Sales Executive

Position Title
Sales Executive

Function / Department
Freight Forwarding & Container Marketing

Reporting To
Branch Head, Vertical Head, and VP – Business Development

Position Summary
The Sales Executive is responsible for managing container sales, bookings, and shipments, while coordinating with Shipping Lines and Customers to ensure smooth end-to-end operations and reporting.

• Sales and marketing of containers as well as freight forwarding.
• Coordinating with the Shipping Line Pricing Team for special rate filings, rate linking, and free days linking of shipments.
• After confirming shipments with customers, placing bookings on behalf of customers in the liner portal.
• Coordinating with customers to ensure the timely pick-up of containers within validity.
• Working with the Customer Service team to re-validate bookings and vessel sailing details.
• Coordinating with CFS operations to ensure containers are sound and delivered to customers.
• Ensuring containers are gated in on time through coordination with operations.
• Working with the Customer Service team to ensure containers are loaded on the planned vessel and obtaining SOB confirmations.
• Collaborating with the liner accounts team for invoicing issues, including delays or other invoice-related problems.
• Coordinating with Customer Service/Accounts of the Liner for any delays or penalties (detention, demurrage, storage, late SI, late BL, etc.).
• Coordinating with the trans-shipment desk to ensure the shipment is loaded on the planned vessel from the trans-shipment port.
• Updating daily booking details in the in-house system.
• Providing monthly market updates to the Shipping Line Pricing team.
• Daily reporting of marketing and forwarding container pickup status to the Head Office.
• Monthly sales billing reporting for marketing and all sales.

• Bachelor’s degree (Graduation) – Any Stream

• 2 years and above in a similar role

• Container sales and freight forwarding
• Booking coordination and shipment management
• Invoice processing and issue resolution
• Reporting and market updates

• Proactive
• Strong communication skills
• Problem-solving ability
• Attention to detail