Strategic Freight Brokerage Specialist

Fresh Del Monte Produce Company; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Life & disability insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off

Company paid holidays

Telemedicine & EAP

Optional voluntary benefits

Eligibility on first of the month

Job summary

Fresh Del Monte Produce Company is seeking a Brokerage Specialist in Plant City, FL to join our logistics team responsible for securing capacity, negotiating rates, and tracking shipments from dispatch to delivery. You will maintain accurate shipment data in our systems and support cost, service, and carrier-performance initiatives.

The role requires sourcing qualified carriers, building a reliable carrier base, negotiating favorable terms, and communicating status updates to customers and

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of transportation operations, freight brokerage, carrier management, and shipment execution.
• Excellent carrier sourcing, rate negotiation, relationship-management, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to manage multiple active shipments, priorities, and service issues simultaneously with a strong sense of urgency.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with the ability to make sound independent decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Source and secure qualified carriers for customer shipments based on service requirements, equipment needs, geography, and cost targets.
• Develop and maintain a reliable carrier base while continually prospecting and onboarding new transportation providers to support current and future customer needs.
• Negotiate carrier rates and service expectations while balancing market conditions, customer requirements, service performance, and company profitability.
• Dispatch carriers and communicate all required pickup, delivery, appointment, equipment, commodity, temperature, and customer-specific instructions.
• Track and trace active shipments from dispatch through final delivery and proactively communicate status, delays, service failures, and appointment changes to internal and external partners.

Skills

Transportation ops

Freight brokerage

Carrier management

Shipment execution

Carrier sourcing

Rate negotiation

Relationship management

Customer service

Multitasking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Excel

TMS proficiency

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor Degree in Transportation/Logistics (or related field)

Tools

TMS systems

Carrier tracking platforms

Load boards

Customer portals

Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/Outlook)

Job description

Fresh Del Monte Produce Company is seeking a Brokerage Specialist in Plant City, FL to join our logistics team responsible for securing capacity, negotiating rates, and tracking shipments from dispatch to delivery. You will maintain accurate shipment data in our systems and support cost, service, and carrier-performance initiatives.

The role requires sourcing qualified carriers, building a reliable carrier base, negotiating favorable terms, and communicating status updates to customers and