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