No vacancies at this time. However we are always looking for the best talent within the industry.
Email: hr@westboundglobal.com
Sales Executive (Basildon)
Location: Basildon / Office Hours: Monday to Friday – 08.30 to 17.30 – 1 Hour for lunch
Sales Executive
Salary dependent on experience.
Bonus will be paid if targets are met which again will be set on experience.
Responsibilities
- Research and identify new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services – or new ways of reaching existing markets
- Seek out the appropriate contact in an organisations
- Generate leads and cold call prospective customers
- Create a sales pipeline in company CRM
- Increase sales of the business/Negotiating with own customers to win business.
- Carry out sales forecasts and analysis and present your findings to senior management/the board of directors
- Develop the business sales and marketing strategy.
- Meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
- Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
- have a good understanding of the businesses’ products or services and be able to advise others about the business.
- Liaising with Westbound China offices for local China arrangements
- Good telephone manner & Customer Service Skills
- Experience with Amazon import clients would be advantageous
- Sales and freight experience is essential, whilst it doesn’t have to be extensive you should have working knowledge of the industry.
Office environment:
We provide a nice newly purchased and renovated office environment, with a nice break out area. This encompasses a modern kitchen, self-serve coffee machines, microwave, fridge/freezer. Use of TV, Pool table, ping pong table plus an arcade machine. Also use of showers and soon to come a gym.
Perks:
Position after 3 month’s probation also has a contributory pension, NHS Top up health scheme and after first full year of employment an extra day per year capped at 25 days excluding bank holidays.
Sales Executive (Manchester)
Location: Manchester / Office Hours: Monday to Friday – 08.30 to 17.30 – 1 Hour for lunch
Sales Executive
Salary dependent on experience.
Bonus will be paid if targets are met which again will be set on experience.
Responsibilities
- Research and identify new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services – or new ways of reaching existing markets
- Seek out the appropriate contact in an organisations
- Generate leads and cold call prospective customers
- Create a sales pipeline in company CRM
- Increase sales of the business/Negotiating with own customers to win business.
- Carry out sales forecasts and analysis and present your findings to senior management/the board of directors
- Develop the business sales and marketing strategy.
- Meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
- Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
- have a good understanding of the businesses’ products or services and be able to advise others about the business.
- Liaising with Westbound China offices for local China arrangements
- Good telephone manner & Customer Service Skills
- Experience with Amazon import clients would be advantageous
- Sales and freight experience is essential, whilst it doesn’t have to be extensive you should have working knowledge of the industry.
Office environment:
We provide a nice newly purchased and renovated office environment, with a nice break out area. This encompasses a modern kitchen, self-serve coffee machines, microwave, fridge/freezer. Use of TV, Pool table, ping pong table plus an arcade machine. Also use of showers and soon to come a gym.
Perks:
Position after 3 month’s probation also has a contributory pension, NHS Top up health scheme and after first full year of employment an extra day per year capped at 25 days excluding bank holidays.
LCL Import Operator
Location: Basildon / Office Hours: Monday to Friday – 08.30 to 17.30 – 1 Hour for lunch
Job Summary.
We are looking for an experienced LCL import operator to work within our LCL department.
- Looking after Westbound LCL consols ex China to the UK
- Liaising with Westbound China offices
- Liaising with all local UK suppliers
- Liaising with Customs Dept to arrange customs clearances
- Liaising with our own and other 3rd party ERTS and general warehouses
- Liaising with local transport companies to organise final end deliveries
- Liaising with internal accounts depts ensuring payments and client accounts are up to date prior to releasing
- Import customs entry experience
- Bil of Lading Experience
- Good telephone manner & Customer Service Skills
- Experience with Amazon import clients would be advantageous
Import operational experience is essential, whilst it doesn’t have to be extensive you should have knowledge of a working LCL Forwarding department
- Technical skills:
- Experience of Ocean LCL Forwarding
- Understanding of landside logistics
- Knowledge of the Global and UK Freight market
- Appreciation of International Supply Chains
- Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of freight forwarding software systems, for example FCL/Multifreight/Cargowise etc
Soft skills:
- Ability to deal with multiple stakeholders (internal and external)
- Good Communicator
- Proactive and Innovative
- Become an awesome member of our crew
Learning description of the role:
- Build relationships/networks within Westbound Logistics and externally
- Extend external industry network
- Solution finding and problem solving
Internal systems used:
- FCL (Forward Computers Freight System)
- Microsoft Office
- Destin8 system
- Google docs
We are situated in a very nice, newly purchased and renovated office complex, with a modern break out area. This encompasses a stylish kitchen suite, self-serve coffee machines, microwave, fridge/freezer. Use of TV, Pool table, ping pong table plus an arcade machine. In addition to this we provide lockers and showers as we are in the process of fitting out a new gym. We value our employees and provide these additional benefits to compliment the working environment and our employee wellbeing.
Upon completion of 3 month’s probation there is enrolment onto a contributory pension scheme, NHS Top up health scheme and after first full year of employment an extra day per year capped at 25 days excluding bank holidays.
FCL Sea/Air/Land Import Operator
Location: Manchester / Office Hours: Monday to Friday – 08.30 to 17.30 – 1 Hour for lunch
Job Summary.
We are looking for an experienced FCL import operator to work within our FCL department.
- Looking after Westbound FCL containers ex China to the UK.
- Liaising with Westbound China offices for local China arrangements
- Liaising with all local Uk suppliers:
- Liaising with Customs Dept to arrange customs clearances
- Liaising with our own and other 3rd party ERTS and general warehouses
- Liaising with local transport companies to organise final end deliveries
- Import customs entry experience
- Bil of Lading Experience
- Good telephone manner & Customer Service Skills
- Experience with Amazon import clients would be advantageous
- Liaising with internal accounts depts ensuring payments and client accounts are up to date prior to releasing
- Operational experience is essential, whilst it doesn’t have to be extensive you should have working knowledge of an FCL Forwarding department
Technical skills:
- Experience of Ocean FCL Forwarding
- Understanding of landside logistics
- Knowledge of the Global and UK Freight market
- Appreciation of International Supply Chains
- Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of freight forwarding software systems, for example FCL/Multifreight/Cargowise etc
Soft skills:
- Ability to deal with multiple stakeholders (internal and external)
- Good Communicator
- Proactive and Innovative
- Become an awesome member of our crew
Learning description of the role:
- Build relationships/networks within Westbound Logistics
- Extend external industry network
- Solution finding and problem solving
Internal systems used:
- FCL (Forward Computers Freight System)
- Microsoft Office
- Destin8 system
- Google docs