LS Nexus, LLC is looking to add a Freight Broker to our team.
Duties:
- Contact by phone, email, text, etc. owner operators & small fleets for capacity availability.
- Schedule pickups & deliveries for the load & trucks.
- Assign & dispatch loads via TMS to trucks & carriers as negotiated.
- Oversee driver progress on loads.
- Communicate with shippers & receivers for truck scheduling & possible changes.
- Call external truckers for load availability.
- Contact shippers to solicit additional loads & needs.
- Organize routing to accommodate customer & driver needs.
- Manage driver/fleet owner relationships.
- Make load assignment changes as needs require.
- Accurately report updates in dispatch system.
- Other duties as assigned.
Schedule:
- Work Monday through Friday 8am-5pm in office in Cedar Rapids, IA and occasionally be on call.
Abilities/Skills Required:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, while delegating needs, ability to handle a fast pace work environment, ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks at the same time, ability to isolate and solve problems efficiently.
- Critical reasoning skills and aptitude to get factual information and utilize that information.
- Must be able to see the big picture and put solutions together for our customers and truckers.
- Computer experience necessary, Windows and Excel or similar programs.
- Use mathematics to make decisions.
- Learn and use salesmanship skills.
- Multi-lingual a plus.
Click apply now to email us today!
Benefits:
- PTO
- Vacation after 1st year, and every year after
- BCBS Health Ins
- 401(k)
- 401(k) match
- Paid holidays
- Eye care
- Dental
- Bonuses
- Career advancement
Salary: $45,000 - 65,000 yearly
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