Transportation Carrier Sales Manager

Midwest Refrigerated Milwaukee, Inc.•Milwaukee, WI

21h

About The Position

Midwest Refrigerated Services is a full-service 3PL company providing refrigerated logistics services for the food industry. Based in Milwaukee, WI, we operate the largest fresh 48 state LTL consolidation pool with more than 100+ trucks, and offer multiple sites with cooler, and air-conditioned storage, distribution and cross-docking services. We operate refrigerated and non-refrigerated warehouses for storage needs but also Value Added Services such as specialty packing, kitting and fulfillment needs. We work with some of the household names that your family puts on the dinner table every night. It’s an important job, one that makes a difference in your community. This is the first step in launching your career with a family-run company that cares about you, your family and your success. We encourage our employees to learn and grow with us, while enjoying the friendly culture and great benefits that come with the MRS experience. The MRL Carrier Sales Manager (CSM) is responsible primarily for the ultimate coverage of all loads within the MRL system through outside 3rd party capacity. CSM’s will manage their carrier base for all required information needed by MRL such as: POD’s, Status updates, Rates, Pickup and Delivery assurances, Load tracking, as well as overall carrier development. CSM’s must both develop our core carrier group with the best capacity providers for our lanes and freight at market competitive rates, negotiating both daily one-off rates as well as long term lane rates and accessorial. Ultimately on time service is a function that CSM’s manage with our carrier base every day. CSM’s will utilize Carrier Load boards, system history, online carrier search tools and ultimately phone calls to acquire the best carriers ensuring with every load that MRL is achieving superior Gross Margins on freight. CSM’s must work closely with their ISM and Outside Sales teams to ensure that we’re communicating the capacity market and pricing in that market as it changes. CSM’s will work with Management and Sales to ensure that profitability continues to surpass expectations. At Midwest Refrigerated Services, we are driven by our Midwest Values of: Modesty Integrity Dependability Work Ethic Efficiency Safety Trust It is the expectation that all employees exemplify these values.

Requirements

High energy / positive attitude
Ability to find solutions
Ownership of self-success
Responsiveness and attention to detail
Ability to communicate to both internal associates, carriers, and leadership through Written and verbal skills
Ability to handle stress
Good negotiation
Good and quick at simple math
High degree of self confidence
College degree or accepted work experience
Ability to Type, and utilize common systems (Email, Microsoft tools, McLeod)
Ability to learn on the fly and solve problems

Responsibilities

Ensuring daily orders are covered in time to ensure best margin and service
Building relationships with MRL carriers to ensure capacity and mutual benefit for our partners and MRL long-term success
Order entry and system operating proficiency
Order tracking, status updates, and order completion accuracy and timeliness within our systems
Ensure their carriers provide timely information on status, completion and tracking for superior service to our customers as well as timely BOL, POD receipt for billing.
Teamwork with both ISM’s as well as others in the Logistics Team
Radical customer service and a sense of ownership both internally and externally
Solution creation and communication both written and verbal
Other duties as assigned by management

Benefits

MRS benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, Flex Spending Account, Dependent Care Flex Spending Account available the 1st of the month following 30 days of hire.
Additional benefits available 1st of the month following 60 days of hire include Critical Illness, Identity Theft, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, company paid life insurance, company paid short-term disability, company paid long term disability and 401K plan with company match.
Our employees also enjoy Paid Time Off (PTO), Holiday Pay (with 2 Floating Holidays), Referral Bonuses, and access to the EAP program.
Our benefits provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their needs.

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