Freight/sales Associate - Forest Park, United States - PDS Transportation

PDS Transportation

Verified Company

Forest Park, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Appointment Setting
Truck Routing
Customer Interaction
Cold Calling
Vacation Relief
Order Entry
Track freight to make sure pick up and deliveries are made ontime.
Contact old customers for possible interest

Minor Responsibilities

Tracking trucks
Costing of orders
Work on bill of lading for driver's route
Quoting customers freight for FTL and LTL
Basic Function: Responsible for quoting, coordinating and controlling the movement of customer supplied products with a focus on achieving high quality standards and customer satisfaction. This position is primarily responsible for the managing of customer accounts in all aspects of Supply Chain Management and to maximize the productivity and efficiency of PDS. Strong focus on client networking, negotiating pricing and customer relationship in truckload and less than truckload shipments.
Creatively selfgenerate leads and qualify prospects
Build relationships with prospects and existing customers by making 80+ cold calls per day
Stay up to date on industry trends to provide and negotiate freight costs to customers and carriers
Manage freight movement and problem solve in real time
Proactively communicate when resolving issues and provide updates to customers and carriers
Solicit/source freight carriers, develop carrier network to meet operational and customer needs
Manage the process end to end from procuring the loads, procuring the truck handling the price negotiations, and ensuring accurate and timely submission of all administrative paperwork.

Maintain regular communication with customers to ensure on-time delivery and support handling any difficulties that could arise.

Pay:
$45, $65,000.00 per year

Benefits: