What are the responsibilities and job description for the Freight Broker position at A Duie Pyle?
A family-owned business since 1924, A. Duie Pyle provides a range of integrated transportation and distribution solutions throughout the Northeast. Supported by our vast network of Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) service centers, warehouse facilities, and dedicated locations, we have the ability to offer flexible and seamless integrated solutions tailored to our customer’s needs.
Simply put, when it comes to integrated supply chain solutions, Pyle People Deliver. Our promise is to provide outstanding service as it remains to be our first and foremost mission.
Position Summary:
As a Freight Broker for Pyle, you will develop skills for prospecting, relationship management, negotiation, communication, and teamwork. You will serve as a liaison between shippers and carriers to secure the transportation of products.
The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Generating leads, prospect potential customers, and develop a sales pipeline
- Making cold calls, warm lead calls and closing calls on customers
- Negotiating market level pricing to customers
- Handling all data entry points for shipments including scheduling
- Developing and managing Truckload carriers who embody a service first approach
- Negotiating market level pricing with your carriers
- Selecting carriers for shipments who can deliver safely, on-time, and damage free
- Building multi-level relationships with customers and carriers
- Ensuring timely pickup, tracking, delivery, documentation and invoicing occurs for your customers and carriers
- Collaborating with claims and finance during exception management
To be qualified for this position, you must possess the following:
- Bachelor’s Degree or relevant service related work experience
- Demonstrated positive attitude; team-first mindset
- Interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build a rapport with both customers and suppliers
- Must be growth oriented, motivated, and have a sense of urgency
- Strong communication skills; proficiency in MS Office
The following skillsets are preferred, but not required:
- Understanding of DAT, other load boards, or additional pricing technologies
- Basic understanding of how lanes fluctuate based upon seasonality and external events
For a full job description associated with this posting, please contact A. Duie Pyle’s Human Resources department. This job posting is intended solely for external advertising purposes and does not represent a comprehensive list of all job-related duties and qualifications.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
