CARRIER PROCUREMENT REPRESENTATIVE:

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality-working relationships with transportation providers by using various means of communication in order to have access to the best equipment at the most competitive rates.
• Manage transportation providers to ensure customer service requirements are met.
• Prioritize all available freight to efficiently and effectively cover all available customer loads.
• Strategically match available transportation provider equipment to every available customer load.
• Track all booked loads from the point the transportation provider is contracted through final delivery of the load.
• Collect, document and disseminate accurate information to/from provider and Drivers and between internal departments.
• Manage transportation provider issues and resolve transportation provider operational problems including unplanned accessorial charges and accounting discrepancies.
• Negotiate rates with transportation providers to obtain the best possible rate in the marketplace for each load moved.
• Gather market information about the supply and demand of capacity in the marketplace to understand market conditions and lane rates.
• Serve as the liaison between the transportation provider and our customer.
• Possess entrepreneurial spirit.
• Identify and communicate ways the company can continuously improve in its operations.
• Able to multitask and have attention to detail.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Transportation field is preferred.
• 3+ years of brokerage experience preferred.
• Direct Sales experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in a deadline driven environment.
• Ability to multitask and have attention to detail.
• Experience with MercurtyGate TMS preferred, but not required.

Benefits

Competitive Base Salary + Commission and Benefits.