Sales Executive(Freight Forwarding & Logistics)
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About the Role
System8 Logistics is hiring experienced Sales Executives in Dubai to drive business growth in freight forwarding and multimodal logistics. The role involves generating new business, managing customer relationships, preparing quotations, and coordinating with carriers.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Drive sales across air, sea, road and rail freight solutions
- Generate new business opportunities while managing and growing existing customer accounts
- Support customers by understanding their logistics requirements and developing tailored freight solutions
- Prepare accurate quotations, proposals and pricing sheets based on customer requirements
- Coordinate with carriers and internal pricing teams to obtain competitive rates and negotiate service agreements
- Manage air, sea, road and rail logistics inquiries from customers and prospects
- Handle customer documentation and follow up on inquiries, bookings, shipments, and service requests
- Maintain CRM records, sales trackers, and pipeline updates to ensure visibility for management reporting
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, carriers and internal stakeholders
- Monitor sales opportunities, report progress to management and contribute to achieving commercial targets
Requirements
- Minimum 3–4 years of proven experience in freight forwarding, logistics sales, or logistics sales support
- Demonstrated success in freight forwarding and multimodal logistics sales
- Strong commercial understanding of freight routings, pricing, carrier communication, and rate negotiations
- Experience preparing quotations, coordinating pricing, and supporting end to end sales activities
- Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail
- Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in CRM systems and sales reporting tools
- Fluency in English is required
- Bachelor's degree is preferred
Full Job Posting
About the Role
- We are hiring experienced Sales Executives to strengthen our commercial team in Dubai. This role is ideal for professionals with hands on experience in freight forwarding and multimodal logistics.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive sales across air, sea, road and rail freight solutions.
- Generate new business opportunities while managing and growing existing customer accounts.
- Support customers by understanding their logistics requirements and developing tailored freight solutions.
- Prepare accurate quotations, proposals and pricing sheets based on customer requirements.
- Coordinate with carriers and internal pricing teams to obtain competitive rates and negotiate service agreements.
- Manage air, sea, road and rail logistics inquiries from customers and prospects.
- Handle customer documentation and follow up on inquiries, bookings, shipments, and service requests.
- Maintain CRM records, sales trackers, and pipeline updates to ensure visibility for management reporting.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, carriers and internal stakeholders to ensure excellent service delivery.
- Monitor sales opportunities, report progress to management and contribute to achieving commercial targets.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Minimum 3–4 years of proven experience in freight forwarding, logistics sales, or logistics sales support.
- Demonstrated success in freight forwarding and multimodal logistics sales is highly preferred.
- Strong commercial understanding of freight routings, pricing, carrier communication, and rate negotiations.
- Experience preparing quotations, coordinating pricing, and supporting end to end sales activities.
- Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in CRM systems and sales reporting tools.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Bachelor's degree is preferred.
Why Join Us?
- Play a key role in driving the company's commercial success and growth.
- Work in a collaborative and dynamic sales environment with diverse global clients.
- Opportunity for professional growth within the freight forwarding and logistics industry.
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