Asset Based: No
Position: Manager of Perishables Logistics Sales and Operations
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Position type: On site
Salary: 70k+ BOE plus incentives
Job Summary: Our client is seeking an experienced Perishable Freight Sales Manager to join their growing team. In this role, candidate will be responsible for developing and managing a book of business focused on perishable commodities such as produce, poultry, meat and other temperature controlled items. This is a "sales heavy "Cradle to grave" position where candidate will be responsible for prospecting new customers, building carrier capacity, and overseeing end to end logistics process.
- Key Responsibilities: Proactively prospect and develop new customer relationships in the perishable freight space, with a focus on produce, poultry, meat, and other temperature controlled commodities.
- Manage your own book of business, including quoting, booking and overseeing the transportation of perishable freight.
- Partner with and mentor the other 85 brokers on perishable freight logistics.
- Build and maintain a strong carrier network to support the transportation of perishable goods.
- Potentially manage a team of logistics professionals as the business grows.
- Qualifications: 5 years of logistics experience, with 3 years in the perishable freight space
- Proven track record of new business development and account management
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- High energy, competitive drive, and passion for the logistics industry.
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced, team oriented environment
- Familiarity with the farm to retail supply chain is a plus