Air Freight Business Development Manager
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We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Air Freight Business Development Manager to join our growing commercial organization. In this role, you will be responsible for developing the air freight business portfolio, acquiring new customers, managing key accounts, and driving sustainable revenue growth within a highly competitive logistics market. You will play a critical role in expanding market presence, strengthening customer relationships, and contributing directly to ambitious commercial targets.
Your Responsibilities:
- Develop and grow the air freight business portfolio by identifying new opportunities and supporting existing customer relationships.
- Contribute to achieving sales and revenue goals through effective customer engagement and business development activities.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, key accounts, and strategic partners.
- Manage commercial discussions and collaborate on customer-focused pricing and service solutions.
- Work closely with Operations and Pricing teams to ensure reliable and competitive service delivery.
- Maintain accurate CRM records, sales pipeline updates, forecasting, and opportunity tracking.
- Monitor market trends and share relevant customer, competitor, and industry insights.
- Represent DP World professionally in customer meetings and business development activities,
Your Profile:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in air freight sales, business development, or a similar commercial role.
- Knowledge of air freight operations, market dynamics, and commercial practices.
- Experience in customer acquisition, account management, and business growth activities.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Experience using CRM systems such as Salesforce or Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Analytical approach with the ability to manage pipelines and support forecasting activities.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
Compensation
DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.
About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.
We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.
What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
To Change What's Possible For Everyone
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How we rate this
Air Freight Business Development Manager at DP World rates 38 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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