Are you a graduate or a motivated, customer-focused individual looking to kick-start your career within Shipping? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Time Appointments are currently recruiting on behalf of a Global Shipping Company who are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Inside Sales Coordinator to join a busy and fast-paced sales team.

This role involves supporting customer accounts, maintaining strong relationships, and helping ensure sales targets are achieved.

Key Responsibilities:

• Respond promptly to client enquiries via email and telephone.
• Prepare quotes by liaising with internal departments and negotiating with customers.
• Follow up on new business leads and opportunities.
• Work closely with the external sales team to provide daily support.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with customers within assigned sales areas or key accounts.
• Handle sales administration, including creating and updating contracts, managing emails, resolving invoice queries, and addressing unrated shipments.
• Develop an understanding of multiple trade lanes and a range of equipment types.
• Collaborate effectively with internal departments such as customer services, finance, trade, and operations.
• Attend customer meetings when required to support the external sales team and key account managers.
• Provide cover for colleagues during holidays, sickness, or other absences.

Key Requirements:

• Experience communicating with customers in a sales or customer service environment. Recent graduates, with a genuine interest in building a career within the industry may also be considered
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office (Teams, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with both customers and internal teams.
• Strong time-management abilities and confidence handling multiple tasks in a busy environment with tight deadlines.
• Ability to work well as part of a team while remaining self-motivated.
• A proactive attitude, enthusiasm for sales, and a drive to succeed.

Benefits:

• Discretionary Bonus
• Private Health Insurance
• Private Pension Scheme with contributions set at 3% for employee and 6% employers increasing to 7.5% after 5 years and 10% after 10 years
• Life Assurance – 4 x annual salary
• Income Protection Insurance
• Reduced Priced Canteen onsite
• Free Parking
• 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, plus bank holidays