Main Purpose of the Role:
Generate profitable business for ZIM with a given portfolio of customers. Identify areas of growth and potential opportunities, constantly work to increase sales in designated areas of responsibility, and manage the defined sales process for assigned customers and prospects.
Main Tasks:
- Manage the sales process with potential and existing customers to maximize short and long term results
- Build, maintain and manage relationships with customers in the assigned portfolio
- Handle the sales process with customers by performing needs analysis, designing solutions and negotiating deals
- Identify and pursue opportunities for cross-sell and up-sell to existing customers
- Maintain direct contact (face-to-face) with customers on an ongoing basis according to visit plan
- Identify potential customer issues and solve them in collaboration with the sales team
- Deliver all sales presentations to key customers
- Qualify customers' sales potential and plan activities to increase share of wallet
- Identify and develop leads and new customers
- Evaluate activities and products of the competition and compare them with ZIM’s products
- Review market analysis to determine customer needs, contract terms and rates
- Analyze relevant customers for targeted sales campaigns and build a work plan to increase sales
- Communicate closely with trade and cross-functional teams on market intelligence, service updates, customer challenges and opportunities
- Follow and use sales best practice and tools
- Develop strategic and tactic sales plans to accommodate personal and corporate goals
- Build account plans for customers including: Account's short and medium term forecast, growth potential, needs assessment, proposed steps for growth
- Monitor and report sales goals/targets/KPIs in line with company’s objectives
- Forecast sales activities and set personal/company goals accordingly
Academic education: Economics/ Business Management/ Marketing/ Logistics/ International Negotiation - preferred
Minimum 3 years of proven experience in sales or marketing position in FFW/ NVOCC/ shipping.
Sales Account management experience - preferred
Working experience in a local FFW/ global company/ shipping industry - preferred
Proficient in MS Office
Excellent control of country’s local language. Good control of English language (Speaking, reading and writing)
Skills Required
- Minimum 3 years of proven experience in sales or marketing within FFW, NVOCC, or shipping
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Excellent command of the country's local language
- Good command of English, including speaking, reading, and writing
- Academic education in Economics, Business Management, Marketing, Logistics, or International Negotiation
- Sales account management experience
- Experience in a local FFW, global company, or shipping industry
What We Do
Launched in Israel in 1945, ZIM (NYSE:ZIM) became a pioneer in container shipping in the early 1970’s, and has established itself as a leading global, asset-light container liner shipping company. We provide customers with innovative seaborne transportation and logistics services, covering the world’s major trade routes and focusing on select markets where we have competitive advantages and are able to maximize our market position. ZIM’s unique strategy as a digital-oriented, asset-light, global niche carrier offers distinctive advantages, allowing the company to provide innovative and premium customer-centric services while maximizing profitability. Through this focused strategy, enhanced digital tools, and a reputation as a top industry performer with high schedule reliability and service quality, ZIM is positioned to continue to expand its leadership and achieve best-in-class margins.
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