Freight Forwarding Business Developer

Date PostedMay 20, 2026LocationUE Square, Fort Canning, SingaporeCompanyTHE SUPREME HR ADVISORY PTE. LTD.Salary$5,000 to $5,500 MonthlyTypeFull Time

Job Summary

This role focuses on driving financial growth and expanding the company's market position within the freight forwarding industry. You will be responsible for identifying target customers, converting them into clients, and managing business development shipments. The position requires close collaboration with internal teams and external logistics partners to achieve sales KPIs and maintain a healthy business pipeline.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and convert new business opportunities
  • Source freight rates from carriers and logistics partners
  • Manage client relationships and payment follow-ups
  • Execute sales planning and meet KPIs
  • Document sales activities in internal systems

Required Skills

  • 2-3 years experience in freight forwarding
  • Hunter sales approach
  • Existing network of carriers and hauliers
  • Sales forecasting and planning
  • Cross-functional collaboration

Job Details

Job scope: - Improve company’s market position and achieve financial growth - Meet and exceed objectives through the development of new businesses, coordination of Business Development shipments and existing business penetration - Identify target customers, initiate own sales calls, pursue them and ultimately convert them into clients - Working with Finance and Indoor Sales team on payment issues and follow up on payment with clients - Build and maintain a pipeline of business - General profit in line with set KPIs - Prepare sales planning, and forecasting activities - Sourcing of rates from carriers, hauliers, offices and worldwide agents - Interact and maintain relationship with subcontractors like carriers, coleaders and trucking companies etc - Maintain effective teamwork with members of the Indoor Sales, Business Development team and other functional teams - Support the sales strategy set by the Head of Business Development in conjunction with the Management - Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed - Successfully work across teams (internal and external) to overcome challenges and achieve objectives - To perform other duties and tasks as assigned - Adhere to all company policies in areas of Compliance, HSSE&Q, Code of Business Conduct, Employee Handbook - Reporting and documenting of all sales activities with company’s internal system Requirements: - Minimum 2-3 years of hunter sales / business development experience in freight forwarding industry - Proven track record and good networking with carriers, coleaders and trucking companies etc