Associate Carrier Procurement Specialist
RXO, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Denver • Colorado, Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $45,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Participate in a 6-week customer project during Peak season (Q4, the period of high demand for products, services, and transportation capacity).
- Cultivate strong core carrier relationships while negotiating and securing carriers to move freight
- Maintain continuous communication with carriers and customers to ensure a high-quality freight movement process
- Ensure all parties are informed of route changes, delays, freight concerns or other issues as necessary
- Schedule pickup and delivery appointment times; use discretion and insight when considering all factors affecting timeframe, including weather, traffic, miles, service rules, etc.
- Follow established procedures and protocols regarding HVS and HRC loads to ensure the integrity of the shipment and the RXO brand
- Accurately maintain and update information in the company’s operating systems
- Conduct research in available databases for potential leads; make cold calls to prospects
- Track back-end billing and invoicing to ensure that carrier charges are accurate
Requirements
- 1 year of procurement experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work or military experience
- 1 year of transportation experience
- 2 years of sales or customer service experience
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
procurementtransportationsalescustomer servicebillinginvoicingfreight movementroute planningdata researchcold calling
Soft skills
communicationnegotiationrelationship buildingproblem solvingdiscretioninsightorganizational skillsattention to detailcustomer focusadaptability