Maritime Business Development Assistant

**Responsibilities**:
- Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs
- Gather information about the company’s top managers, HR department, crewing officers, and marine and technical superintendents and add that information to the CRM database.
- Contact target companies (shipowners and crewing companies) and arrange business meetings with prospective clients
- Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives
**Requirements**:
- Fluent English Other languages (Spanish, Arabic, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay) will be an advantage.
- Customer service or sales experience with extensive cold calling experience.
- Preferably have Maritime trade transportation, freight, or logistics knowledge.
- Work experience in a crewing, shipping or logistics company is a plus
- Proficiency in MS Office and CRM software
- Market knowledge
- Communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to build rapport
- Time management and planning skills
- **_A comfortable workplace with a good Internet connection and a headset with a high-quality microphone. Absence of any interfering noises during your working hours (pets, children, neighbors)_**
**Benefit**
- A remote job
- Working 5 days a week, 8 hours a day
- Flexible working hours. Start of the working day will depend on your location
Application Question(s):
- Do you have experience working in Maritime trade transportation, freight, or logistics? What do you think about this Industry?
**Experience**:
- Business Development: 1 year (preferred)
**Language**:
- English (preferred)