Sea Logistics Sales Representative

We are looking for an experienced and self-driven Sea Logistics Sales Representative with sea logistics sales experience and strong motivation to hunt for new business and take on an evolving role in Jeddah.

Your Role

In this role, you will acquire, win and retain new customers. As a Sea Logistics Sales Representative of the company, you will maintain close collaboration with key stakeholders and maximize business opportunities to achieve agreed goals. You will spend most of the time in customer-facing activities, hunting for new business, and working hand in hand with the Customer Care Personnel on the same customers. You will take pricing decisions in alignment with the Customer Care Manager, following the Trade Management/Pricing recommendations. You will be the account owner of sales accounts, personally owning an account portfolio.

Your Responsibilities

• Generate new sea logistics business opportunities with a clear focus on SME accounts.
• Prepare quotations using our online tools and submit our proposals to the customers.
• Deliver presentations about our main sea logistics products.
• Monitor competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing and products.
• Report customer complaints to the Customer Care Team.
• Align with the Customer Care Team when onboarding new customers and provide robust and complete content in the Customer Promise/CCL handover form.
• Demonstrate superior Sea Logistics product and trade knowledge.

Your Skills and Experiences

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain or a similar discipline, or relevant Sea Logistics Sales experience.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in the freight forwarding industry in Saudi Arabia.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in sea logistics sales in Saudi Arabia, focusing on developing sea logistics SME accounts.
• Self-starter and proactive, with a “Hunter” mentality rather than a “Farmer”.
• Good command of the English language and a native Arabic speaker.

Good Reasons to Join

We offer an employee-friendly environment for you to develop and grow to become a skilled transportation logistics professional in a challenging and fast-developing company with a competitive salary and opportunities for further development within the Kuehne + Nagel Group. If like us, you put customers at the heart of everything you do, you can expect to be rewarded with a full package of benefits on top of a salary that grows with you as you grow in our business.