What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior 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 27 Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) service centers and 16 warehouse facilities, comprising over 4 million square feet of space and 50 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 continues to be our first and foremost mission.
Job Summary:
As a Sr. 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.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Generate leads, prospect potential customers, and develop a sales pipeline
- Make cold calls, warm lead calls and closing calls
- Negotiating market level pricing with customers and carriers
- Handling all data entry points for shipments. including scheduling
- Developing and Managing Truckload carriers who embody a service first approach
- Selecting carriers for shipments who can deliver safely, on-time, and damage free
- Building multi-level relationships with customers and carriers
- Overseeing the timely pickup, tracking, delivery, documentation and invoicing of freight for your customers and carriers
- Collaborating with claims and finance during exception management
Job Requirements:
- Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Freight Broker
- Please note that the Pyle Brokerage division has multiple tiers of Freight Brokers based on experience, including a fast track role (Level I) where we will provide the training and development needed for success
- Demonstrated positive attitude; team-first mindset
- Interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build rapport with both customers and suppliers
- Must be growth oriented, motivated, and have a sense of urgency
- Understanding of DAT, other load boards, or additional pricing technologies
- Basic understanding of how lanes fluctuate based on seasonality and external events
- Strong communication skills; proficiency in MS Office
- Previously built a cradle to grave freight portfolio averaging over $17.5K/month net revenue
The following skillsets are preferred, but not required:
- Bachelor’s Degree
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.
Salary : $17,500
