Logistics Coordinator or Sales Representative – Choptank Transport (Tampa)

by | Jan 5, 2016 | Job Opportunities

Logistics Coordinator and Sales Representative positions available at Choptank Transport in Tampa. For the most recent list of available jobs, visit http://www.choptanktransport.com/careers/
Logistics Coordinator: Tampa
Entry
Undisclosed
USA-FL-Tampa
Negligible
Full Time
Day
High School
Entry Level

Description

Third Party Logistics. Essentially we bring those shipping products and those with trucks together. Our customers want to focus on creating and selling their products, not looking for trucks to move it and hoping they get a fair price for the shipping. We take that worry off of them and get them the best deals in the market.  We offer solutions and give them RESULTS.

What you can expect:

  • Locate Carriers – We sell logistics solutions to our clients . It’s your job to locate and close deals with carriers to move our customer’s freight.
  • Connect – Talk to potential carriers (tons of them) and negotiate the movement of goods.
  • Show the love – You need your carriers, let them know it. We are not a one and done transactional environment. We want you to build relationships with your carriers and customers and be a key aspect of their operation.
  • Harmonize – Selling a service means you will work closely with our sales team who will provide the service. No one whistles a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.

What Choptank can offer you :

  • Base salary ($30,000-$34,000)-plus incentive based on total office performance
  • Casual working environment – Comfortable people are productive people
  • Get in at the beginning of something big – We have doubled in size in the last 3 years and will continue growing
  • Competitive Benefits
  • 401k plan with company match

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

  • Attention to detail – There are lots of elements that can affect the movement of goods. We need you to be the expert on every load you move.
  • Negotiation skills – The margin of the company rests in your hands. We are looking for firm but fair negotiators!
  • A passion to succeed – need we say more?
  • Be a hero – Logistics is a tough business we want people who want to save the day for our customers.
  • Cup half full – We want you too look for the good side of everything you do.

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma/Bachelor’s Degree preferred
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Computer skills MIcrosoft Office/Outlook or similar email application
  • Desire to work in fast paced sales environment, weekly and quarterly goals
  • Outgoing personality and comfortable speaking to perfect strangers

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Sales Representative – Tampa
Entry
Undisclosed
USA-FL-Tampa
Negligible
Customer Sales
Day
4 Year Degree
Sales
Description

What  is a Third Party Logistics  provider? Essentially we  bring those shipping  products and those with trucks, together. Our customers want to focus on creating and selling their products, not looking for trucks to move it and hoping they get a fair price for the shipping . We take that worry away and get them the best deals in the market. We offer solutions and give them RESULTS.

HOW DO I DELIVER RESULTS?

  • Aggressively go after business. This is your shot to own the entire sales cycle from the first prospecting call to the deal.
  • Connect with potential clients. Yes, this job involves cold calling to introduce customers to our service and uncover their needs.
  • Don’t be a “vendor” be a “business partner” for your customers.  When they succeed, our company succeeds . NEVER forget that.
  • Home team – At the end of the day it takes many outstanding individuals to deliver RESULTS.  A good playbook isn’t enough. It takes a winning team to execute it.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I DELIVER RESULTS?

  • Measure your RESULTS. Look at them every day and see the rewards in your pay when you excel. Your incentive is determined by your RESULTS. Your incentive is not an arbitrary management decision .
  • Promotions based on RESULTS.
  • You grow. We offer an exceptional opportunity to gain a wide scope of business knowledge, not just logistics, but also our customer ‘s business . You will not find yourself in the “sales silo”

WHAT CAN CHOPTANK TRANSPORT OFFER YOU?

  • The big time vision of an established company with the personal latitude of a start up.
  • Base salary (35,000-44,000) plus a lucrative incentive. (Not comfortable working on an incentive? Don’t apply.)
  • Casual working environment.  Comfortable people are productive people.
  • Get off the road. You will be working as an inside sales representative. Haven’t you missed that?
  • Competitive benefits. Including a wellness program.
  • 401k plan with a company match

 

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“At Choptank Transport we are excited about the future and what it holds for our company . One reason we are confident about our future is our people. The colleagues who drive Choptank Transport are the reasonfor our progress to date, they will be the reason for our success in the future . It is a company defined by the character and integrity of our people. We believe Choptank Transport to be an exceptional company-a company of people proud of the work they do and the solutions they provide.” Geoff Turner, CEO
EOE

For more information: http://www.choptanktransport.com/careers/