Forto

What if... your work empowered change in an industry that essentially impacts the prosperity of the entire world? Forto is in business to exactly do that - disrupt logistics! Simplifying global trade has been our mission from day one. Our exponentially growing team of technology and logistics experts forge ahead each day with the goal to deliver a highly transparent, frictionless and sustainable digital supply chain while chasing towards our moonshot goal of achieving climate neutral operations by 2025.

Your Role 

As (Senior) Sales Manager (f/m/d) you are responsible for developing and expanding our customer portfolio, consequently bringing in new business to Forto in Italy and managing contract renewals of your existing customer portfolio. This is a unique opportunity to become a central part of establishing Forto in the Italian market.

You will

• Become a central part of building up Forto in Italy
• Be responsible for the acquisition of new customers and the expansion of Forto's customer portfolio in Italy
• Be responsible for your own customer portfolio and ensure contract renewals
• Work closely with our customers, maintaining our customer relationships and actively contributing to their and our success
• Anticipate future customer needs and improve our customer platform in close cooperation with our product development team

What you bring

• 10+ years of sales experience in freight forwarding
• Fluent in Italian and English
• A customer centric mindset and experience in driving business development
• Reliability, independence, high motivation and the ability to work in a dynamic and demanding team

Forto is an internationally growing company

• Company language: English
• 17+ offices across Europe & Asia
• 800+ employees
• 30+ nationalities represented
• 2500+ customers

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Team:

• At our core, we are in love with progress and cannot cope with the standstill.
• We are constantly striving for ways to be even better tomorrow. We are facilitators, we are explorers, we are visionaries.
• We stand for a workplace where people from diverse backgrounds can do their best work and be themselves.
• We consider empathy as the basis for effective collaboration and believe that diverse perspectives result in more insightful products and solutions. We want to create a place of belonging where everyone has an equal opportunity for career advancement and recognition.

Work Life:

• Experience a company culture where we work on eye level and knowledge sharing, as well as mentoring is on our daily agenda.
• We love our work and tackling business challenges but also believe in the importance of having a healthy balance with our personal life. That's why we appreciate a flexible work setup that fits around family, friends, and physical health.
• We have the freedom to plan our working hours independently and choose where to work from within the countries we are employed in.

Company Offering:

• Sustainability Team
• Emission Offsetting
• Green Energy
• Organic Food
• Paperless Office
• Flexible Working Hours
• Team & Company Events
• Home Office Equipment
• Hybrid Work 
• Peer Learning Program
• Mentorship Program
• Leadership Training
• L&D Budget
• Best Onboarding Program
• Visa & Relocation Support
• Remote Onboarding
• Buddy Program