Moline, IL
Carrier Sales Rep
Carrier Sales Rep
FPC of Quad Cities
As a Carrier Sales Representative, you will play a key role in ensuring safe and
on-time delivery of our customers' freight by building and maintaining relationships with qualified carriers, being meticulous about the details, and meeting or exceeding daily productivity goals. You'll work closely with a team, handling daily tasks under close supervision, and building valuable relationships in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.
What the job like?
● Work/Life Balance: Work Monday through Friday so you can spend your weekends and nights with your family.
● Job Security: A growing, stable company that has your current and future career opportunities mapped out for you.
● Outstanding Earning Potential and Benefits: Compensation and recognition that rewards achievement, plus a full scope of benefits to support your well-being.
● Support and Belonging: Paid training so you can reach your full potential, plus collaborative, respectful, and loyal relationships that allow you to compete and celebrate as part of a winning team.
● Work hard, play hard: Dress casually, behave reliably, and ‘have fun frequently’ mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
● Work the phones to qualify and maintain qualified carriers to move our customer’s freight.
● Negotiate rates with carriers that result in a win-win outcome.
● Manage freight shipments from booking through final delivery and quickly and professionally problem-solve for issues that arise along the way.
● Stay organized and stay in front of all the details until the job is done.
● Meet productivity goals while adhering to instruction and policy.
● Understand and apply market data and transportation industry trends.
● Maintain reliable attendance according to schedule and company policy.
● Maintain a respectful, positive working relationship with your team. Foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious workplace that is good for morale, productivity and effectiveness.
Qualifications:
● Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills plus a can-do attitude.
● Possess basic knowledge of the transportation and logistics industry.
● Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively.
● Detail-oriented, organized, and goal-driven.
● Thrives in a fast-paced and sometimes demanding environment.
● Reliable attendance.
● Operate in a professional office environment. Routinely use office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, multiple software platforms and filing cabinets.
● Physical demands for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job include sitting or standing for long periods of time during the workday, close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus, plus ability to clearly speak and hear both in person and over the telephone. Ability to use hands to finger, handle or feel, type on a computer and telephone; and reach with hands and arms.