Business Development Manager

Move the world with us! 

AIT is a global freight forwarding company that has offices all around the world. Are you looking for a fast-paced, exciting and dynamic job? Then you are a perfect fit for our company! Join our team, be part of the international supply chain and move the world with us!  

If that sounds interesting, then make AIT Worldwide Logistics the next stop on your career ladder! 

The Business Development Manager is responsible for creating, growing and managing an account base. Accountable to directly identify and initiate development efforts. Develop and execute a field sales business plan that will achieve the corporate revenue goals. Accountable to directly identify and initiate business development opportunities

Earn our customers’ trust. Passionately value co-workers. Actively Engage in our communities. Always conduct ourselves ethically. High Performance at a world class level.

• Develops new business across all of our core competencies
• Identify, initiate and engage with clients that provide sustained and profitable revenue streams multiple services
• Develop and execute a business plan that will achieve sales quota and budget as defined by the company
• Work closely with local, regional and international operations staff to ensure customers’ needs and expectations are met
• Present an array of logistics solutions that enable numerous entry points into accounts
• All other business duties as deems necessary
• Support and consulting of existing customers as well as further development of a professional cooperation
• Conducting sales and negotiation meetings
• Preparation of offers and calculations
• Processing of customer correspondence
• Preparation and assembly of accompanying documents (offers, concepts, presentations, etc.)
• Planning; organization and execution of customer visits
• Recording and ensuring data maintenance in the CRM as well as for cross-departmental topics in the CRM
• Implementation of regular review meetings
• Ensuring communication between Sales/Customer Service, Operations and to Management
• All other business duties as deems necessary

Standard Responsibilities:

• Contribute actively to a healthy and secure work environment by reporting unsafe/unsecure/unhealthy conditions and possible improvements
• Apply continuous improvement culture and attitude
• Quality first thinking
• Strong Team Player
• Actively live and role-model our core values:
  • Earn our customers’ trust.
  • Value or teammates.
  • Engage in our communities.
  • Apply our ethics.
  • High Performance at a world class level.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Completed further training as a forwarding specialist
• 5+ year’s relevant business to business sales experience in Supply Chain Industry preferred

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer great programs for our employees. For example, everyone at AIT can engage in five hours of volunteer work each year to support a worthy cause or participate in one of our many learning opportunities.  

For more than 40 years, customers have relied on AIT as an industry leader for supply chain solutions with a consultative approach, a global network and trusted partners in (virtually) every industry - these include aviation, automotive, consumer retail, food, government, healthcare, high-tech, industrial and life sciences. Backed by sustainable, user-friendly technology, AIT's flexible business model enables customized door-to-door deliveries by sea, air, land and rail - on time and on budget. With experienced teammates, in more than 100 global locations across Asia, Europe, and North America, AIT offers full-service options, from customs brokerage and warehouse management to all-round worry-free services.