Business Development Apprentice

Cultivate and nurture leads, overseeing the entire sales cycle to ensure a seamless transition into operations. Proactively seek out new sales prospects through various channels, including cold calls, emails, and social media. Efficiently manage and monitor your sales pipeline using advanced CRM tools. Establish, foster, and sustain strategic relationships with potential clientele. Lead and execute marketing initiatives on various social media platforms. Cultivate a strong network of current and prospective customers. Develop and present competitive pricing solutions for logistics and related services. Act as the primary point of contact for spontaneous inquiries and generate quotations accordingly. Arrange productive business meetings with potential clients to comprehend their specific logistics requirements.

Training:
Apprenticeship training will be conducted remotelty with a specialist tutor. Training will be delivered monthly unless otherwise agreed with yourself and your employer. Assignments will be completed through written assignments, presentations and professional discussions.

Training Outcome:

Potential promotion to Business Development Executive on completion of apprenticeship.

Employer Description:
UKFM is a division of Palletforce, themselves a division of EV CARGO. EV Cargo have grown to become a predominate international supply chain partner to many of the world’s leading brands. We enable customer success through market leading air, ocean, surface freight, logistics, supply chain and technology solutions. Our growth is accelerating around the world. UKFM is a provider of Distribution services to offer a range of services, including: • Road logistics: pallet network and full truckload solutions. • Contract logistics: storage, fulfilment, and distribution. • Event logistics: tailored services for seamless event management.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday. Shifts TBA.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Team working,Initiative