Sales and Customer Service Executive – Cargo Sales West and Central Africa at Kenya Airways

Full Time
Employment Info

Sales and Customer Service Executive – Cargo Sales West and Central Africa

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND
  • Experience5 years
  • Location Nairobi
  • Job Field Customer Care  , Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 

Brief Description        

  • The candidate will develop sales and customer portfolio, maximize cargo capacities and revenue meeting the set targets and offer premium customer service to build customer loyalty & retention through providing high-standard customer service and representation of KQ Cargo.

Detailed Description        

Principal Accountabilities (Responsibility)

  • Developing trust relationships with a portfolio of major clients to ensure they do not turn to competition.
  • Achieve and exceed set revenue targets.
  • Develop and expand the KQ Cargo market share by developing new routes and product portfolio.
  • Acquiring a thorough understanding of key customer needs and requirements
  • Create awareness of all KQ services and products for customers and offer alternative gateways or flights.
  • Sell cargo capacities to ensure all space is filled by booking shipments by phone or email.
  • Expand the relationships with existing customers by continuously proposing solutions that meet their objectives.
  • Ensure the correct products and services are delivered to customers on time.
  • Serve as the link of communication between key customers and internal teams.
  • Provide excellent, timely customer service to build customer loyalty & retention.
  • Build and maintain good cooperation with KQ stakeholders.
  • Follow up with customers for remittance of sales returns as per settlement cycles.
  • Provide ad-hoc rates to the customer (once approved by Sales or RCSM) and file the report with HDQ each week.
  • Provide full operational support to the entire network such as proof of delivery (POD), tracing, discrepancy handling, SLA monitoring, writing handling reports, and claims (list not exhaustive)
  • Reconciling every flight, rating airway bills and submitting the reports or corrections for billing.
  • Checking sales reports, commissions and invoices from GSA and GHA, reporting any discrepancies to Regional Sales Manager and/or reconciling them via direct billing.
  • Plan the daily cargo allocation of the flight according to passenger loads to maximize opportunity and ensure no empty positions.
  • Send special cargo pre-alerts to all stakeholders and ensure accuracy with this sensitive data.

Job Requirements        

Qualification (Minimum)  

  • University Degree.
  • Certification in Microsoft office package -Outlook, Word, Excel
  • Relevant industry certification-Cargo Skills, DGR are added advantage.
  • Experience delivering service in demanding consumer environment.
  • 5 years airfreight related experience with bias on customer service.

Additional Details        

Other Skills

  • Communication skills & influencing
  • Self-confidence & proactivity
  • Result and service orientation
  • Reliability & responsibility
  • Ability to work structurally and independently
  • Public relations skills
  • Ability to work well under pressure,
  • Exceptional Customer Relations skills

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya Airways on i-pride.kenya-airways.com to apply

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