Logistics Associate(Inside Sales Representative)-Korean Bilingual

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Cerritos (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartRecruiters, Inc. is seeking an Inside Sales Representative for freight forwarding in California. The role focuses on phone, email, and digital outreach to sell global logistics services including air, ocean, and ground freight, working with BDM, pricing, and operations teams.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and Korean-English bilingual skills, with 5+ years in logistics and 1–3 years in inside sales or customer service. 8:30 AM–5:30 PM, full-time, 1-year renewable contract.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Bilingual in Korean and English required.
• 5+ years in transportation, logistics, freight forwarding, or supply chain.
• 1–3 years inside sales or customer service experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel Pivot Tables and XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and qualify new sales leads via cold calling, email campaigns, and market research.
• Partner with BDMs to execute on new sales leads.
• Research target accounts to map key decision-makers and uncover shipping opportunities.
• Schedule qualified meetings and discovery calls for BDMs.
• Qualify inbound leads by identifying customer shipping volumes, lanes, and pain points.
• Maintain an active pipeline of prospective clients in the CRM.
• Negotiate freight rates, terms, and service agreements to secure shipments.
• Cross-sell and upsell additional logistics services to current accounts.
• Coordinate rate requests with pricing, procurement, and operations.
• Prepare accurate freight quotations and proposals for client presentation.
• Follow up on quotes to close business or gather market feedback.

Skills

Korean language

English language

CRM proficiency

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

WMS

FIS

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

Pay rate : $34/hr~ DOE

Contract Period: 1 year (renewable)

Work Schedule: 8:30 AM–5:30 PM (M-F)

Therole may also support business development opportunities involving companies operating in South Korea and China.

Job Description

Position Summary

The Inside Sales Representative for freight forwarding drives revenue growth by supporting BDM while securing new customer accounts and expanding business with existing clients. This role focuses on phone, email, and digital outreach to sell global logistics services, including air, ocean, and ground freight. The representative works closely with BDM, pricing, operations, settlement and customer service teams to deliver competitive shipping solutions.

Therole may also support business development opportunities involving companies operating in South Korea and China.

Key Responsibilities

• Prospecting: Identify and qualify new sales leads through cold calling, email campaigns, and market research.
• Partner with BDMs to execute on new sales leads.
• Research target accounts to map key decision-makers and uncover new shipping opportunities.
• Schedule qualified meetings and discovery calls for BDMs.
• Pipeline Management: Qualify inbound leads by identifying customer shipping volumes, lanes, and pain points.
• Maintain an active pipeline of prospective clients using the company’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
• Closing Deals: Negotiate freight rates, terms, and service agreements to secure profitable new shipments.
• Account Expansion: Cross-sell and upsell additional logistics services (such as customs brokerage or warehousing) to current accounts in support of BDM.
• Pricing and Quotation Management
• Rate Requests: Coordinate with pricing, procurement, and operations teams to gather competitive ocean, air, and truckload rates.
• Proposal Preparation: Prepare accurate, professional freight quotations and proposals for client presentation
• Follow-Up: Follow up on outstanding quotes to close business or gather valuable market feedback.
• Collaboration and Operations
• Handoffs: Ensure a smooth operational handoff of newly won accounts to the customer service, settlement and operations teams.
• Market Feedback: Report competitor pricing trends and market conditions to management.
• Maintain clean, up-to-date records of all prospect interactions, leads, and account statuses in the company CRM.
• Track quotation win/loss ratios and report weekly sales metrics to the sales team.
• Support preparation of tender responses, RFQs (Request for Quotations), and sales presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Bilingual in Korean and English required.
• 5+years of transportation, logistics, freight forwarding, or supply chain related experience.( 1 to 3 years of inside sales or customer service)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, data analysis) and PowerPoint. experience using with FIS, WMS, CRM software (such as Salesforce or HubSpot).
• Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of international transportation, freight forwarding, and North American transportation networks.
• Travel %: Up to 0% in U.S. / 10% local Southern Cal

Additional Information

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