Sales Manager (LCL Freight)

Job description / Role

Global Freight Consolidator
Attractive tax-free salary + benefits
Based in Dubai

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well established global freight organisation who are now looking to hire a Sales Manager (LCL Freight) to be based in Dubai.
The position requires you to lead & drive a sales team to generate sales and increase market share in the UAE and Middle East region.
Preference will be given to candidates who are already in a similar role and are already based in Dubai.

Responsibilities:
• Lead Sales team in generating sales & increase market share
• Manage, motivate, coach, train and evaluate the sales team & apply trained methods in day to day regional sales activities through joint sales calls
• Develop close relationships with existing and potential clients to meet sales targets & ensure consistent long term business
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities through regular contact with potential customers & close analysis of the local market
• Constantly look into and propose new innovative way of doing business to the management
• Contribute to the long term profitability of the business through innovative thinking and aggressive sales activities

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years in a Sales Management role with Ocean Freight experience from either Freight Forwarding, NVOCC/ Logistics company
• Strong leadership, management and motivational abilities
• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrable success in Marketing and Business Development
• Excellent communication skills in English, other regional languages will be an added advantage
• Innovative and possess can-do attitude

About the Company

Logistics Executive has been established for more than 10 years and delivers professional Executive Search & Recruitment services to the global Logistics and Supply Chain market.

Our service covers the full spectrum of senior roles within the Logistics & Supply Chain vertical and includes support functions such as Finance & HR. We are also able to provide Interim Managers and Supply Chain Consultants on short or limited term contracts.

Our knowledge and reach in the Logistics & Supply Chain sector usually means that we can provide better candidates than the ‘generalist’ search firms.

We provide a suite of HR & Talent Management consultancy services to the industry including Outplacement, Executive Coaching, Psychometric testing, Assessment, Performance Reviews and Leadership Development programmes.

The Dubai Regional Office covers Africa, Middle East, Central Asia / CIS, South Asia and the surrounding regions - however we source candidates globally through our international network.

Our other international offices cover Europe, S.E. Asia and Asia Pacific.