Business Development Executive

London, England, United Kingdom

4/23/2025

At World Kinect, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.

The Business Development Executive will identify new business oppotunities and support organic growth on current business performed by the European commercial team.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Business Development Director on developing new business leads.
• Follow up on internal business chasers
• Identify and develop leads through various IT systems, using available tools to build customer portfolios to ascertain growth opportunities
• Handle day to day enquiries to learn the shipping and bunker business
  
  

Key Requirements

• Strong analytical and presentation skills
• Positive and detailed work ethic
• Ability to communicate with people in senior and junior roles, and from differing backgrounds
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• 2nd language useful but not essential
• Some shipping experience, in bunkering, operations, chartering, agency would be preferred but not essential
• Shipping/business degree as a minimum with a sales focus
• University degree preferred
  
  

Geographic Scope & Travel Requirements

• Hybrid role working from both Canary Wharf Office and Home office.
• Occassional European Travel should be expected.
  
  

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