Freight Broker

R+L Global Logistics; Hebron Estates (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life & Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

R+L Global Logistics in Hebron, KY is seeking a Supply Chain Consultant to cultivate and grow relationships with existing customers and develop larger accounts, crafting strategies and supply chain solutions to meet business needs.

You will present services, build strong customer relationships, prepare quotes, and collaborate with Capacity Procurement to ensure loads are serviced and customers are informed of any issues. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ working knowledge in logistics and transportation.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent education.
• Strong team-building and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced and complex environment while making timely decisions under pressure.
• Prefer experience in all modes: dry van, expedited, flatbed, oversized loads, refrigerated, intermodal shipments.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and develop new business
• Cultivate relationships with existing customers to develop accounts to their fullest potential
• Create and drive a business plan strategy that successfully meets sales goals
• Maintain a working knowledge of the company's specialty services, internal resources, competitive strategies, and customer requirements
• Present full range of services to existing and new customers, allowing yourself to build a complete logistics and supply chain solution for the customers business needs
• Build strong customer relationships and understand trends that affect their business to creatively and strategically develop solutions
• Prepare quotes for new and existing business partners to meet your monthly and quarterly goals
• Work with the Capacity Procurement team to ensure loads are serviced to meet expectations
• Communicate frequently with the Capacity team and or carriers to ensure the shipper, consignee and customer are aware of any unexpected issues
• Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBR’s) with existing customers
• Conduct face to face meetings to build relationships and introduce additional services

Skills

Relationship building

Customer service

Communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Tools

McLeod

Cargowise

Job description

Supply Chain Consultant is responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with existing customers, as well as acquiring and developing larger accounts. This includes creating strategy and developing supply chain solutions to meet all customers’ business needs. The ability to communicate and provide unmatched customer service is a must for this position.

Supply Chain Consultant responsibilities and essential job functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Acquire and develop new business

Cultivate relationships with existing customers to develop accounts to their fullest potential

Create and drive a business plan strategy that successfully meets sales goals

Maintain a working knowledge of the company's specialty services, internal resources, competitive strategies, and customer requirements

Present full range of services to existing and new customers, allowing yourself to build a complete logistics and supply chain solution for the customers business needs

Build strong customer relationships and understand trends that affect their business to creatively and strategically develop solutions

Prepare quotes for new and existing business partners to meet your monthly and quarterly goals

Work with the Capacity Procurement team to ensure loads are serviced to meet expectations

Communicate frequently with the Capacity team and or carriers to ensure the shipper, consignee and customer are aware of any unexpected issues

Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBR’s) with existing customers

Conduct face to face meetings to build relationships and introduce additional services

Supply Chain Consultant Qualification, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

5+ years’ working knowledge in logistics and transportation industry; including third-party full truckload logistics management, supply chain, tradeshow set-up, and final mile

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent education plus work experience

Strong team-building and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and cultivate relationships

Ability to thrive in a fast paced and complex environment while making timely decisions under pressure

Prefer experience in all modes: dry van, expedited, flatbed, oversized loads, refrigerated, intermodal shipments

Previous freight management software experience; McLeod and Cargowise a plus

Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently

About Us

We empower business worldwide to ship smarter.

R+L Global Logistics strives to provide the best freight solutions and logistics services to our customers. We offer the highest quality domestic and international transportation services including Full Truckload (FTL), Intermodal/Rail, Expedited/Domestic Priority, Service to and from Mexico and Canada, Trade Show Logistics, Supply Chain Management, High Value/High Risk Cargo, Warehousing and Fulfillment, Value Added, Customs Brokerage and more.

We focus on customer requirements in order to meet the challenges of today’s business demands. Our ability to create solutions through a wide range of transportation outlets allows R+L Global Logistics to be the complete global transportation solution.

BENEFITS

R+L Global Logistics offers a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability Insurance, 401(k) Retirement Plan, PTO, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Exclusive Employee vacation properties
R+L Global Logistics will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal or state law. R+L Global Logistics will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for an assessment or job interview) if so requested. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or otherwise reference your race, religion, age, sex, genetic, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by federal or state law .

Job Info

• Job Identification 49579
• Job Category Logistics Sales
• Locations 1301 Aviation Blvd, Ste 210, Hebron, KY, 41048, US