2024-04-16
AppCast (https://www.appcast.io)
Other
/yr
full-time
employee
Gainesville
Florida
32635
United States
** Customer Sales Representative TEMP 1 (Monday-Friday 0800-1700)**
**Job Category****:** Logistics **Requisition Number****:** CUSTO001223 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
**Job Summary:**
A Customer Sales Representative develops and maintains business relationships with new and existing customers. Conducts the internal customer sales process and sales functions. Collaborates with the operations team in a highly responsive, fast paced environment.
**Essential Duties:**
* Develops and maintains strong relationships with current and prospective customers through persistent contact by phone or email
* Determines and evaluates customer needs, negotiates and formulates rate proposals, and prepares sales correspondence
* Works collaboratively with internal Carrier Sales and Support team members to ensure customer needs are met
* Updates logistics management software (LMS) throughout the day to maintain accuracy in sales and volume data
* Works closely with Operations Manager, Team Captains and VP of Business Development to achieve individual, team, and company goals
* Resolves all customer issues and takes ownership of any problem situations
* Conducts sales meetings, business reviews, and occasionally in-person events
* Manages multiple projects simultaneously with a sense of urgency
* Updates customer specific websites, databases, and LMS
* Meets individual productivity goals (ex. phone calls made, total talk time, etc.)
* Works non-traditional schedule which may include after-hours, off shifts, or weekends
**Experience and Skills:**
* Required: 2 years of experience in transportation/logistics operations management or sales
* Previously demonstrated high performance in logistics carrier sales
* Ability to solve problems and make decisions quickly
* Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset
* Intermediate computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office, customer web sites, keyboard proficiency, etc.)
* General understanding of the industry, rates and equipment
* Strong negotiation skills
* Strong attention to details
**Education Requirements:**
* Required: High School Diploma/GED equivalent
* Preferred: Bachelors Degree in transportation logistics/freight management
**Supervisory Responsibility**
Though this position has no supervisory responsibilities, exerting positive influence with team members is required.
**Work Environment**
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.
**Physical Demands**
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This job operates in a physical office environment and is largely a sedentary role. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands, arms and fingers to effectively operate computer equipment and handle and/or lift objects up to 20 pounds.
**Position Type/Expected Hours of Work**
This position is primarily a weekday position scheduled within standard daytime business hours. The position may occasionally require individuals to work outside of normal daytime business hours to handle business needs associated with the position responsibilities.
**EEO Statement**
Syfan Logistics, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All Team Members and applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or any status which is protected by state or federal law.
**Skills**
**Required**
**Effective Negotiation Skills** *Novice* **Proficient on sales strategies and behaviors** *Novice* **Posses logistics enviromental dynamics** *Novice* **Dedicated****:** Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity **Goal Completion****:** Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks **Ability to Make an Impact****:** Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization **Education**
**Required**
High School or better.
**Preferred**
Bachelors or better.
**Experience**
**Required**
**2 years:** Required: 2 years of experience in transportation/logistics operations management or sales Previously demonstrated high performance in logistics carrier sales Ability to solve problems and make decisions quickly Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset Intermediate computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office, customer web sites, keyboard proficiency, etc.) General understanding of the industry, rates and equipment Strong negotiation skills Strong attention to details
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
