National Sales Manager - Freight Forwarding

Open to Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane based candidates.

The opportunity

Our client is a fast growing international freight forwarder with serious momentum and backing to match. They're now investing heavily in their commercial function, and this role is the cornerstone. You'll join as National Sales Manager with a clear mandate: win new business, then build the sales team around you.

This is not a caretaker role. There's no existing team to inherit and no legacy book to manage. You'll hunt first, prove the model, then recruit, coach and lead a national sales function you've shaped from the ground up.

What you'll do

• Drive new business across air, sea and full supply chain solutions

• Own the full sales cycle from prospecting through to close and onboarding

• Build and execute a national sales strategy alongside the leadership team

• Recruit, develop and lead a team of BDMs as the business scales

• Represent the business with major shippers and BCOs across the east coast

What you'll bring

• A proven track record of winning new business in freight forwarding or logistics

• Genuine hunter mentality. You open doors, you don't wait for them to open

• Strong knowledge of the ANZ forwarding market and a network to match

• Ambition to step into sales leadership, or leadership experience with the appetite to stay hands-on

• Commercial sharpness across pricing, margins and solution design

Why this role

• Rare ground-floor leadership opportunity with a growing international forwarder

• Direct line to a founder-led leadership team that moves quickly

• Flexibility to be based in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne

• Strong package with genuine upside as the team grows

Apply now

For a confidential discussion, contact Sam Smeaton at LogiHire on 0480 892 *** or ***@logihire.com.au. All applications treated in strict confidence.

LogiHire is a specialist freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain recruitment agency operating across Australia and New Zealand.