Regional Carrier Representative - Logistics

Job Description

Job Description

Passion.Drive.Commitment
Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) is a family-owned company that has earned its place as a respected industry leader, with sustained growth across the nation. ATS is committed to helping people succeed by delivering worldwide Transportation Solutions. It’s an exciting time to make an impact. Pairing your passion and drive with our commitment to your success, sky’s the limit! Find your place in the ATS family today. #WeAreATS 

Summary

The Regional Carrier Representative is responsible for handling all brokerage operations by working both in-house and with various offices and divisions of ATS Logistics throughout the U.S.  The Regional Carrier Representative will dispatch qualified carriers to available freight, while growing and maintaining carrier relationships in an assigned region; acting as a liaison between the carriers and shippers/customers.

Education and Experience

1. Higher education (i.e. two or four year degree) preferred but not required
2. Good understanding of marketing, sales and customer service
3. Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
4. Effective verbal and written communication; over the phone, in person, and via email

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Contact existing, inactive or potential carriers
2. Negotiate rates with carriers to handle customer shipments; maintain pricing and rate quoting competitive to the current market conditions
3. Learn to sell our well recognized product
4. Dispatch qualified carrier to available freight, providing all pertinent information necessary for a high level of service, responding to questions, investigating and resolving problems as needed, and updating carrier trips in the data system
5. Update computer system to reflect accurate information
6. Manage a book of business in excess of a million dollars annually
7. Act as a liaison between carriers and shippers
8. Speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listen and get clarification; respond well to questions; write clearly and informatively; able to read and interpret written information
9. Balance team and individual responsibilities; give and welcome feedback; contribute to building a positive team spirit
10. Set and achieve challenging goals; measure self against standard of excellence
11. In support of ATS’s culture, all employees are expected to consistently, effectively and reliably perform in accordance with the Company’s values as set forth in our core competencies and behaviors (All Employee and All Manager Competencies).
12. Infrequent travel may be required
13. Ability to work remotely on occasion
14. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to sit.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and use finger, handle or touch objects or controls.

This organization participates in E-Verify.
We will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. If E-Verify cannot confirm your authorization, you will be given written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) to resolve the issue before any action is taken against you, including termination of employment.
Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to discriminate based on citizenship status or national origin.

Esta organización participa en E-Verify.
Proporcionaremos al gobierno federal la información de su Formulario I-9 para confirmar que está autorizado para trabajar en los Estados Unidos. Si E-Verify no puede confirmar su autorización, se le darán instrucciones por escrito y la oportunidad de comunicarse con el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) o la Administración del Seguro Social (SSA) para resolver el problema antes de que se tome cualquier medida en su contra, incluida la terminación del empleo.
Los empleadores no pueden usar E-Verify para preseleccionar solicitantes de empleo ni para discriminar por motivo de estatus de ciudadanía u origen nacional.