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Shipping Sales Consultant – South Africa
Location
South Africa
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
R23K / month
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Shipping Sales Consultant – South Africa
Pear Tree.
• Conduct high-volume outbound calls targeting prospective businesses that regularly ship internationally. • Connect with key decision-makers to assess their international shipping volumes, current carrier arrangements, and overall compatibility with our platform. • Check prospective accounts against the internal database prior to outreach to ensure territory availability and compliance. • Provide qualified prospects with system access credentials and clearly communicate the value proposition and the next steps for onboarding. • Execute structured follow-up calls to nurture prospect interest, address initial questions, and actively convert leads into active, shipping customers. • Maintain meticulous records of all outreach activities, pipeline updates, and client interactions within the designated CRM systems. • Partner closely with company Directors to ensure a seamless handoff of accounts once they become active shippers.
Job Requirements
- Proven track record in B2B sales, cold calling, outbound prospecting, or lead generation.
- Previous sales experience within the shipping, logistics, courier, or freight forwarding sectors is highly preferred.
- Strong phone presence, exceptional active listening skills, and the confidence to navigate gatekeepers and engage executive decision-makers.
- Highly organized self-starter capable of managing consistent follow-up workflows independently.
- Comfortable navigating internal sales portals and digital platforms as a core part of the daily workflow.
- Experience utilizing consultative sales methodologies to uncover client pain points.
- Demonstrated success in managing the full early-stage sales cycle, including warm follow-ups rather than strictly first-touch cold outreach.
- Familiarity with standard modern sales tech stacks, including CRM software, VoIP platforms, and outbound dialing tools.
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