Outside Sales Executive

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.

Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

**Summary**:
The role of the Sales Executive will be to develop, manage and serve a defined portfolio of both existing and new local, regional and cross trade customers. You will need to strive to achieve maximum profitability by meeting customer’s shipping needs and securing optimal support in terms of revenue and volume.

If you have the flair in communicating with strong analytical skills and is customer focused, we want you Join us and be part of a big family today

**Main Responsibilities**:
Meet/exceed assigned sales targets, including container volume, logistics and other maritime value-added services

Maximize profitable support & growth from existing, lost & new customers through effective sales enquiry management and rate quotation requests management

Maintaining and building of good relationships with customers through regular sales calls to understand the customer’s business and share new services of CMA CGM Group which could value add to customer’s business

Keep abreast of market trends including industry benchmark reference for the dynamic business

Take the lead to coordinate with respective internal stakeholders in new customer onboarding or new customer requirements to ensure a good customer experience.

Work on sales and marketing assignments & projects as designated by Chief Commercial Officer & Trade/Sales Managers

**Minimum requirements**:
Minimum a Diploma holder from a recognized polytechnic with 1-2 years of working experience preferably with knowledge in the container shipping / ocean freight

Fresh graduates are welcome to apply

Independent with strong communication and good analytical skills

Strong problem-solving skills, interpersonal skills and stake-holder management skills

Comfortable with managing of large information

**This role is open for local employment only

**Kindly note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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