Procurement Executive

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Summary

The Carrier Procurement Representative will be responsible for onboarding, sourcing, securing, and negotiating carriers to contract available and future freight in a cost-effective manner. This role will also be responsible for visiting carriers monthly to expand our book of business and grow our Freight Brokerage business vertical. This individual will act as the liaison between the carriers and our internal Account Executives to ensure proper tracking and automation, along with providing the best solutions for our current and future business.

Essential Functions

• Negotiate rates with transportation providers to ensure that margins are achieved for commission targets and account goals
• Identifies and develops relationships with transportation providers to ensure adequate coverage maximize penetration of customer freight portfolio through soliciting capacity
• Manage day-to-day planning and scheduling of coverage for loads to ensure proper all customer's needs are met in the agreed upon time period

Additional Responsibilities

• Continuous improvement in all segments of the business
• Schedules and dispatches while ensuring compliance of Federal, State, and Local regulations. Responsible for timely updating of load statuses to the TMS.
• Maintain a positive employee related climate and maintain a customer satisfaction index at a World Class Level while having availability 24/7/365 for responsibilities
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrates problem solving skills
• Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors).
• Demonstrates customer service skills
• Effective negotiation skills
• Competitive nature and the drive to contribute to winning culture
• Flexibility to operate and self-driven to excel in a fast-paced environment
• Detailed oriented with excellent follow-up practices
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Capable of multi-tasking, highly organized, with excellent time management skills

Qualifications

• H.S. diploma/GED required
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain or related field of study
• Two (2) years or more business experience required

Job Category: Inside Sales

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