Sales & Business Development - International Freight Forwarding

Location: Auckland
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: New Business Development
Reference: BH-3045
Job Published: October 10, 2025
If you’re self-driven and love the freedom to make things happen, this role will appeal. You’ll join a small, close-knit freight forwarding business that thrives on trust, flexibility and results – not red tape.
They’re an established import/export operator with strong connections across horticulture, agriculture and the Pacific. The Director is hands-on but gives his people space to grow. You’ll have his backing, but the expectation is that you’ll take ownership and treat the role like it’s your own business.
 
About the opportunity
You’ll be responsible for uncovering and developing new business opportunities, primarily with SME importers and exporters, while also exploring potential through the company’s strong links in agriculture, and existing channels in Pacific Island trade and e-commerce.
 
With a small logistics team behind you, the company’s service capability suits customers moving moderate volumes of air or sea freight. Brokerage and LCL are outsourced, so your focus is on understanding client needs, offering practical solutions, and building long-term partnerships.
 
What’s on offer
  • Flat structure with direct access to the business owner
  • Relaxed, high-trust culture with minimal bureaucracy
  • Scope to shape simple systems and processes as the business grows
  • Variety across import/export
  • Competitive base + incentives reflective of experience
 
Who we’re looking for
You might be:
  • An operational freight professional with strong client skills, ready to step into a commercial role, or
  • A proven sales operator who prefers a smaller, more entrepreneurial setting
Either way, you’ll bring:
  • Initiative, self-discipline and a will-do attitude
  • Credibility with SME importers/exporters
  • The confidence to operate independently yet stay connected
  • Curiosity to understand a customer’s business and match solutions
  • A practical mindset and the drive to grow with a business that rewards contribution
 
If you enjoy building relationships, creating opportunities, and working alongside good people who value trust over titles, this could be the step you’ve been looking for.

 

About Us
Team Recruitment has specialised in freight forwarding and logistics for over 30 years. We partner with leading freight forwarding and logistics businesses across New Zealand to connect skilled people with opportunities that fit their goals and values.  Visit us at www.teamrecruitment.co.nz to learn more.