PpWidem Logistics, founded in 1983, is part of an international logistics group specialized in fashion logistics road, air and sea transport. To help further grow our organization, we are looking for a bBusiness Development Manager for our branch in Bologna Italy /b. /ppYou will mainly be responsible for the local development of the road activities. You will be actively approaching, prospecting and following up with customers, as well as working out commercial rates tenders where necessary. /ph3What does your day look like as a Business Development Manager? /h3ulliYou will be responsible for the active sales of the transport services from Italy to almost all of Europe including UK, North Africa Turkey. /liliYou will sell all services of the group but have a specific focus on road transport. /liliYou will take initiatives, make new contacts and manage the customer portfolio for which you are responsible. Cold calling, hunting or farming does not scare you but gives you energy! /liliYou plan your own agenda and make sure you make a good mix between customer visits and administration. /liliYou will work alongside other company business units and identify opportunities for the group and trends in the market. /liliYou work independently and report directly to management. /liliYour place of employment will be Calderara di Reno, Italy. /li /ulh3Designated training and job requirements: /h3ulliYou must have experience in the transport sector, especially European transport market, know the main actors and have a feel for tariffs. /liliYou are customer focused, result driven and commercially astute. /liliYou will be a hard and motivated worker as well as strong communicator and a real networker. /liliKnowledge of languages: a good knowledge of Italian English is an absolute must. French is a plus. /liliYou will have good knowledge of MS-Office suites, but also experience with Navision is a plus. /liliYou highly value quality and accuracy, you are quick to get involved which allows you to be flexible and you are driven to provide the best service to our customers. /li /ulh3Our offer /h3ulliOpen-ended contract /liliAn enthusiastic, dynamic and international team /liliUnlimited learning in a very interesting sector. /liliA challenging position with strong involvement in an internationally oriented yet family-oriented company in full expansion. /li /ul /p #J-18808-Ljbffr