Description
The individual in the Operations, Carrier Sales Representative role is a trusted, central point of contact for our carriers and supports our day-to-day freight requirements. Work directly with our customer team to ensure timely pick-up and delivery of freight for our customers while building and maintaining relationships with carriers.
Responsibilities
- Cold calling carriers to pick up and deliver our customer’s loads
- Negotiate rates with carriers
- Build trusted relationships with carriers, manage carrier data
- Track in-transit loads, handle any issues for the duration of the load progress
- Solicit contract/dedicated freight to carriers
- Maintain and update accurate information in company’s operating systems, tracking shipments to completion
- Coordinating daily carrier activities with customers
- Adhere to established operating procedures while looking for opportunities to measure and improve
- Hours are Monday—Friday from 8:00am—5:00pm
- In office required
Requirements
Experience/Requirements:
- Experience in logistic sales
- Preferred experience in McLeod software
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Teamwork is a must
- Self-starter, go getter, money motivated
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Position is located in Charleston, SC