Transportation Carrier Representative

Iowa Ag; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargill is seeking a Transportation Carrier Representative to work with transportation partners and move freight within the brokerage network. This role is based in Ankeny, IA and focuses on building carrier relationships, managing service issues, and supporting bids and capacity planning.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, and at least two years in a related field. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is essential for daily reporting and communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal teams to support a moderately complex carrier portfolio and capacity.
• Engage regularly with carrier contacts to establish and maintain relationships.
• Communicate with carriers on service issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Maintain data and generate reports to support buying decisions in the operating system.
• Participate in negotiations to support bids, price and service commitments aligning with profit goals.

Skills

MS Office

Excel

Carrier coordination

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

### Job Details#### Job Title:Transportation Carrier Representative#### Location:,, ,#### Company:#### Industry Sector:#### Industry Type:#### Career Type:#### Job Type:Full Time#### Minimum Years Experience Required:N/A#### Salary:### Get Job Alerts**Career Type:****Country:** USAI agree to receive alerts from and to the .Your alert was created successfully.x## General Alert Saved* The listings below are jobs matching the criteria you've selected for your General Alert on.Criteria selected was:* General alert saved for .* General alert notifications will be sent weekly on Monday.* Please note that you can only have one general alert active at any given time. Creating a new general alert will override an existing general alert.* Visit the to manage your alerts# Transportation Carrier Representative| Number of Years Experience: | Minimum Education Completed: | || Education Major / Discipline Category: | Most Recent / Current Occupation: | |Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.****Job Purpose and Impact****The Transportation Carrier Representative will work with transportation company to move available freight within the organization's brokerage network. In this role, you will handle relationships with a moderately complex portfolio of carriers through prospecting and onboarding activities to ensure efficient, cost effective and profitable movement of goods for the organization.****Key Accountabilities***** Partner with respective teams to support the placement of a moderately complex carrier portfolio, standard operating processes, available capacity and quality services.* Engage frequently with key carrier contacts to establish relationships.* Communicate with key carrier contacts on service issues and provide resolution.* Maintain data and prepare reports in the organization's operating system to ensure accurate and timely information and relevant buying decisions.* Participate in negotiations to support bids, price and service commitments which fulfill profit goals and service requirements.* Provide contributions to continuous improvement activities related to carrier opportunities, best practices, industry developments and events.* Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.* Other duties as assigned #LI-JG3 #LI-Hybrid****Qualifications******Minimum Qualifications*** Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience* Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience.* Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams****Position Details***** This position is posted both internally and externally.* Position is based in Ankeny, IA* Relocation assistance is not provided for this role* Schedule 1st shift- 7:30am- 4:30pmEqual Opportunity Employer, including Disability/VetTo apply using chat/text, please click Apply Now button OR use this link to create a login to apply.To apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITIONJob Post Date: 08/01/26Here are some other jobs you may be interested in applying for.| | || - | - || Cargill, Inc Muscatine, Iowa | Cargill, Inc Eddyville, Iowa || Cargill, Inc Sioux City, Iowa | |2 people are interested in this job.