Brokerage Carrier Sales Representative

Venture Connect; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Connect in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Brokerage Carrier Sales Representative to oversee all in-transit shipments and work with carriers to move freight cost-efficiently. The role requires aggressive, energetic problem solvers in a fast-paced environment.

You will tender shipments, track progress, negotiate rates, and build carrier relationships while ensuring on-time delivery and operational coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant experience.
• General computer skills including typing, emailing and faxing.
• Ability to answer phones and stay focused in a busy loud environment.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Tender shipments to optimize and consolidate loads for customer demands and profitability.
• Track and trace shipment progress; update customers on load status.
• Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing carriers.
• Negotiate rates with carriers and assign drivers to loads to ensure on-time pickups.
• Communicate status to ensure on-time delivery.
• Coordinate with account and sales teams on issues and updates.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Comply with company policies and applicable laws.

Job description

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Brokerage Carrier Sales Representative at Venture Connect, you will be responsible for overseeing all in-transit shipments while working directly with carriers to move our customer’s freight in the most economic and efficient way possible. Our best coordinators are aggressive, energetic problem solvers who thrive in our fast-paced work environment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS FOR THIS POSITION:

1. Tender shipments in a manner that optimizes and consolidates loads to meet customer demands and maximize efficiency and profit.
2. Track and Trace Shipment Progress and update customers on the status of loads.
3. Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing carriers.
4. Negotiate rates with carriers and assign drivers to loads, to make sure shipments pick up as scheduled.
5. Follow-up and communicate status of shipments to ensure on-time customer delivery requirements are met.
6. Proactive communication with account representatives and sales representatives regarding issues and updates.
7. Regular and predictable attendance.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:

1. Exercise decision-making abilities.
2. Post freight on websites when needed, to ensure visibility to carriers.
3. Reliability to be able to fill in on other boards and assist in operations duties, if needed, for coverage and/or volume needs.
4. Load maintenance- work with other departments to resolve pending issues, close loads that have delivered, call applicable parties to collect load-related paperwork. (Including assisting Billing, CSR & Sales Reps with carrier related calls.)
5. Additional duties as assigned.
6. Comply with company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations.

Requirements

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant experience

REQUIRED SKILLS (TECHNICAL, CLERICAL, LANGUAGE, ETC.)

• General Computer Skills - typing, emailing, faxing.
• Answering phones.
• Ability to stay focused in a busy loud environment.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Sitting at a desk for extended periods of time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Office

OTHER INFORMATION

• The essential job functions and major job functions are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the job functions that an individual will be required or expected to perform.
• Position Descriptions may be changed or revised by the Company from time to time at its sole discretion.

This Position Description is not intended to guarantee, and does not guarantee, ongoing employment or employment for a definite term, either in this position or with the Company. Absent an enforceable written contract to the contrary, and to the fullest extent allowed by federal, state and local law, an employee’s employment relationship with the Company is at-will.