Job Description

We are seeking a Brokerage Sales professional for Sweet Logistics, a business unit of our growing transportation company headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI. As a member of the Sweet Logistics team you will bring a book of business along with leveraging your connections to grow our existing customer portfolio. This role would involve constant communication with our customers and carriers who rely on you and Sweet Express to provide service and solutions for their transportation needs. Energy, eagerness, honesty, optimism, and drive are all essential aspects of your success as we look to grow and build future leaders in the company!

To be successful in this role, you will be:

· Cultivating your current book of business and serving as the lead point of contact for customer, external partner, and internal team communication

· Identifying and influencing key decision-makers within current and prospective customer base to maintain/increase sales

· Ensuring appropriate customer complaint resolution, including working with operations, customer service, and driver relations.

· Coordinating customer requests for new routes to ensure successful integration into planning, customer service and operations workflow

· Manage each step of the freight sales process to include integrating existing contacts identifying prospective shippers, soliciting freight sales, and negotiating truckload rates with shippers.

· Deliver a world-class experience to customers and partners by providing the absolute best service in the logistics industry

· Lead efforts to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives that result in efficiencies, stellar customer service, and lower operational costs

· Comfortable taking steps to initiate new business relationships to increase sales and consistently demonstrate superior communication skills

· Manage full sales cycle with a commitment to ethical practices

· Perform other related duties as assigned

The ideal candidate who will be invited to join Sweet Logistics will be highly self-motivated, professional, experienced, reliable, ambitious, and capable of managing their workload and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced sales environment. This position is an ideal fit for an individual who possesses the following attributes:

2-4 Years Freight Brokerage Experience preferred.
Strong negotiation skills and the confidence in your abilities
Ability to think quickly on your feet, work in a fast-paced environment, and provide solutions when presented with unforeseen challenges
Demonstrate ability to effectively prioritize your work and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Possess strong organizational and time management skills
Attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Flexibility and teamwork skills are essential

Physical Requirements:

· frequently required to sit and talk or hear

· use hands to finger, grasp, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls

· occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch,

· occasionally reach with hands and arms, walk; lift push or pull objects up to 20 pound.

· Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus

· Infrequent lifting up to 25 pounds.

Job Type: Full-time

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