15 Oct
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SAR Logistics (AKA SAR Transport)
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Bengaluru
15 Oct
SAR Logistics (AKA SAR Transport)
Bengaluru
Company Description SAR Logistics is a multinational logistics and freight forwarding organization with a presence in more than four countries. The company operates over 24 offices across India, the USA, and Southeast Asia, supported by a team of 500+ professionals who manage end-to-end logistics, warehousing, and transportation solutions. SAR Logistics is one of the largest freight forwarders in the India–USA and India–Canada trade corridors, with more than 15 years of experience and over 50,000 customers served across diverse industries.
The company is driven by core values of innovation, customer centricity, and transparency, which guide its approach to building reliable, scalable logistics solutions. Applicants can expect to join a growth-oriented organization that emphasizes collaboration, performance, and long-term client relationships.
Role Description:
We are looking for agile, target-driven sales professionals to manage and grow our Ocean Freight / Freight Forwarding business across Tuticorin, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore.
The role involves identifying new business opportunities, developing customer relationships, promoting SAR Logistics’ services, and achieving sales, revenue, volume, and Gross Profit (GP) targets.
Key responsibilities include conducting regular sales calls, responding to customer inquiries, preparing proposals and quotations, negotiating rates, and coordinating with internal operations teams to ensure seamless service delivery.
The individual will also monitor sales performance, maintain accurate customer records in CRM tools, analyze market trends, identify business opportunities,
and collaborate with senior leadership to develop effective sales strategies. Participation in client meetings, business reviews, and industry networking events will also be required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Achieve ocean freight revenue, volume, sales coverage, and GP targets.
- Identify and acquire new customers while expanding existing accounts.
- Develop and execute sales plans to achieve business objectives.
- Promote Ocean Freight services and grow market share.
- Prepare competitive quotations and negotiate pricing while ensuring profitability.
- Maintain regular customer interactions and deliver high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Monitor sales pipelines, maintain CRM records, and submit timely sales reports and forecasts.
- Build strong relationships with customers, freight forwarders, co-loaders, and ocean carriers.
- Track market trends, competitor activities, and emerging business opportunities.
- Coordinate with internal teams to ensure smooth service delivery and customer retention.
Key Requirement:
- Experience: 5–15 years in freight forwarding / Ocean Freight Sales.
- Trade Lane Expertise: Strong experience in the US Trade Lane.
- Volume Handling: Proven experience handling 14–16 TEUs per week.
- Market Exposure: International market experience preferred.
- Sales Expertise: Strong business development, customer acquisition, negotiation, and account management skills.
- Commercial Acumen: Demonstrated ability to achieve revenue, volume, and Gross Profit (GP) targets.
- Relationship Management: Excellent communication, networking, and customer relationship management skills.
📌 Assistant Manager – Sales | Ocean Freight & Freight Forwarding (Bengaluru)
🏢 SAR Logistics (AKA SAR Transport)
📍 Bengaluru