Business Development Manager - Logistics

Do you have experience in freight forwarding sales, logistics solutions, or eCommerce fulfilment Are you commercially driven, highly organised, and motivated by building customer relationships and generating new business opportunities Our client is looking for a proactive and customer-focused Business Development Manager to join their Freight Forwarding and eCommerce Logistics team. This role will play a key part in driving business growth across freight forwarding, customs, fulfilment, and warehousing services by developing new sales opportunities, managing customer relationships, and supporting long-term commercial success.

Working closely with Operations, Client Services, and the wider commercial team, you will help deliver tailored logistics solutions across air, sea, road freight, customs brokerage, and fulfilment services. Your key responsibilities will be to:
Source and develop new business opportunities through proactive sales activity and collaboration with Operations teams. Build and manage a structured sales pipeline using CRM systems. Arrange meetings and calls with prospective customers to understand their logistics requirements and provide tailored solutions. Support the preparation and presentation of competitive multimodal pricing solutions. Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective and existing customers.

Support customer retention and identify opportunities to grow existing accounts. Act as a key point of contact for customer enquiries and quotations across Air, Ocean, EU Road, Brokerage, Fulfilment and Warehousing services. Contribute to commercial growth strategies focused on profitability and customer service. Support marketing and networking activity including Linked In engagement and trade events. Prepare sales reports and pipeline updates for the Commercial Director.

Build relationships with third-party suppliers and service providers to support competitive solutions. Support achievement of agreed sales targets and business objectives. The ideal candidate will have:
Previous experience within freight forwarding, logistics, supply chain, or internal sales roles. Strong understanding of multimodal freight services including air, sea, and road freight. Experience managing sales pipelines, quotations, and CRM systems. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Strong commercial awareness and customer-focused approach. Ability to work collaboratively across sales, operations, and customer service teams. Good organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Experience with in eCommerce, FBA fulfilment, customs, or warehousing environments would be beneficial. If you are interested and believe you have the appropriate skills and experience, our client would love to hear from you. Please apply today. Please note that this vacancy may close early if they receive a high volume of applications. They encourage interested applicants to submit their application promptly to avoid disappointment.

Benefits: 25 holiday days per year plus 8 statutory days, increasing to 26 days after two years' service and 27 days after four years' service. Membership of the Company Group Life Assurance Scheme which is currently three times annual salary. The Company operates a Group Personal Pension Plan which complies with current Workplace Pension legislation. Enrolment into the Health Shield Cash Plan after successful completion of probation period.

Free on-site car parking. Length of service awards. Enhanced maternity / paternity pay with qualifying service. Click apply and you will be taken to our client's career page to complete your application.