What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Consultant position at R L Global Logistics?
Job Description
Supply Chain Consultant responsibilities and essential job functions include, but are not limited to the following:
Supply Chain Consultant responsibilities and essential job functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Acquire and develop new business
- Cultivate relationships with existing customers to develop accounts to their fullest potential
- Create and drive a business plan strategy that successfully meets sales goals
- Maintain a working knowledge of the company's specialty services, internal resources, competitive strategies, and customer requirements
- Present full range of services to existing and new customers, allowing yourself to build a complete logistics and supply chain solution for the customers business needs
- Build strong customer relationships and understand trends that affect their business to creatively and strategically develop solutions
- Prepare quotes for new and existing business partners to meet your monthly and quarterly goals
- Work with the Capacity Procurement team to ensure loads are serviced to meet expectations
- Communicate frequently with the Capacity team and or carriers to ensure the shipper, consignee and customer are aware of any unexpected issues
- Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBR’s) with existing customers
- Conduct face to face meetings to build relationships and introduce additional services
- 5 years’ working knowledge in logistics and transportation industry; including third-party full truckload logistics management, supply chain, tradeshow set-up, and final mile
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent education plus work experience
- Strong team-building and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and cultivate relationships
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced and complex environment while making timely decisions under pressure
- Prefer experience in all modes: dry van, expedited, flatbed, oversized loads, refrigerated, intermodal shipments
- Previous freight management software experience; McLeod and Cargowise a plus
- Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently