COMMERCIAL FREIGHT MANAGER
Full time
at Pyramids Freight Services
in
South Africa
Posted on January 14, 2025
Job details
Responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing the commercial strategies according to company vision and objectives aiming to accelerate growth.
- Forecast demand on both the long and short term to ensure the feasibility of the company strategy and plans.
- Monitor performance of sales and operation departments, managing the directorate budget and prepare reports.
- Create partnership and long-term relationships with customers through continuous communication, events, and other different activities.
- Act to acquire new customers and manage client relationships (new and existing).
- Conduct market research and analysis to create detailed business plans on commercial opportunities (expansion, business development, etc.).
- Understand the requirements of existing customers to ensure their needs are being met.
- Lead sales teams to achieve their sales targets and control operational costs to meet the business plan and maximize profitability.
- Prepare and monitor sales reports based on actual sales & sales forecasts.
- Bachelor's degree (BA/BS), ideally with major/concentrations in business/marketing, logistics, and/or supply chain management, or equivalent degree.
- 7+ years of related sales experience, with a demonstrable book of business.
- Ability to sell/represent the company in other lines of business.
- A unique combination of good interpersonal and communications/presentation skills, both written and oral, coupled with sharp business acumen and consultative sales.
- Strong management and organizational skills.
- Negotiating skills.
- Good numeracy skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- The ability to multitask.
- Age: Min 37 Years
- Nationality: Egypt
- Residence Location: Egypt
- Languages: English - Very Good
- Own a Car: Any
- Have Driving License: Any
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