Flatbed Carrier Procurement & Sales

Evans Transportation; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Evans Transportation in Chattanooga, TN is seeking a seasoned Flatbed Carrier Procurement & Sales professional to build a dependable, high-performing flatbed carrier network and ensure service excellence from tender to delivery.

This role combines flatbed expertise with carrier procurement, relationship management and project leadership to secure capacity, drive improvements, and grow strategic accounts with minimal oversight.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in flatbed carrier procurement or carrier sales.
• Deep understanding of flatbed equipment (Flatbed, Step Deck, Conestoga, RGN, Double Drop).
• Knowledge of securement and job site detail.
• Existing relationships within the flatbed carrier market.
• Preferred: experience with dedicated flatbed programs or captive fleets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a dependable flatbed carrier network.
• Manage high-volume freight with exceptional service from tender through delivery.
• Negotiate with carriers to balance service, capacity, and cost.
• Lead operational improvements and drive execution across teams.
• Build long-term carrier partnerships and proactively identify capacity challenges.

Skills

Flatbed expertise

Carrier procurement

Flatbed equipment knowledge

Securement knowledge

Carrier relationships

Tools

Monday.com

Asana

Microsoft Planner

Job description

Description

THE POSITION

The Flatbed Carrier Procurement & Sales position is responsible for developing and maintaining a dependable, high-performing flatbed carrier network while delivering consistent service execution across strategic flatbed freight. This role combines flatbed expertise, carrier procurement and sales, relationship management, and strong operational execution to secure reliable capacity and successfully manage freight from load tender through final delivery.

Beyond day-to-day execution, this role will take ownership of strategic flatbed business, proactively identify service and capacity challenges, and drive continuous improvement to help build scalable and reliable flatbed operations.

Roles And Responsibilities

Flatbed Expertise

• 5+ years of flatbed carrier procurement or carrier sales experience
• Deep understanding of flatbed equipment (Flatbed, Step Deck, Conestoga, RGN, Double Drop, etc.)
• Knowledge of securement and job site detail.
• Existing relationships within the flatbed carrier market

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

• Proven ability to manage high-volume freight with exceptional service
• Strong execution from load tender through delivery -tracking excellence
• Excellent exception management and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced environment

CARRIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

• Builds long-term partnerships, not just transactional carrier relationships
• Strong negotiation skills while balancing service, capacity, and cost
• Ability to strategically grow and develop a reliable carrier network

PROJECT MANAGEMENT MINDSET

• Highly organized with excellent follow-through
• Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Experience leading operational improvements or special projects
• Comfortable documenting processes and driving execution across teams

COMMUNICATION & LEADERSHIP

• Strong communicator with carriers, customers, and internal teams
• Proactively identifies issues before they become customer problems
• Collaborative team player who can influence without direct authority
• High level of accountability and ownership

What Success Looks Like

• Delivers consistent service execution for flatbed customers
• Develops a dependable, high-performing carrier network
• Minimizes service failures through proactive planning
• Drives operational improvements instead of simply maintaining the status quo
• Can own strategic flatbed accounts with minimal oversight

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Flatbed Expertise**
• 5+ years of flatbed carrier procurement or carrier sales experience
• Deep understanding of flatbed equipment (Flatbed, Step Deck, Conestoga, RGN, Double Drop, etc.)
• Knowledge of securement and job site detail.
• Existing relationships within the flatbed carrier market

Preferred Qualifications And Requirements

• Background supporting manufacturing, construction, heavy haul, steel, or industrial customers
• Experience with dedicated flatbed programs and/or captive fleets
• Existing relationships with regional and national flatbed carriers
• Experience using project management tools (Monday.com, Asana, Microsoft Planner, etc.)
• Process improvement or operational leadership experience

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to continuously sit, use a keyboard, calculator, and telephone. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, and/or kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds while moving files or small packages. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.