Inside Sales Support

Job description

Inside Sales Support

Chicago, IL USA

Job description

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Your tasks and responsibilities

• Provide sales support to assigned Account executives, providing quotes and follow-up to the quotes to win new and maintain current business.

• Maintain and record all quote requests and correspondence in the RT quote tool.

• Assist in customer implementation to the Account executive obtaining credit, filing of SOPs, ABTs and rates.

• Provide KN Login support in running reports, alert set-ups and other tasks as needed.

• Act as the single point of contact for KN solutions and service sales across all Sea & Air logistics business fields within the assigned customer base.

• Maintain assigned customers through regular activity, correctly assessing the prospective account as Profitable, Significant or Strategic in order to secure additional business.

• Support Sales Lead Generation using the available resources

• Create customer profiles for all sales executives to help drive additional business

• Perform all aspects of the sales/ maintenance process and input & update all relevant activities utilizing CoreLog daily (required).

• Adhere to all policies listed in the KN US Sales Guidelines.

• Additional duties as assigned.

Your skills and experience

- Minimum of three years experience within the freight, transportation or logistics industry.
- Experience in International Operations, i.e. Air- and/or Oceanfreight or International Sales is preferred
- The ideal candidate will provide a solid PC operational knowledge related to MS Office products and Sales Force Automation tools.
- The ideal candidate should be self-disciplined and self-motivated with a strong customer focus and feeling for qualitative work.
- The candidate should possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills and demonstrate creativity and analytical skills.
- General experience in the area of Telemarketing is preferred.
- BS in Business, Marketing, Logistics preferred.

Good reasons to join

We offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs and a highly dynamic global work environment.

Contact

Kuehne + Nagel Inc - New York - Head Office
10 Exchange Place
Jersey City, NJ 07302-3920

About Kuehne + Nagel

With over 79,000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world's leading logistics companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, contract logistics and overland businesses, with a clear focus on providing IT-based integrated logistics solutions. Further information can be found at www.kuehne-nagel.com

Learn more >>

kncareers.com

Reference Number: req35089

Kuehne + Nagel Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, sex, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, uniform service, protected veteran status or disability, or any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law with respect to employment opportunities.

Desired profile

Inside Sales Support

Chicago, IL USA

Job description

...

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Provide sales support to assigned Account executives, providing quotes and follow-up to the quotes to win new and maintain current business.

• Maintain and record all quote requests and correspondence in the RT quote tool.

• Assist in customer implementation to the Account executive obtaining credit, filing of SOPs, ABTs and rates.

• Provide KN Login support in running reports, alert set-ups and other tasks as needed.

• Act as the single point of contact for KN solutions and service sales across all Sea & Air logistics business fields within the assigned customer base.

• Maintain assigned customers through regular activity, correctly assessing the prospective account as Profitable, Significant or Strategic in order to secure additional business.

• Support Sales Lead Generation using the available resources

• Create customer profiles for all sales executives to help drive additional business

• Perform all aspects of the sales/ maintenance process and input & update all relevant activities utilizing CoreLog daily (required).

• Adhere to all policies listed in the KN US Sales Guidelines.

• Additional duties as assigned.



- Minimum of three years experience within the freight, transportation or logistics industry.
- Experience in International Operations, i.e. Air- and/or Oceanfreight or International Sales is preferred
- The ideal candidate will provide a solid PC operational knowledge related to MS Office products and Sales Force Automation tools.
- The ideal candidate should be self-disciplined and self-motivated with a strong customer focus and feeling for qualitative work.
- The candidate should possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills and demonstrate creativity and analytical skills.
- General experience in the area of Telemarketing is preferred.
- BS in Business, Marketing, Logistics preferred.

Good reasons to join

We offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs and a highly dynamic global work environment.

Contact

Kuehne + Nagel Inc - New York - Head Office
10 Exchange Place
Jersey City, NJ 07302-3920

About Kuehne + Nagel

With over 79,000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world's leading logistics companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, contract logistics and overland businesses, with a clear focus on providing IT-based integrated logistics solutions. Further information can be found at www.kuehne-nagel.com

Learn more >>

kncareers.com

Reference Number: req35089

Kuehne + Nagel Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, sex, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, uniform service, protected veteran status or disability, or any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law with respect to employment opportunities.