About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 287 modern container ships and a Vessel Capacity 2.2 million TEU, as well as a Container Capacity 3.2 million TEU including one of the world’s largest and most modern reefer container fleets, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13.500 employees and 400 offices in 139 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 11.9 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports across the world. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. The roughly 2.600 employees assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment deal with terminal-related activities and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations.

Reports to Senior Manager Sales Execution

Overall Job Purpose

This is a seasoned salesperson who meets all job requirements and is capable of functioning under minimal supervision. 

Needs to be an expert on the commodities/type of customer assigned. This position is not only responsible for selling the company’s products but also acts as a strategic account manager for each account assigned.

 

Responsibilities

  • ·        Proposes and develops the commercial strategy for each customer defined in his portfolio
  • ·        Plans to establish and maintain major account relationships.
  • ·        Establish and build strong client relationships over time that allow for continuity and ongoing representation with the customer base
  • ·        Monitors competitors’ activity in each account and ensures that appropriate response strategies are formulated and communicated.
  • ·        Visit / Contact customers: Present the products/services of the Company; Present our service offerings, which go beyond just selling Ocean freight and include, but are not limited to, Road freight services and various digital products from our portfolio
  • ·        Follow up and ensure the customers don’t exceed their assigned finance credit limit
  • ·        Custom centricity and problem-solving skills required to manage & grow customer portfolio

Qualifications

  • ·        University degree or equivalent
  • ·        Experience of 3-5 years in shipping or related industry
  • ·        Good command of written and spoken English
  • ·        Working knowledge of MS Office
  • ·        Able to work well with others and follow guidelines
  • ·        Positive attitude
  • Receptive and able to grasp new ideas and drive for personal development

Success Criteria for Position

  • ·        Analyze & solve problems
  • ·        Strong communication
  • ·        Business focus 
  •      Drive for results

 

 

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Contact person

Daifallah Al Ahmari HR Sr. Manager