Logistics Sales Executive - VL

Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage shipments for customers, procuring capacity and negotiating pricing to allow for revenue growth.
• Exercise discretion in the negotiation of rates with customers and carriers to meet or exceed targeted net margin per load on assigned accounts.
• Build and foster positive relationships with customers and resolve service issues using independent judgment and discretion to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Identify and solicit additional business opportunities with new and current customer accounts.
• Schedule and manage appointments and on-time performance with shippers and receivers.
• Locate and arrange approved carriers to cover customer loads and manage timeliness of loading and unloading.
• Strive for continuous improvement, identify existing or potential issues, and assist in corrective action.
• Effectively communicate service offerings to current and potential customers.
• Dispatch carriers, and properly update your loads within the company TMS.

Job Specifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced office environment.
• Ability to work efficiently with a professional, customer friendly attitude.
• Work in a team environment and collaborate with other departments.
• Detail oriented with strong communication skills.
• Training and mentoring program available for position.

About Verst Logistics

Verst Logistics is a family-owned company that offers Fulfillment, Packaging, Warehousing and Transportation solutions to our customers. In 1966, our founder, William G. “Bill” Verst, set out to build a customer-first, no nonsense warehousing company in Northern Kentucky. The kind run by honest, hardworking people who always do the right thing to get results for our customers. We’ve since expanded well beyond that initial vision, both in terms of our physical scale and our solutions. www.verstlogistics.com

Our Core Values

• Innovation: The introduction of new collaborative ideas and solutions.
• Excellence: The passion to deliver exceptional service in all aspects of our activities.
• Respect: High regard for time, knowledge and concerns of others while always demonstrating integrity and trust.
• Safety: A goal of no injury or adverse customer, environmental or community impact while doing our work.
• Teamwork: Collaboration with individual and group accountability toward a common objective.