Transportation Carrier Representative

Iowa Ag; Ankeny (IA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargill in Ankeny, IA seeks a Transportation Carrier Representative to manage relationships with carriers within the brokerage network and help move freight efficiently.

You will onboard carriers, maintain carrier performance data, and support bids and service commitments. A degree or equivalent experience is required, with at least two years in related roles and strong Microsoft Office skills.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Partner with carrier contacts to establish relationships and onboard a moderately complex carrier portfolio.
• Communicate with carriers on service issues and provide resolutions.
• Maintain data and generate reports to support buying decisions and performance tracking.
• Participate in negotiations to support bids, pricing and service commitments.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements related to carrier management.

Skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Excel

Word

Outlook

Teams

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

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-Onsite #LI-SM4****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 please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITIONJob Post Date: 09/26/26Here are some other jobs you may be interested in applying for.| | || - | - || Cargill, Inc Sioux City, Iowa | Cargill, Inc CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa || Cargill, Inc Iowa Falls, Iowa | |1 person is interested in this job.