Job Description

Overview: The Carrier Development Specialist is responsible for developing the carrier base for NFI’s third-party or fourth-party transportation services and for overseeing the provision of alternative transportation options for NFI’s Domestic Transportation Services. This role reports to a Lead or Manager of Carrier Capacity. Responsibilities:

• Researches and analyzes the suitability of carriers, in order to identify and secure carrier partners and capacity in specific market areas.
• Understand the requirements associated with the parameters for an acceptable carrier within NFI’s standard carrier qualifications and use his discretion in analyzing whether such requirements are met by carriers.
• Develop a carrier base to strategically work on incoming RFP’s and transactional business sourced via brokerage.
• Monitor market requirements by lane and capacity demand vs. supply in order to maximize efficiency and smooth network operation.
• Work with logistics brokerage to effectively move each order through the systems in a cost effective and efficient method with a focus on a high level of customer service.
• Speak with drivers on behalf of the carrier dispatcher to help ensure the NFI level of customer service is maintained with each brokered load.
• Use own judgment to negotiate network rates, spot rates, and capacity with carriers driving revenue growth by using industry knowledge and market pricing to leverage better pricing.
• System add
• Deploy RFP’s to carriers, audit responses, analyze responses and then negotiate in the carrier selection process.
• Meet with carriers to focus on continuing needs as well as to better understand and effectuate the synergy with NFI Brokerage.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, with major in logistics, business, or finance
• 2-5 years of applicable transportation/logistics experience or recent college grad with Supply Chain / Logistics major
• Self-motivated, sales and customer service orientation
• Strong negotiation and relationship building skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Well organized with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Outlook, Word and Excel)
• Familiarity with DOT regulations (Hours of Service, cargo claims, etc.) helpful
• Time management skills
• Professional demeanor and strong work ethic
• Customer-focused team player

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 contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

LA County Applicants: The Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. 

Job Tags

Full time, For contractors, Local area

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