Business Development Manager M/F

Company: GEODIS
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Mon-Fri 9:00 – 17:30

  • Seek a variety of new business opportunities from the central telemarketing team and self-generated leads
  • Generate and qualify new business opportunities, by using sales skills, planning and relationship management
  • Demonstrate commercial acumen in order to seek and secure sales opportunities
  • Provide first class customer service to deliver on customer solutions
  • Implement sales strategies to develop short term and long term target accounts
  • Meet and exceed company standard expectations in relation to call rate and pipeline expectations
  • Ensure new business sales targets including revenue and gross profit are exceeded
  • Implement strategies and plans to achieve set targets enabling a pathway for success
  • Complete daily reporting on the Customer Relationship Management System and providing data and statistics to support Regional Sales activity.
  • Work collaboratively across the business to maximise sales opportunities.
  • Work collaboratively and in partnership with Branch Operations and Customer Service teams to help win retain and develop new and existing business
  • Deliver on client satisfaction and service excellence
  • Ensure the Mission, Vision and Values and 7 Golden Rules of the company are embedded into the Regional Sales strategy. Ensure the behaviours that underpin our values are demonstrated at all times
  • Ensure credit worthiness and credibility of customers to ensure they are ‘fit’ to do business with
  • Work as an ambassador for the organisation within the local/regional community promoting its’ services and values at all times
  • Work with telesales and marketing teams to identify and interpret trends and opportunities to constantly deliver and deliver success

Applicant’s profile

  • Sound experience with a successful track record of Business Development within freight forwarding and logistics industry.
  • Sound experience of generating new business opportunities and relationship management
  • Demonstrable experience of implementing sales strategies to meet short term and long term opportunities
  • Demonstrable success in achieving and exceeding new business sales targets
  • Experience of reporting processes and the provision of data to support sales activity using a CRM system
  • Experience of working collaboratively across the organisation (in particular Operations) to help deliver on success
  • Experience of implementing new ideas and solutions to drive results of a sales function.
  • Demonstrable commercial awareness that has had a significant impact on the business.
  • Sound experience of negotiating skills and firm understanding of the sales cycle
  • Good presentation skills and ability to package sound commercial proposals

Essential Behavioural Competencies

  • Demonstrable experience of building effective and credible relationships across the organisation
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Ability to influence others and build on common grounds
  • Ability to work collaboratively in order to build credible relationships both within the business and
  • externally
  • Results driven and outcome focussed
  • Customer focus – demonstrates commitment of putting the customer at the centre of everything in order to grow the business
  • Effective decision maker
  • Effective team building skills in line with the Geodis Values
  • Able to demonstrate innovative ideas to maximise sales opportunities
  • Commercial awareness – sound understanding of the industry and factors that may impact results
  • Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders with the view to seek feedback and improvements at all times
  • Computer literate including Excel, Powerpoint and word.

Working time (%)

100

Position place

Europe, United Kingdom, England

Location

UK based

Years of experience in similar position

Confirmed (5 to 10 years of experience)

Driving license

Required

Legal entity

GEODIS is a leading global logistics provider acknowledged for its expertise across all aspects of the supply chain. As a growth partner to its clients, GEODIS specializes in five lines of business: Supply Chain Optimization, Global Freight Forwarding, Global Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express, and European Road Network. With a global network spanning nearly 166 countries and more than 49, 720 employees, GEODIS is ranked no. 6 in its sector across the world. In 2024, GEODIS generated €11.3 billion in revenue.GEODIS is a company owned by SNCF Group.This position is also open to anyone recognized as a disabled worker.

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Posted: October 22nd, 2026