Senior Freight Broker (Detroit)
Job Description
As a Freight Broker, you are responsible for identifying freight transport opportunities and building client relationships. This sales role will promote and deliver services in accordance with established policies and procedures while pursuing company goals and objectives.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Use independent judgement and discretion to determine which shippers have freight transport opportunities, which lanes to quote, which loads to accept, as well was what price to quote customers and what margin to earn.
- Establish, maintain, and improve shipper relationships.
- Make calls to shippers daily.
- Coordinate with Operations and other departments to track loads.
- Quote shippers and provide up-to-date information.
- Establish and maintain relationships with shippers.
- Collaborate with coworkers in a team-oriented environment.
- Maintain up-to-date awareness of company activities, industry trends, and government regulations.
- Travel to client, customer, carrier, and/or prospect sites, as needed.
- Completes required training.
- Perform other related duties assigned.
- 2-5 years of freight broker or logistics sales experience required.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common industry documents and reports.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, and basic arithmetic.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Strong Microsoft Office proficiency. Salesforce experience helpful.
Base Salary: $70k plus uncapped commission structure. Final determination will be based on an evaluation of experience, education, budget, etc.
Meet Your Recruiter
Danielle Potschantek
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Danielle joins Corps Team as a Senior Recruiting Consultant with over 20 years of Human Resource and Recruiting experience both on the staffing side and the corporate side. Danielle has experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle and developing efficient procedures to identify high-quality candidates. She has recruited for all levels in the organization and across multiple industries including technology, software, consulting, finance, and medical technologies.
Danielle is passionate about building strong relationships with her clients and matching high-caliber candidates to their open positions. Danielle is a member of SHRM and is a certified trainer in behavioral-based interviewing. She holds a Bachelor's degree from William Paterson University in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree from Fordham University in Human Resources Education.