Business Development Manager

Location: West Midlands Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 + car/allowance + bonus Summary: This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Sales/BDM who is looking to further their career within the logistics sector. Our client is a well-established third-party logistics provider who has developed and grown into a supplier of choice for warehousing, logistics and transport services to well-known and reputable clients. In order to continue with their ongoing growth strategy they are looking for a high calibre, ambitious and motivated Business Development Manager based in the West Midlands to sell their transport and fulfilment services. You will need to be commercially and operationally astute and able to identify and develop new and existing business opportunities as well as be experienced with European road transport and the contract logistics sector. Key Responsibilities: Build and nurture strong relationships with new and existing clients in the contract logistics domain. Identify and target new clients. Prepare and present proposals to potential clients. Negotiate contract terms. Monitor and track sales performance using relevant metrics and analytics. Represent the company at industry events, tradeshows and conferences. Manage existing client accounts Follow up on new business enquiries Key Skills/Experience: Previous European Road transport knowledge Experience gained from the logistics sector Proven history of contract logistics sales Knowledge of Customs very desirable Knowledge of Pallet network useful Good commercial ability Ambitious and looking for career progressionProcessing Your Data Bis Henderson Recruitment is a leading provider of recruitment, interim management and consultancy services to the supply chain and logistics industry. Should you respond to this advertisement we may store your CV and contact details and will process this data for recruitment purposes only. Should we process your data, then we will always tell you that we are doing so. Please visit our website to read our Privacy Policy in full, in this Policy you will find information about our compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations. All applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK as our client will not support visa sponsorship for this role