DoD SkillBridge: Carrier Sales Representative

US Foods•Rosemont, IL

About The Position

The Carrier Sales Representative will source, secure and manage carriers to support new and existing Gampac customers. This includes daily conversations about freight lanes, rates and building long-term relationships with new strategic carrier partners" This application is only available to active-duty service members eligible to participate in a DoD SkillBridge Internship. The service member must be within the last 12 months of their active-duty contract. This is an unpaid, non-benefit eligible internship position in partnership with the DoD SkillBridge program.

Requirements

HS diploma or GED required
Must possess a minimum of 1 year of experience at 3PL or freight brokerage or other relevant area.
Basic understanding of brokerage operations and geographic freight markets
Must be proficient in MS Office and have ability to navigate through various web-based systems
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Attention to detail
Ability to pass background investigation

Responsibilities

Engaging carriers to sell freight and developing relationships with new and existing carriers in support of our customer base
Interviewing and capturing data regarding carrier’s preferred lanes and network to find opportunities to collaborate
Negotiating rates with carriers
Booking, tracking, and updating loads using both our internal TMS system as well as various customer portals.
Retrieving/Uploading BOLs/PODs and other documents from Carriers
Distributing Comchecks for Lumpers, fees, etc...
Researching and identifying new carriers, including new carrier set-ups via RMIS
Daily contact with carrier base, developing a managed carrier portfolio of “owned carriers”
Assisting in maintaining knowledge of market trends and updating regional pricing
Effectively communicating updates to Account Manager and teammates
Resolving carrier conflicts that occur in-transit
Other duties as assigned by manager