
• Ensure monthly collation of sales reports
• Monitor competitor activity and trends
• Assist with estimates and update the estimate register where the need arises. Follow up on the outcome of the estimates
• Appraise yourself with digital/social media and marketing strategies
• Educate your clients on Shipshape Syntrac (internal software) by selling the advantages of our systems
• Benefits of our AEO status
• Implement your activities on the CRM - Shipshape
• Build good working relationships with operational staff and sales team
• Manage and arrange customer workshops if and when required
• Assist with debtors
• Any other duties associated with this passion.
• Assist with promotions and golf days