Freight Broker/Inside Sales Rep - Plano, TX
About The Position
Capital Professionals is assisting a third-party logistics client with its expansion and recruitment for growing sales and operations teams. The client seeks motivated self-starters who are eager to learn, earn, and advance professionally in the logistics industry. This is a fast-paced role involving multitasking, problem-solving, and communication with customers, carriers, and associates. The position is a direct-hire opportunity. The client values character traits over job history and provides support from experienced peers and management, training, ongoing career development, and a full back office. Sales regions, commodities, and equipment are unrestricted.
Requirements
- Extensive knowledge of supply chain management.
- Familiarity with logistics software, customer relationship management software, and spreadsheets.
- Strong problem-solving abilities to address issues before, during, and after shipments.
- Well-developed negotiation skills to obtain favorable quotes for customers.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with carriers and clients around the world.
- Analytical skills to assess which carriers offer suitable services for different clients.
- Networking skills to build relationships with prospective clients and carriers.
- Proven sales skills to obtain new clients and carriers and close shipping deals.
Responsibilities
- Identify and vet prospective carriers to build a pipeline of service providers.
- Gather information from clients to determine their shipping needs.
- Obtain shipping quotes from carriers and provide them to clients.
- Book freight services through carriers for clients.
- Coordinate shipment pickups and drop-offs.
- Monitor shipment progress to help ensure goods arrive promptly and undamaged.
- Update customer management software to keep client records accurate.
- Advise clients about potential supply chain issues.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary plus uncapped commission.
- Support from experienced peers and management.
- Training and ongoing career development.
- Full back-office support.
- No restrictions on sales regions, commodities, or equipment.
- Strong work/life balance.
- Paid holidays.
- PTO.
- Health, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
