Benefits Offered

• Zero Cost Health Insurance option with free Rx List
• Zero Cost Dental Insurance option
• Vision Insurance
• Heath Savings/Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance
• 401k plan with company match and immediate vesting
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

*Commission Eligible Position*

Position Summary

The Enterprise Freight Broker is responsible for acquiring new business for the brokerage department. They will also facilitate transportation services between shippers and carriers. They should be able to utilize and expand on a book of business for existing and potential new business. The right candidate will have experience in Freight Brokerage.

Position Responsibilities: 

• Identify, manage, and contract a network of carriers to ensure adequate capacity for assigned markets.
• Develop solid relationships with customers by providing transportation services.
• Manage account relationships as the primary point of contact for day-to-day needs, including ongoing communications and coordination of customers’ needs.
• Obtain shipping quotes from carriers and pass them on to clients.
• Book freight service through established partner-carriers.
• Track shipments for timely delivery utilizing the truck check process and resolve issues.
• Negotiate with carriers to meet margin requirements and ensure maximum profitability.
• Find carriers to transport loads and communicate load details based on client specifications.
• Job duties may need to be performed outside of business hours when the need arises.

Essential Skills and Experience:

      Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field – Business, Transportation, Logistics preferred.

      Training

• N/A

      Skills

• Knowledge of equipment (trucks, trailers, etc.)
• Ability to develop long-term relationships.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think and respond quickly to sales and service issues.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to manage negotiations.
• Must adapt to the changing needs of clients.
• Effective follow-up skills
• Strong desire to be a part of a winning team.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful, time-sensitive environment

      Experience

• 2 to 5 years of non-asset freight brokerage operations.

Nonessential Skills and Experience:

• Business Acumen
• Drive for Results
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Problem-Solving

Physical demands and work environment: 

The physical and mental demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

On the job the employee must:

Have natural or corrected eyesight capable of working daily at a computer workstation in office lighting.

Have normal range of hearing, or corrected hearing, to be able to respond to normal workplace sounds including alarm systems in the workplace.