Career Directions Limited Business Development Manager (Freight Forwarding) Jobs in Kenya

Career Directions Limited Business Development Manager (Freight Forwarding) Jobs in Kenya

Role Purpose

Our client is a leading provider of supply chain solutions, combining its core products of Air Freight, Ocean Freight, and Logistics to deliver globally integrated, tailor-made end-to-end solutions.

They seek to hire a Business Development Manager to manage existing accounts and scale the business to higher heights. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree and currently working in the global logistics supply chain.

Roles and Responsibilities

Promote and grow their freight services (both imports and exports)

Promote the company name and values

Cold calling, quoting new business and close new business

Maintaining a healthy pipeline of customers/ accounts.

Reporting weekly activities and monthly achievements to your line manager.

Updating the CRM system

Achieving an agreeable target every year, divided into quarterly, monthly and daily goals

Developing new ideas/ strategies

Extensive amount of travel is required and candidates must be willing to travel on short notice.

Capability to work with different cultures and an extra language would be beneficial.

Skills Requirement and Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or Logistics

Minimum of 4+ years of air freight forwarding and global logistics experience

Proven ability to establish or enhance air freight forwarding operational functions (domestic, import and export)

Strong understanding of applicable TSA requirements, laws, regulations and other government requirements

Results oriented with the drive to grow a domestic and international air freight forwarding business

Experience participating in the creation of strategic planning initiatives

Strong analytical skills with a systematic problem-solving approach

People from the freight forwarding industry are preferred

Should be open to travel

Experience of Freight Forwarding (mandatory

Career Directions Limited Business Development Manager (Freight Forwarding) Jobs in Kenya