Business Development Executive
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Job no: 495030
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: SA - Adelaide
Categories: Management, New Business Development
About the Role
Reporting to the Sales Manager and based at Regency park, this full-time opportunity will see you grow Northline’s profitability and explore business opportunities within the freight, warehousing and logistics industries. Operating within a team but responsible for a defined region, you grow the business in new and existing markets through effective lead generation, market research, competitor analysis and relationship management.
About Northline
Northline is an experienced Australian owned, global logistics business with an industry-leading national network and an international reach into more than 100 countries. We have 13 depots across Australia with the ability and flexibility to tailor solutions to meet our customers’ requirements and evolving market demands, including scaling up to add further capacity as needed. Our customers freight can start or end in international cities, small towns or remote communities, but wherever the destination, you can rely on Northline to deliver.
That’s why, we are, Australia’s Global Logistics People.
Your Duties Include
Grow and service a portfolio of Northline accounts
Meet and exceed sales targets and KPI’s including customer satisfaction, fac-to-face visits and retention
Develop new business opportunities within the local market
Develop new sales strategies to drive the business forward
Review and analyse accounts within your portfolio to ensure an understanding of your customer’s challenges
Meet with customers in assigned portfolio in line with established criteria, ensure Northline’s service provision is meeting KPIs and drive engagement to secure future revenue opportunities.
Identify further new business opportunities within your customer portfolio;
Sell Northline's 'one-stop-shop' transport and logistics solution
Maintain a high-quality CRM system which tracks contacts, purpose and outcomes of customer visits
Provide the necessary information and/or training to customers within your portfolio
Actively review and report on competitor activity and industry trends
To Be Considered for This Role
Proven history of identifying, developing and establishing key relationships, ideally in a selling environment
Prior knowledge of the transport, logistics and warehousing industry desirable
Sound business acumen coupled with an advanced understanding of industry drivers
Demonstrated ability to provide strategic solutions for complex challenges
Advanced skills in negotiation, influencing, persuasion and conflict resolution skills within a sales environment
Self-motivation and resilience combined with a track history of achieving sales targets
Exceptional presentation skills with the ability to deliver high-impact proposals to a diverse audience
Excellent language, literacy, numeracy and communication skills
Advanced Microsoft Office suite skills and experience with in house CRM software packages
Join Us
At Northline we believe our people are one of our greatest assets. We are proud of what we achieve and we like to recognise and reward those who go above and beyond. Benefits include:
Learning and development support
Employee recognition programs
Wellness and benefits programs
Discounts on travel, fitness and health, entertainment and sports, banking, automotive, flowers, gifts and more!
If you would like to join the Northline team then please click the 'Apply' button now!
Advertised: 10 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 26 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
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