What are the responsibilities and job description for the Freight Forwarding Sales Manager position at GEODIS?
Business Development Manager
Who We Are:
GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.
Your role on the team:
The Business Development is responsible for prospecting and closing new business as well as supporting account maintenance.
- Develop a contact list for new business growth opportunities in assigned market or territory
- Completes daily telemarketing, cold calling, and written communications to solicit new business opportunities
- Completes the design of contracts including the scope of work development, assumption justification, operational plan development and pricing for new business
- Serve as a resource to solve customer needs including transportation, rates for additional services and contract interpretation
- Communicates regularly with assigned customers including attendance at performance review meetings, process improvement or correction updates, and new business initiatives
- Address all customer issues, concerns, and requests
- Other duties and special projects as required and assigned
What you need: (requirements)
You will assist in and assure completion of account reviews. You will deliver results to the Operations Manager for approval and complete negotiation with the customer. You will work directly with Operations, Engineering, and other groups necessary to achieve profitability goals
- Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university
- Minimum 3 years related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum 1 year managing direct reports
- Experience with transportation management systems
- Experience with optimization tools preferred
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
What you gain from joining our team:
- Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app.
- Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through First Stop Health is available on the first day of employment!
- Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
- 401k match
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
- Employee discounts
- Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
- Free financial wellness programs
- Daycare discount program
- Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community.
- more!
Join our Team!
- Visit our website at workatGEODIS.com and chat with our virtual recruiter, Sophie, to fast-track your way to an interview.
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Text DELIVER to 88300 to Apply1
