Outside Sales Representative – Logistics & Freight Forwarding | Hamburg, Germany

🚢 Outside Sales Representative – Logistics & Freight Forwarding | Hamburg, Germany

We are currently supporting an international logistics and freight forwarding company in the search for an Outside Sales Representative based in Hamburg, Germany.

This is an opportunity for a commercially minded professional who enjoys meeting customers face-to-face, developing new business in the field, and building long-term relationships within the freight forwarding and international logistics sector.

Key responsibilities:

• Proactively identify and acquire new customers through field sales, prospecting and networking

• Conduct face-to-face customer visits, sales meetings and commercial presentations

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients

• Identify customer needs and propose tailored freight forwarding and logistics solutions

• Prepare and follow up on freight quotations in coordination with Operations and Procurement

• Manage the sales pipeline, CRM activities and commercial targets

• Support customer onboarding and coordinate the handover to Operations

• Monitor market developments, customer requirements and freight rates

• Represent the company at industry events, networking opportunities and trade fairs

The profile:

• 1–4 years of experience in sales, customer service or operations within logistics/freight forwarding

• Ideally, some experience in field sales, outside sales or direct customer acquisition

• Exposure to sea, air, road or multimodal transport is an advantage

• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills

• Proactive, results-driven and comfortable with regular customer visits

• Fluent German and English

• Organized, self-motivated and eager to develop in a customer-facing sales role

📍 Location: Hamburg, Germany
🌍 Sector: Logistics / Freight Forwarding
💼 Level: Junior to Mid-level
🤝 Role: Outside Sales / Field Sales

If you are interested in discussing the opportunity, or know someone who could be a good fit, feel free to reach out to me directly.