Head of Field Sales – Freight Forwarding

Overview

The Head of Field Sales will be a pivotal leadership role responsible for overseeing and directing the entire field sales function across country. This role involves developing and executing a cohesive sales strategy to drive new business acquisition and revenue growth across all freight forwarding services, including air, sea, and cross-border logistics. The Head of Field Sales will be accountable for managing and mentoring a team of Field Sales team, who in turn lead teams of executives, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and market expansion goals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver country field sales budget (volume & Gross Profit) and implement a comprehensive sales strategy to achieve business growth targets for the country, in alignment with regional and global objectives.
• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of Field Sales Managers across different countries, providing strategic guidance, setting performance standards, and fostering a high-performance sales culture.
• Oversee the sales pipeline and team performance, ensuring robust reporting, forecasting, and the effective use of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools to track progress against KPIs.
• Drive market development by identifying new business opportunities, monitoring competitor activity and market trends, and providing strategic input on pricing and service offerings.
• Act as a key escalation point for complex client issues and maintain strong relationships with major clients and stakeholders to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and retention.
• Collaborate with internal departments, including Operations, Customer Service, and Technology, to ensure seamless service delivery and the development of integrated solutions that meet customer needs.

Qualifications

Job Details

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About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. In Asia Pacific, DP World employs more than 7,000 people, and has ports and terminals in 17 locations.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

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