Our client is a leading freight forwarding/NVOCC across industries and looking to grow their project cargo desk in Singapore.
Purposes of the position
• A highly motivated individual with the relevant skill sets, capable of establishing and developing
relationships with customers, transporters/brokers, carriers and port operators etc.
• Spearhead the establishment and growth of freight forwarding desk for general cargo
• Procurements of rates from existing vendor network within organisation as well as own established
vendor network
• Provide business proposal to internal stakeholders to further support the growth of local freight
forwarding desk
Responsibilities
• Hunt for new clearing and forwarding related business focusing on import and export business locally
• Build new client base
• Achieve annual individual sales targets
• Formulate 6-12 month sales action plan in line with group commodity market segments
• Leverage from own network and further establish relationships with various partners not limited to associations, container carrier and network members globally
• Strong team player, able to work collaboratively with operational team members, whilst liaising and coordinating with vendors (ports operators, authorities, transporters etc.) and internal clients
• Communicate, share and collaborate with all overseas branches on leads generated to and from any locations
• Monthly commercial activity reporting in the form of a sales pipeline
• Work with direct Manager on all sales, business development and budgeting requirements
• Capabilities reaching into the rest of APAC
• Project cargo experience is an added advantage
