West Thurrock, Essex £40,000 (negotiable) + car allowance and bonus Overview: This large international transport and logistics business is seeking a bright, enthusiastic individual with a passion for sales to join their commercial team. The role will have responsibility for getting out there to find new customers and re-engage with existing accounts to help grow commercial revenues in their UK & EU Road Freight division. Access to the Thurrock area would be beneficial but the role could be done on a hybrid basis. Responsibilities of this role: * Own the sales journey from spotting opportunities through pitching and presenting to launching happy new customers for road freight services. * Build a strong pipeline across the UK & EU road freight market. * Lead customer meetings, presentations and site visits. * Represent the business at industry events and exhibitions. * Get to the heart of customer challenges and help to design freight and logistics solutions that work in conjunction with the Head of Sales. The person for this role: * Ambitious, tenacious and hungry with some pre-existing sales experience in the Freight / Logistics industry. Experience in road freight would be preferable. * Proven experience in sales and business development and used to interacting with customers to understand their needs and develop solutions that fit. * Excellent commercial awareness and the confidence to prospect, start new conversations and build opportunities from scratch. * Engaging communication, presentation and negotiation skills. * The role could suit someone looking to move from an internal sales role to a field based sales role