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Business Development Manager

meridiantalent.co.zaURL Unverified
Johannesburg, South AfricaFull-timeSeniorOn-sitePosted 2 Oct 2026

Job Overview

Boardroom Appointments is hiring a commercially driven Business Development Manager in Johannesburg for a supply-chain management environment. This is a true hunter role—opening doors, onboarding new customers, and generating significant revenue across warehousing, container depot, clearing & forwarding, freight, and integrated logistics.

You will prospect C-suite and senior operational buyers, structure profitable deals, respond to RFQs/tenders, grow newly won accounts, and run a disciplined CRM pipeline with market intelligence. Not an account-management-only seat.

Requires 7–10 years’ BD/sales/commercial experience in logistics, warehousing, freight or related B2B supply-chain sales with a verifiable new-business track record and an established decision-maker network.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and secure high-value new business in logistics, warehousing, and supply chain

• Prospect proactively; leverage industry networks; secure C-suite and senior operational meetings

• Build a revenue-focused pipeline and convert prospects into long-term customers

• Cover warehousing, container depot, clearing & forwarding, freight, and integrated logistics

• Lead commercial negotiations; structure profitable, competitive deals

• Prepare proposals, RFQ responses, and tender submissions with clear value propositions

• Grow newly acquired accounts via upsell/cross-sell; partner Operations/Finance/Commercial on onboarding

• Maintain CRM accuracy; report pipeline, wins, revenue, and competitor/market intelligence

Required Qualifications

• 7–10 years’ proven business development, sales, or commercial experience

• Extensive sales/commercial experience in supply chain, logistics, warehousing, freight or related

• Demonstrated track record winning new customers and hitting revenue targets

• Established network with decision-makers in logistics, manufacturing, retail, FMCG, mining or related

• Strong complex B2B new-business acquisition; C-suite negotiation capability

• Understanding of logistics/warehousing/supply-chain operations; pricing, margins, deal structuring

• Strong CRM and pipeline management; proficient MS Office

• Tertiary qualification in Business, Commerce, Supply Chain, Logistics or related preferred (not essential with exceptional results)

• Advantageous: contract logistics, freight/forwarding, clearing, container depot, intermodal, integrated SC

Skills & Requirements

Business DevelopmentB2B SalesNew Business AcquisitionDeal StructuringCommercial NegotiationSupply ChainLogisticsWarehousingFreight & ForwardingCRM Pipeline ManagementTender/RFQ ResponseC-suite EngagementAccount GrowthMarket Intelligence

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