Verst Logistics is seeking a Logistics Account Executive to join their dynamic team. The role involves managing shipments for customers, negotiating rates, building relationships, and identifying business opportunities. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work environment.
Requirements
- 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.
- Dispatch carriers, and properly update your loads within the company TMS.
- 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.
Benefits
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- Paid Time Off (first accrued the first of the month following 60 days of service)
- 8 Paid Company Holidays
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match (3%)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Service Awards to recognize milestones in your employment.
- Health Insurance, choice of 2 plans (company pays avg. of 80% of cost)
- Dental Insurance (company pays 80% of cost)
- Supplementary Life Insurance for you and your family
- Vision Insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Accident, Critical Illness with Wellness benefits
- Employee Discounts at local businesses
