Freight Broker

R+L Global Logistics; Ocala (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

R+L Global Logistics is seeking a Supply Chain Consultant to cultivate relationships with existing customers and develop larger accounts. You will create strategy and design supply chain solutions that meet customers’ business needs while delivering unmatched service.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in freight/logistics, a related bachelor’s degree, strong interpersonal skills, and experience with third‑party logistics, freight options, and freight software such as McLeod and Cargowise; English

Qualifications

• 5+ years in logistics and transportation, including 3PL, supply chain, 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.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and develop new business.
• Cultivate relationships with existing customers to grow accounts.
• Create and drive a business plan strategy to meet sales goals.
• Maintain knowledge of services and customer requirements.
• Present full range of services to customers to build complete logistics solutions.
• Prepare quotes for new and existing partners to meet monthly/quarterly goals.
• Coordinate with Capacity Procurement to service loads.
• Communicate with Capacity team and carriers about issues.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews with customers.
• Schedule face-to-face meetings to build relationships.

Skills

Team-building

Interpersonal skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

McLeod

Cargowise

Job description

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.