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General Manager - Freight Forwarding


Company : Orchid Shipping Pvt. Ltd.


Location : Kolkata, West Bengal


Created : 2025-03-27


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Job Responsibilities : Sharing of client leads with sales team to focus on bringing new customers on board. Proper checking and Approval of all quotation and Jobs for all verticals i.e. Ocean, Air, Project. To accompany with sales team when necessary to bring new customer on board and recovery of payment, if it is delayed beyond a certain limit or to solve any problem arise with customer. Conducting weekly sales meeting to discuss the outstanding with current customers and the targeted customers with their feedback and enquiries generation. All types of credit, commission approvals from management. Bringing new customers on board, sending them quotation, building relations with customers. Guiding operation team wherever required expertise in handling and custom clearance activities of any typical commodity. Team building activities within the team members to co-operate with each other where ever necessary. Achieve monthly / annual revenue budge Filling of any fresh sales staff wherever necessary. KRA’s : Manage the Freight Forwarding business. Source new business as well as expand scope of work from existing clients Achieve monthly / annual revenue budget Ensure timely collections from clients within credit period Innovative in providing solution as well as collaborate with different verticals for business integration which can be beneficial to the organization Monitoring sales team to Achieve their budget People Management Quality and System compliance Desired Attributes : Should have minimum 15 years’ experience in Freight Forwarding services Must have existing shipper base which can be diverted once onboard Should be self-motivated & a go getter Knowledge & client base for will be added advantage Competency in offering total logistics solution to customers Prepare market reports & appraise management with market intelligence / reports as & when required