Direct Transport Sales rep - FRPAR01 - Paris - 35 TER AVENUE MORIZET 92100 BOULOGNE FRANCE

Opportunity

At Maersk we have a vision that’s larger than the ocean: to be a true integrator of container logistics connecting and simplifying our customers’ supply chain through global end-to-end solutions. We count on our people to make it happen.

This position, based in France (Paris or Lille), is an exciting opportunity to work within our Direct customers sales team to achieve growth through identification, qualification of new business opportunities in Ocean transport & logistics and services as well as creating a strong win-win relationship with the future customers as well as coordination with internal Maersk stakeholders to achieve targets.

We offer

We offer you an exciting global career at the forefront of world trade. And thanks to our global scale, you will be well-positioned to explore opportunities at Maersk around the world. The many other highlights include the most modern talent development initiatives and competitive benefits. We are proud of our people who define our company’s industry leadership, global team culture and customer-centric focus every day.  

When you join our team, you join a truly diverse, global organization in a fast-moving, values-based, work environment where you can grow on the job, create and shape our digital solutions, tap into industry-leading talent development initiatives, enjoy working with your colleagues and broaden your world view through our international job postings.

Key responsibilities

- Identify and hunt for new businesses opportunities through understanding of customer needs and offer an end-to-end service.

- Develop customer value propositions for all appropriate business opportunities. Strive for consultative sales to distinguish market presence by effectively probing and identifying needs and suggesting solutions to support customer supply chain.

- Build understanding of all service offerings to be able to offer additional logistics products including intermodal transportation, Customs House Brokerage, LCL transport & Airfreight…

- Manage the selling process to customers, including pricing and contract negotiations.

- Research and understand the territory to identify and establish business contacts with potential customers.

- CRM second to none discipline with regular update of opportunities and sales actions.

We are looking for

- Confirmed experience in a position of Sales rep or Business Development Manager with a good experience in the transportation & logistics industry.

- Ability to navigate in matrix organizations.

- Understanding of the French market.

- A good understanding of the various products and solutions through the customers supply chain mainly but not limited to Ocean FCL, LCL, Customs & Airfreight.

- Able to map customer needs and along with product team propose end to end supply chain solution.

- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic but highly structured environment

- Fluent in French and English both in writing and speaking, Spanish would be a plus

- Commercial flair combined with natural initiative and curiosity. Always open to learn!

- Empathy and the ability to turn customer needs into business opportunities; Customer centric attitude

You have been reading so far, we are glad to see you are interested. If you could see yourself in this role and are keen to be part of this journey at Maersk, we look forward to hearing from you! 

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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