MVT Logistics is an industry leader in cross-border and multi-modal transportation solutions. MVT Logistics provides domestic truckload, cross border, intra Mexico, and multi-modal services across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. With extensive knowledge of Mexico and cross-border operations, crossing 300 plus loads per day with assets and brokerage.

As a Freight Broker, you will sell brokerage services to new and existing customers, focusing on your personal sales targets, and carrier development.

Responsibilities 

• Identify carrier networks, negotiate rates, and ensure freight gets delivered.
• Participate in a mentorship program that drives your success professionally and personally.
• Identify and develop leads through MGB sources to secure sales and load volume to meet/exceed goals.
• Grow business with current carriers in alignment with account growth strategy plans and market demands, as well as identifying, prospecting, and generating new carriers through analysis and discovery.
• Manage and build strong relationships with carriers.
• Be able to sell available lanes to new and existing carriers.
• Handle freight pickup, transit, and drop-off to ensure on-time delivery.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the industry, including rates, carriers, load capacities, equipment types, etc.
• Follow established procedures regarding all loads to ensure the integrity of the shipment.
• Update internal tracking and reporting systems throughout the day to maintain accuracy.
• Determine pricing, both strategic and transactional.
• Enter and maintain new customer/carrier profiles in the appropriate operating systems.
• Access and assign the most cost-. effective mode of transportation relative to the service requirements of the shipment.
• Communicate service issues to customers or management.
• Demonstrate ownership of assigned segments of the business.
• Ensure carrier performance meets customer expectations.
• Act as point of contact for carrier and customer. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience (Preferred).
• 2 or more years’ experience working in a Brokerage environment.
• Proficient in building proposals, negotiating rates, and delivering both long and short-term shipping solutions to customers.
• A reasonable understanding of mileage as it relates to the passage of time.
• General knowledge of the locations of the 48 continental states and Canada as required.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Effective communication skills, collaboration, problem-solving, and building professional relationships with carriers, shippers, and internal/external customers.
• Basic mathematical skills including the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
•  Ability to compute rate, ratio, percent, and draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• The ability to convert standard time to military time and to convert time based on the various time zones within the Continental U.S. and Canada as required.
• Ability to use the postal zip code to locate the corresponding region of the country.
• Ability to develop a thorough understanding of the Transportation and Logistics industry.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.

Job Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Benefit Conditions

• Only full-time employees are eligible.