
Sales Agent – Freight
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Kansas • United States
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About the role
- As an Independent Freight Agent (1099), operate as your own boss working remotely from the comfort of your own home, representing Sims Global Solutions under our brokerage authority
- Soliciting Truckload & LTL freight services from your network of commercial customers, tapping into an unsaturated market.
- We provide ALL the back office administrative and support work so that you can focus on selling & moving freight for your customers.
- Agents that successfully develop regular sales with their accounts readily generate a 6-figure income.
Requirements
- 3+ Years of Freight Agent Experience
- Developed & Transferrable book of business
- Determined hunter of new clients and business
- Intrinsically motivated, goals driven, strong work ethic
- Proven ability to network, build relationships, and solicit & close business
- Strong background in utilizing CRM (HubSpot preferred but not required)
- Ability to Negotiate rates with customers and carriers
- Professional follow-up and coordination between customers and carriers.
- Professional collaboration and coordination with shippers, carriers and dispatchers
- Organized and plans daily activities including follow-up calls and appointments
Benefits
- Unlimited Earning Potential: Most agents can grow their business 40-50% more with Sims than many other 3PLs.
- A+ Rated supplemental Cargo Ins coverage for high value freight
- Dedicated Claims Department
- Great company Culture
- Strong Financial Stability
- Access to full benefits package
- Company paid client risk insurance
- Emphasis on carrier relationships: Prompt payments for carriers, to keep them moving, and to keep them coming back.
- Over 90,000 carriers in network
- In-house Training and Coaching
- Tax consulting for info on tax write offs
- Company paid rewards for top agents
- Annual Company Conferences
- Access to Sims Global Solutions extensive carrier partnerships in the US and Canada, and fast setup of new contract carriers
- Marketing materials, sales support, web-based access to Sims Global TMS system, CRM, and company email account
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Freight Agent ExperienceNegotiationSalesCustomer Relationship Management
Soft Skills
Intrinsically motivatedGoals drivenStrong work ethicNetworkingRelationship buildingProfessional follow-upCollaborationOrganizationPlanning