Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Are you passionate about building relationships and making things happen? As a Carrier Sales Representative, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our clients' freight moves seamlessly from point A to point B. This isn’t just a job – it’s an opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced environment where every day brings a new challenge. You'll leverage your sales skills, operational know-how, and relationship-building expertise to create lasting partnerships with carriers and transportation companies.

Essential Job Duties

• Secure top-tier carriers to deliver freight with speed and reliability, meeting and exceeding customer expectations
• Build and grow strong relationships with trucking companies and decision-makers, utilizing cold-calling, research, and networking
• Negotiate rates and collaborate with our team to ensure efficient, cost-effective solutions for clients
• Stay ahead of the game by leveraging cutting-edge tools like load boards and data to drive automation and improve performance
• Ensure that carriers meet all specifications necessary to move our customers’ freight by conducting research on Driver ratings, etc.
• Proactively identify issues and work in collaboration with other departments to determine and implement the best solution
• Partner closely with Account Managers to provide exceptional service and unlock new business opportunities
• Ensure shipment details are accurately recorded in our TMS
• Clarify load requirements with carriers and confirm they have proper information to pick-up and deliver customer goods efficiently
• Proactively follow up with the dispatcher and driver to ensure load is picked up and delivered on time
• Ensure all parties are informed of route changes, delays, and freight concerns or other issues

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working in Carrier Sales
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Proficient in MS Office, emphasis in Excel
• Strong typing skills
• Effective negotiation skills
• Ability to read, speak, write, and understand English in a professional manner
• Excellent attention to detail
• Comfortable with a fast-paced environment, with a strong sense of urgency
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and can turn what some may view as chaos, into fun
• Ability to quickly pivot from one task to another and reprioritize throughout the day
• Excellent customer service, communication, and negotiation skills
• Collaborative team player and relationship builder
• Eager to learn and open to different methods of execution
• Ability to persuade, motivate, influence and negotiate with others

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Bilingual, English/Spanish

What's in it for me?

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions
• 401K Employer Match
• Paid Vacation
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Paid on a weekly basis!
• Employee referral bonus program ($500)
• The opportunity to work with good humans!

Schedule - In Person, On Site

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Location Address

220 North Smith Street, Palatine, IL 60067

New Age Logistics, part of the Evans Network of Companies, is a Transportation 3PL (third-party logistics) company that relentlessly pursues excellence and growth. We build and value a high-engagement, high-trust culture that allows our team to thrive.

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