Transportation Carrier Manager

EG Professional • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Join a Growing Transportation Leader and Help Build the Future of Our Carrier Network. We are seeking a relationship-driven, strategic Carrier Development Manager to strengthen carrier partnerships, improve network performance, and support long-term growth. This role serves as the bridge between carriers, operations, and sales while developing a preferred carrier network that drives service excellence and profitability.

Requirements

• Relationship-driven
• Strategic thinking
• Ability to understand carrier networks, capacity, strategic lanes, and growth objectives
• Experience serving as a liaison between carriers, operations, and sales teams
• Ability to provide carrier scorecards and actionable performance feedback
• Experience partnering with operations to align freight opportunities with carrier networks
• Ability to monitor service issues and proactively resolve carrier concerns
• Experience recruiting new carriers through outreach, referrals, industry events, and market expansion initiatives
• Experience overseeing carrier onboarding to ensure readiness and compliance

Nice To Haves

• Make a measurable impact on a growing transportation organization.
• Help shape a best-in-class carrier network strategy.
• Collaborate with high-performing sales and operations teams.
• Participate in a performance-driven culture with incentive opportunities tied to retention, margin quality, and carrier development.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with core and high-volume carrier partners.
• Conduct regular touchpoints, quarterly business reviews, and annual in-person meetings.
• Understand carrier networks, capacity, strategic lanes, and growth objectives.
• Serve as the primary liaison between carriers, operations, and sales teams.
• Provide carrier scorecards and actionable performance feedback.
• Partner with operations to align freight opportunities with carrier networks.
• Monitor service issues and proactively resolve carrier concerns.
• Recruit new carriers through outreach, referrals, industry events, and market expansion initiatives.
• Oversee carrier onboarding to ensure readiness and compliance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed