Freight Broker

Amerilux International; De Pere (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AmeriLux Logistics in De Pere, WI, is seeking a Freight Broker to manage logistics operations by identifying, vetting, and nurturing relationships with prospective carriers. Your primary responsibility will be negotiating competitive rates and securing timely shipments to meet customer demand.

You will collaborate with the sales team to capitalize on market opportunities and build win-win partnerships, develop a robust carrier network, and drive service quality with on-time pickup and delivery

Qualifications

• Experience in logistics, freight brokerage, transportation, or related field.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Ability to analyze freight market dynamics and identify growth opportunities.
• Driven, results-oriented mindset with a data-driven approach.
• Alignment with AmeriLux’s core values and commitment to learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Identify and vet prospective carriers to establish a robust pipeline of preferred partners.
• Secure competitive pricing for shipments by leveraging market trends and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with the sales team to understand regional preferences and customer needs, proactively identifying new business opportunities.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with carriers, ensuring consistent and exceptional service delivery.
• Partner with the tracking team to ensure on-time pickup and delivery, maintaining high service reliability.
• Meet or exceed key KPIs, including daily call quotas (inbound/outbound) and monthly load bookings.

Skills

Negotiation

Relationship management

Freight market analysis

Data-driven mindset

Logistics knowledge

Sales collaboration

Job description

AtAmeriLux Logistics, we are in the people business. As a Freight Broker,you will play a key role in managing logistics operations by identifying, vetting, and nurturing relationships with prospective carriers. Your primary responsibility will benegotiating competitive rates and securing timely shipmentsto meet customer demand. You will collaborate closely with the sales team tocapitalize on market opportunitiesandbuild win-win partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrier Network Development– Identify and vet prospective carriers to establish arobust pipelineof preferred partners.
• Rate Negotiation– Securecompetitive pricingfor shipments by leveraging market trends and operational requirements.
• Sales Collaboration– Work with the sales team tounderstand regional preferencesand customer needs, proactively identifying new business opportunities.
• Relationship Management– Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with carriers, ensuringconsistent and exceptional service delivery.
• Shipment Tracking & Execution– Partner with the tracking team to ensureon-time pickup and delivery, maintaining high service reliability.
• Performance Metrics– Meet or exceed key KPIs, including:
• Daily call quotas(inbound/outbound)
• Monthly load bookings
• On-time tracking compliance

• Experience in logistics, freight brokerage, transportation, or a related field.
• Strongnegotiation and relationship managementskills.
• Ability to analyzefreight market dynamicsand identify growth opportunities.
• A driven, results-oriented mindset with adata-driven approach.
• Alignment withAmeriLux’s core valuesand commitment to continuous learning and development.

• The AmeriLux benefits package includes a nationally award winning zero-dollar deductible healthcare plan created to ensure peace of mind and comprehensive care for all A-Team family members.
• Our onsite healthcare clinic, free to all team members, provides convenient access to high-quality medical care with a personalized touch from physicians who take the time to get to know you.
• In addition, we offer comprehensive dental and vision insurance, as well as disability and life insurance to ensure you and your family are protected.
• Our benefit plan includes a 401(k) match, employee assistance program, paid time off, and flex spending account access.