What are the responsibilities and job description for the Logistics Sales Executive position at Verst Logistics?
Verst Logistics
Logistics Sales Executive
Monday - Friday
Salary: $44,000 Unlimited Commission Earning Potential
Hebron, KY
**Veterans are Encouraged to Apply**
As a family-owned business, we understand the importance of cultivating talent within our team. Verst Logistics is seeking a Logistics Account Executive with 1 to 2 years of experience to join our dynamic team. We offer a comprehensive Benefits Package and a supportive work environment to help you succeed.
Essential Functions:
- Manage shipments for customers, procuring capacity and negotiating pricing to allow for revenue growth.
- Exercise discretion in the negotiation of rates with customers and carriers to meet or exceed targeted net margin per load on assigned accounts.
- Build and foster positive relationships with customers and resolve service issues using independent judgment and discretion to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Identify and solicit additional business opportunities with new and current customer accounts.
- Schedule and manage appointments and on-time performance with shippers and receivers.
- Locate and arrange approved carriers to cover customer loads and manage timeliness of loading and unloading.
- Strive for continuous improvement, identify existing or potential issues, and assist in corrective action.
- Effectively communicate service offerings to current and potential customers
- Dispatch carriers, and properly update your loads within the company TMS.
Marginal Functions:
- Assist in accounts receivable collections efforts.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, rotating after hours, weekend and holiday coverage based on customer requirements.
- Escalate customer challenges to leadership team for resolutions.
- Offering pricing updates and market insight to customers based on available tools.
Salary : $44,000
