Shipper’s Choice Global is seeking a Refrigerated Freight Broker to join rapidly growing organization. The position offers unlimited business development growth from a company in business 30+ years with sound financial backing.
The Refrigerated Freight Broker will be accountable to develop and grow a book of all possible refrigerated freight business. You must be familiar with produce from a global perspective, including growing area, varieties, growing practices, consumption, importing countries, packaging & logistic trends.This role demands an ability to react quickly to changing conditions, strong business acumen, and a visionary, entrepreneurial approach to develop a robust strategy for the category, and identify opportunities. You’ll play a pivotal role in directing the end-to-end supply chain, leveraging a solid infrastructure to deliver year-round programs.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Minimum 3 years’ fresh produce experience
- Strategic and creative thinking skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent customer/supplier service skills
- High degree of knowledge of the Grower/ Shipper side of the industry.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Solid financial acumen
- Strong team player
- Create and implement Sales and Marketing plans
- Research Business Analytics to determine produce growth habits,
- Maintain and nurture your customer group
- Identify and generate new sales opportunities through analysis and discovery
- Participate in face-to-face meetings to present proposals, offer solutions, and close business
- Collaborate internally with your team on pricing strategy and account implementation plans
- Work with your manager to ensure alignment with strategy in forecasting, business plans, and pipeline development
- Review sales activities and prospective customers with management
