Carrier Sales Representative

ArcBest; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

ArcBest is seeking a Carrier Sales Representative in Fayetteville, Arkansas who will develop and maintain relationships with transportation providers. This role involves prospecting new carriers, negotiating business, and resolving issues to maintain service quality. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s Degree, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

The position is generally from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, with minimal travel and an hourly compensation structure.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated individual with proven issue resolution skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and meet performance metrics.
• Strong interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Prospect new carriers through lead generation and cold calling.
• Build strong relationships with trucking company key contacts.
• Negotiate and strategically align carrier portfolios with customers' freight.

Skills

Sales-minded

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

The Carrier Sales Representative develops, maintains, and grows relationships between transportation providers (carriers) and MoLo Solutions. This position prospects carriers through phone calls and onboards quality carriers to ensure MoLo is able to execute according to our customers' shipping requirements. The Carrier Sales Representative is exposed to sales, operations, and account management all while working on a growing team. This position receives extensive training to quickly become comfortable with the technology used, the transportation industry, and how to build and operate carrier portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Prospect new carriers through lead generation, research, and cold calling.
• Build strong relationships with trucking company key contacts including dispatchers and drivers.
• Obtain new business, negotiate, and strategically align your portfolio of carriers with our customers' freight.
• Proactively identify issues and resolve problems to uphold our commitment to service.
• Ensure shipment details are accurately communicated to drivers and tracked in our transportation management system.
• Collaborate cross functionally with customer operations, account management, and customer sales.
• Other duties and projects, as assigned.

Requirements

• Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree, preferred
• Computer Skills:
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Additional Requirements:
  • Entrepreneurial, sales-minded, and driven entry-level sales representative with a strong work ethic.
  • Self-motivated individual with proven issue resolution skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and meet performance metrics.
  • High attention to detail and proven ability to multitask.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Competencies:
  • Accountability
  • Accuracy and Attention to Detail
  • Core Application Systems
  • Managing Multiple Priorities
  • Problem Solving
  • Relationship Management
  • Selling
  • Service Excellence

Other Details

• Work Hours:
  • Generally, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday with occasional irregular hours depending on workload.
• Travel Requirements:
  • Minimal (0%-25%) This position typically requires no travel, with rare travel for training, professional development, or team meetings.
• Compensation:
  • This is an hourly position paid biweekly.
  • Variable compensation is included.

About Us

MoLo®, a service of ArcBest®, provides best-in-class truckload brokerage services across North America, connecting shippers and carriers to deliver products when and where they're needed. Backed by ArcBest's reliable asset-based system, we offer the capacity to scale and keep supply chains moving and businesses growing. We're Driven for Better, prioritizing transparency and trusted relationships with our customers, carriers and our people.