New Business Sales Executive (Freight/Logistics)

About this role

Ellahi Consulting is hiring a New Business Sales Executive for its Durban base in KwaZulu-Natal. The role focuses on finding and winning new customers for the company’s domestic freight and logistics services.

What you’ll do

• Find and win new business clients for road freight, express delivery, overnight distribution and retail store deliveries.
• Build lasting relationships with potential and existing customers.
• Present company services clearly to decision makers.
• Prepare analysis reports and quotations for prospective clients.
• Travel within your territory to visit clients and grow sales.
• Use Freightware or the company’s order management system to manage your work.

What you need

• A proven track record in new business sales, or clear evidence that you can sell.
• Experience in the logistics or courier industry.
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Your own reliable vehicle, suitable for a sales role.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Good analytical skills and the ability to prepare quotation reports.
• Good knowledge of South African geography.
• Computer literacy, including email, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advantageous: Freightware experience, OMS knowledge or technical ability.
• A customer-focused approach, plus problem-solving skills and initiative.
• A well-groomed, professional appearance.

Is this job for you?

This role suits a confident, self-motivated salesperson who already knows the logistics or courier industry. You should enjoy building relationships, working on your own initiative and reaching new clients in and around Durban.

Tips before you apply

• Have your driver’s licence, vehicle details and CV ready to upload.
• List specific sales results in your CV, such as targets met or new accounts won, and name the logistics or courier companies you have worked for.
• Show your analytical and quotation skills with a short example, such as a quote you prepared or a report you wrote.

Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a criminal record check, a pre-employment polygraph, a Maths Literacy test and a communication skills assessment.