Supply Chain Consultant

Rlglobal; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rlglobal in Fort Myers, FL is seeking a Supply Chain Consultant to cultivate and expand logistics partnerships and develop comprehensive supply chain solutions for customers. You will acquire new business, nurture existing accounts, and lead business plans while coordinating with capacity teams to meet service levels and quarterly goals.

Responsibilities include presenting services, building client trust, preparing quotes, and conducting quarterly reviews with customers to drive growth and

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ working knowledge in logistics and transportation industry, including freight management.
• 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.
• Experience with multiple freight modes including dry van, expedited, flatbed, and intermodal.
• Familiarity with freight management software; McLeod and Cargowise are a plus.
• 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 meets sales goals.
• Maintain knowledge of services, resources, and customer requirements.
• Present services to customers to build comprehensive logistics and supply chain solutions.
• Build strong customer relationships and develop solutions based on trends.
• Prepare quotes to meet monthly and quarterly goals.
• Coordinate with Capacity Procurement to meet service expectations.
• Communicate with Capacity teams and carriers about issues.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews with customers.
• Conduct face-to-face meetings to introduce additional services.

Skills

Logistics knowledge

Relationship building

Communication (English)

Decision making under pressure

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

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