Transportation Freight Broker
About the position:
We are currently seeking applicants for the position of Transportation Freight Broker (at least one year of industry specific experience is required). This job will entail working closely with a team, as well as independent improvisational thinking. Our Broker will have a wide range of customer-facing and carrier-facing responsibilities, and will have an active role in decision-making and applying company directives.
Your responsibilities:
- Broker all outbound shipments from a specific region
- Establish working relationships with core carriers
- Develop and foster carrier relationships to enhance performance in both brokerage and logistic shipments
- Solicit carrier bids to move client shipments
- Negotiate carrier charges to optimize service to the customer and meet profit objectives for Performance Transportation
- Maximize margin by utilizing historical data and market indices
- Document, update and distribute carrier contracts as shipments are awarded
- Confirm shipments brokered for Performance Transportation customers are delivered in a timely and damage-free manner
- Work as a team to maximize operational effectiveness with departmental depth
- Track customer shipments in transit and provide feedback communication to the customer
- Resolve discrepancies between carrier invoices and carrier contracts to support accounts payable activities
- High school diploma or GED
- Strong analytical ability
- Accuracy with strong attention to detail
- Innovative problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated organization skills
- Demonstrated negotiation skills
- Computer literacy with MS Office software
- Intermediate skills in Excel
- Minimum one year of experience in the 3PL or brokerage industry
- Experience with TMS (Transportation Management Software)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, or other related field
- Knowledge of McLeod TMS preferred
- Experience in full truckload brokerage preferred
What you will need:
- High school diploma or GED
- Strong analytical ability
- Accuracy with strong attention to detail
- Innovative problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated organization skills
- Demonstrated negotiation skills
- Computer literacy with MS Office software
- Intermediate skills in Excel
- Minimum one year of experience in the 3PL or brokerage industry
- Experience with TMS (Transportation Management Software)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, or other related field
- Knowledge of McLeod TMS preferred
- Experience in full truckload brokerage preferred
What will put you ahead:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, or other related field
- Knowledge of McLeod TMS preferred
- Experience in full truckload brokerage preferred
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.