About the role

  • Carrier Development Representative responsible for building relationships in freight brokerage. Focused on maximizing profitability and customer satisfaction in the transportation industry.

Responsibilities

  • Identify, source, and develop strong business relationships with service providers
  • Achieve maximum profitability and customer satisfaction
  • Expand knowledge of transportation industry within carrier sales and Redwood operations
  • Build and maintain new and current strategic carrier profiles through research and networking
  • Actively engage carrier partners primarily by phone, targeting 80+ dials per day
  • Learn to and negotiate freight rates to motor carriers to maximize profitability
  • Coordinate available customer freight with available motor carrier equipment
  • Consistently provide service and support to motor carriers
  • Track and monitor shipments to proactively address any issues or delays during transit
  • Research, contact, and develop new carrier relationships

Requirements

  • Excellent communication, networking, negotiation and problem-solving skills
  • Results-driven
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment
  • Flexible; ability to change focus quickly to meet the demands of market conditions and/or company needs
  • Sales, foodservice industry, or similar experience a plus

Benefits

  • Paid time off, floating holidays, time off to volunteer and rollover
  • Paid parental leave
  • Medical, dental, vision and 401k plans (with match)
  • Flexible spending account, mass transit and dependent care plans available
  • Health savings account, with a annual company contribution for plan participants
  • Short-term and long-term disability; life insurance policies subsidized by company
  • Additional benefits including pet insurance, accident care, access to legal advice and more

Job title

Sales Associate

Job type

Experience level

Entry level

Salary

$45,000 - $49,500 per year

Degree requirement

Associate's Degree

Location requirements

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