Key Functions and Accountabilities:
• Coach and steer Sales Core Desk and Business Development sub teams to achieve targets.
• Hold responsibility for team´s performance.
• Create and maintain an open communication channel within Department, Area and Region stakeholders.
• Review and tune team´s workload to ensure delivery effectiveness.
• Promote Hapag Lloyd´s standards application and ensure documentation of local guidelines, where applicable.
• Ensure functional training requirements are fulfilled.
• Prepare calls, conduct calls, report and follow-up on calls for incubation accounts, where applicable.
• Evaluate customer potential (Forecast/Budget) and conduct incubation accounts Sales planning.
• Selectively engage in Trade Management discussions on important matters.
• Deliver feedback on market conditions, including rate levels and competition activities, to relevant stakeholders.
• Follow-up on open Sales Leads and Opportunities.
• Look for continuous Sales Core Desk and Business Development process improvement.
• Manage and control Sales Core Desk and Business Development teams functions according to guidelines set by Sales director and Area Management.
• Develops Sales strategies to increase business volume.