Logistics Account Agent (Remote)

Description

Your Job

KBX Logistics is looking for a Logistics Account Agent to partner with the internal and external business and carrier base to discover capacity opportunities for current and prospective customers of Loadshop.

Skills in communication, emailing, phone calling, and driving internal processes. In this role you are responsible to combine your sales and logistical expertise to sell transportation and shipment solutions. You manage logistics for assigned accounts and liaise between customers and carriers. KBX Logistics has offices in Green Bay, WI, Wichita, KS, and Atlanta, GA, but is open to this role being performed remotely.

Our Team

KBX Logistics is the true transformer of the 3rd party logistics (3PL) industry. Waste is our enemy; status quo is our nemesis. Our mission? Create a competitive advantage for our partners by delivering logistics technology and solutions that others can’t or simply won’t. If disrupting an industry appeals to you, this company is where you belong.

KBX Logistics is the product of over 100 years of evolution and revolution. We got our start as a small transportation team in 1919 and are currently one of the largest 3PLs in the US. With Koch Industries as our parent company, the challenge is to always be thinking bigger and better. We have more than doubled in size over the past 5 years and we’re just getting started—join us!

What You Will Do

• Continuously identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies
• Negotiate price with shippers and carriers for both spot and contract freight
• Manage your customer’s shipments with support from operations to ensure pick up and deliveries are on time and resolve any issues that may arise
• Develop new and existing customers via relationships and spot/load boards
• Source Carriers
• Work with internal and external customers to identify opportunities
• Source strategic capacity

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience with freight sales and/or freight brokering
• Experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Word to write business correspondence, Excel for use of spreadsheets, reporting and simple formulas, and Outlook for internal and external correspondence

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with inside/outside sales

For this role, we anticipate paying $55,000-$75,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf