Air Freight Business Development Manager

Air Freight Business Development Manager

We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Air Freight Business Development Manager to join our growing commercial organization. In this role, you will be responsible for developing the air freight business portfolio, acquiring new customers, managing key accounts, and driving sustainable revenue growth within a highly competitive logistics market. You will play a critical role in expanding market presence, strengthening customer relationships, and contributing directly to ambitious commercial targets.

Your Responsibilities:

• Drive business development activities to secure and grow the air freight portfolio.
• Contribute to achieving annual air freight sales and revenue targets.
• Conduct regular customer visits to acquire new business and develop existing accounts.
• Identify, develop, and convert new business opportunities within target markets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and strategic partners.
• Manage key accounts and support long-term customer growth strategies.
• Lead commercial negotiations while optimizing pricing and profit margins.
• Collaborate closely with Operations and Pricing teams to ensure competitive and reliable service solutions.
• Maintain accurate CRM updates including customer visits, pipeline management, forecasting, and opportunity tracking.
• Improve pipeline visibility and forecasting accuracy through disciplined CRM usage.
• Monitor market developments and provide competitor and industry insights.
• Represent DP World professionally in customer meetings, negotiations, and business development activities.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field,
• Minimum 5–8 years of experience in air freight sales or business development,
• Strong knowledge of air freight operations, market dynamics, and commercial structures,
• Proven track record in achieving sales targets and growing customer portfolios,
• Experience in customer acquisition, pipeline management, and key account development,
• Strong commercial negotiation and pricing management skills,
• Experience using CRM systems such as Salesforce or Microsoft Dynamics 365,
• Analytical mindset with strong forecasting and pipeline management capabilities,
• Excellent communication, relationship management, and presentation skills,
• Results-oriented with a strong focus on revenue growth and customer satisfaction,
• Proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable in dynamic market environments,
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken,

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future.

We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

To Change What's Possible For Everyone

Job Info

• Job Identification 24999
• Locations Istanbul, Türkiye