Temperature Control, Carrier Sales Representative at Redwood Logistics in Chicago, IL

Job description

• As a Temperature Control, Carrier Sales Representative, working within the Multimodal Temperature Control Team, you will be responsible for identifying, sourcing, and developing strong business relationships with service providers (carriers) to achieve maximum profitability and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide and negotiate freight rates to motor carriers (and internal sales team as needed), ensuring maximum profitability on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly basis
• Coordinate available customer freight with available motor carrier equipment
• Consistently provide service and support to motor carriers in an effort to build the business relationship
• Maintain a file of all open truck shipments and of records of trailers in assigned areas
• Communicate with motor carriers to schedule trucks and resolve issues
• Verify all freight charges, confirm receipt of Bill of Lading, and resolve all payables discrepancies prior to final payment to motor carrier
• Monitor Bill of Lading discrepancies to ensure proper return of commodity is arranged, as necessary
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must have worked in a Carrier Sales position in a brokerage environment for at least two year, preferably mode specific
• Excellent communication, networking, negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Results-driven
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Flexible; ability to change focus quickly to meet the demands of market conditions and/or company needs
• Logistical planning, routing, or dispatch experience a plus

Skills

Required

• Carrier Sales
• Brokerage environment
• Excellent communication
• Networking
• Negotiation
• Problem-solving
• Results-driven
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

• Logistical planning
• Routing
• Dispatch

Benefits

• Access to experts and resources for your Learning & Development journey
• Opportunity for internal mobility
• Employee referral bonus program
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Annual fundraising and volunteer events to give back to communities
• Paid time off, floating holidays, time off to volunteer and rollover
• Paid parental leave
• Medical, dental, vision and 401k plans (with match)
• Flexible spending account, mass transit and dependent care plans available
• Health savings account, with an annual company contribution for plan participants
• Short-term and long-term disability; life insurance policies subsidized by company
• Additional benefits including pet insurance, accident care, access to legal advice and more
• $50,000 - $60,000 + established, long-standing commission structure with high upside
• This position is eligible to earn monthly commission incentives based on individual and company performance. On-Target Earnings (OTE): $100-150K+ on average for established reps.
• The estimated pay range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the geographical location in which the applicant lives and/or which they will be performing the job.