Carrier Sales Associate

Full Time
Indianapolis, IN, Laredo, TX, Remote, Southfield, MI
Posted 8 months ago

Reports To:  Carrier Sales Manager

Supervises:  NA

Job Summary:  A Carrier Sales Associate is responsible for growing and maintaining partner carrier relationships along with pairing their available trucks with RJ Logistics available loads.

Roles and Responsibilities 

  • Carrier Auditing 
  • Carrier Profile Maintenance 
  • Lane Matching 
  • Industry Knowledge 
  • Carrier Vetting 
  • Problem solving 
  • Carrier Negotiations 
  • Lane/Load Coverage 

Job Description 

As a Carrier Sales Associate, you will be expected to be able to complete the following tasks; 

  • Conduct skilled negotiations around pricing for ad hoc and dedicated business 
  • Provide feedback to CSR team on market conditions on a shipment by shipment or lane by lane basis 
  • Possess the ability to strategically match open carrier equipment with available loads 
  • Must have industry knowledge and the ability to adapt to the ever-changing market conditions 
  • Must be able to think strategically and quickly regarding unique challenges that face the transportation industry  
  • Create, build and maintain relationships with service providers 
  • Conduct performance reviews based on service provider KPIs 
  • Schedule and partake in RFQs, review and make recommendations based on multiple criteria to award business 
  • Learn the craft of selling while continuously growing sales skills, utilize resources both internally and externally 
  • Update our systems with carrier availability and capacity 
  • Meet or exceed daily, weekly, monthly benchmarks 

Basic Requirements 

  • Skilled in
    • Microsoft office
      • Word 
      • Excel 
      • Outlook 
  • Basic understanding in the use of a computer 
  • Verbal Communication Etiquette  
  • Written Communication Etiquette 
  • Basic understanding of the transportation industry  
  • Basic terminology around carrier contracts and rate agreements 

Other Duties 

  • Participate in meetings when required 
  • Interaction with multiple departments when required 
  • Perform additional tasks when requested by management 
  • Adhere to company policies and procedures 
  • Some reporting and analysis 

Education, Experience, Other Training 

  • Written and verbal communication skills 
  • Ability to operate a telephone and computer 
  • Self-motivated and disciplined 
  • Problem Resolution and analytical abilities 
  • Creative thinking 
  • Negotiation skills 
  • Multi-tasking and time management skills 
  • Judgment and decision making  
  • Ability to work independently and as a team 

*RJ Logistics is an equal opportunity employer

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