Strategic Growth Associate

Altom-Transport,-Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Paid training

401(k) match

BCBS medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

HSA contributions

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Company longevity

Job summary

Altom Transport, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Growth Associate in Chicago to identify new business opportunities, support customers, and craft practical transportation solutions.

You will work with the Director of Strategic Growth and Marketing and collaborate across operations, safety, sales, and other departments. You will learn how customer needs, equipment capabilities, pricing, capacity, and profitability come together and help turn that information into lasting customer partnerships.

Qualifications

• Experience in inside sales, business development, customer service, logistics, account management, or analytics.
• Previous transportation experience needed.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Research prospective customers, markets, facilities, and transportation opportunities.
• Support lead generation and conduct professional outreach to prospective customers.
• Build relationships with customers, prospects, and industry partners.
• Gather information about customer products, facilities, shipping volumes, schedules, and transportation requirements.
• Learn Altom Transport’s equipment, services, and operational capabilities.
• Evaluate whether customer opportunities are a good fit for our equipment and operations.
• Contribute to lane analysis, pricing, capacity planning, and profitability reviews.
• Forecast customer volumes and potential capacity needs.
• Prepare customer proposals, reports, presentations, spreadsheets, and opportunity summaries.
• Coordinate new-customer onboarding with operations, safety, sales, and other departments.
• Maintain accurate and organized customer, lane, pricing, and operational information.
• Respond to customer questions and help provide a dependable, positive experience.
• Participate in customer meetings, trade shows, marketing activities, and industry events.
• Identify information and opportunities that can help customers and internal teams operate more effectively.
• Take on greater responsibility as your knowledge of the business grows.

Job description

Build or Advance Your Career in Transportation and Strategic Growth

Altom Transport is seeking a curious, analytical, and relationship-driven Strategic Growth Associate to help identify new business opportunities, support customers, and develop practical transportation solutions.

Seeking someone who has experience in inside sales, business development, customer service, logistics, account management, or analytics. Previous transportation experience is needed.

You will work directly with the Director of Strategic Growth and Marketing while collaborating with operations, safety, sales, and other departments. You will learn how customer needs, equipment capabilities, pricing, capacity, and profitability come together and help turn that information into lasting customer partnerships.

Transportation is like solving a constantly changing puzzle. Every opportunity involves different products, locations, schedules, equipment requirements, and customer expectations. In this position, you will help bring those pieces together to develop solutions that work for both our customers and our operations.

What You’ll Do

• Research prospective customers, markets, facilities, and transportation opportunities.
• Support lead generation and conduct professional outreach to prospective customers.
• Build relationships with customers, prospects, and industry partners.
• Gather information about customer products, facilities, shipping volumes, schedules, and transportation requirements.
• Learn Altom Transport’s equipment, services, and operational capabilities.
• Evaluate whether customer opportunities are a good fit for our equipment and operations.
• Contribute to lane analysis, pricing, capacity planning, and profitability reviews.
• Forecast customer volumes and potential capacity needs.
• Prepare customer proposals, reports, presentations, spreadsheets, and opportunity summaries.
• Coordinate new-customer onboarding with operations, safety, sales, and other departments.
• Maintain accurate and organized customer, lane, pricing, and operational information.
• Respond to customer questions and help provide a dependable, positive experience.
• Participate in customer meetings, trade shows, marketing activities, and industry events.
• Identify information and opportunities that can help customers and internal teams operate more effectively.
• Take on greater responsibility as your knowledge of the business grows.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to learn.
• Analytical thinking and practical problem-solving abilities.
• Strong organization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Comfort working with numbers, spreadsheets, and business information.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across departments.
• Professionalism when communicating with customers and industry partners.
• A bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, supply chain, logistics, analytics, communications, or a related field is preferred. An equivalent combination of education, training, transferable skills, and relevant experience will also be considered.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, inside sales, customer service, account management, operations, pricing, analytics, or business development is helpful—but not required.

A Role for Different Experience Levels

• If you are beginning your career or changing industries, this position offers paid training and hands-on exposure to customer development, transportation operations, pricing, analytics, and marketing.
• If you already have relevant experience, you will have the opportunity to apply your skills to customer development, pricing analysis, relationship management, and strategic growth initiatives.
• You may be a great fit if you enjoy working with both people and data, asking thoughtful questions, solving changing problems, and turning detailed information into practical business solutions.

Why Join Altom Transport?

From day one, you will contribute to customer development, pricing, onboarding, and business-growth decisions. You will work closely with company leadership while developing or expanding your expertise across several areas of the transportation industry.

Altom Transport is a stable, family-owned company that has served customers since 1948. This role can support continued growth in inside sales, strategic growth, account management, customer relations, transportation operations, pricing, marketing, or business analytics.

Why Join Altom Transport?

From day one, you will contribute to customer development, pricing, onboarding, and business-growth decisions. You will work closely with company leadership while developing or expanding your expertise across several areas of the transportation industry.

Altom Transport is a stable, family-owned company that has served customers since 1948. This role can support continued growth in inside sales, strategic growth, account management, customer relations, transportation operations, pricing, marketing, or business analytics.

Compensation and Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Paid training
• 401(k) company match beginning on day one
• Blue Cross Blue Shield medical coverage
• Vision and dental coverage
• Health Savings Account contributions
• Paid vacation, paid holidays, and paid time off
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability options
• Stability with a family-owned company in business since 1948

Altom Transport is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.