Cross-border Procurement Associate-GDL

Job Purpose:

Cross-border Procurement Associate is an entry level position focused on training and development in Cross-border Procurement development.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Call Cross-border carrier providers to fulfill commitments made to customers
• Negotiate rates
• Document and communicate offers
• Use discretion to book loads
• Use discretion to determine when to bring options above the notated Carrier Buy Rates to service our existing clients
• Obtain proper paperwork where applicable
• Develop and manage carrier portfolio of “owned cross-border carriers”
• Absorb and apply material learned in training
• Get accustomed to both internal and external TMS platforms
• Provide load coverage assistance for harder to cover lanes
• Generate carrier capacity for cross-border targeted lanes from BG’s internally built database, as well as other outside sources the Cross-border Procurement Associate has access to.
• High volume lanes
• Customer commitments and future opportunities
• Problem lanes
• Niche markets
• Hit target KPI’s for call volumes, carrier files updated, loads booked
• Develop entry level cross-border freight broker sales and negotiation skills
• Follow proper carrier qualification (ORCA) and onboarding processes (RMIS)
• Build a sales portfolio from carrier cold calls
• Assist in developing and updating cross-border pricing
• Integrate carriers with tracking and booking automation platforms
• Communicate late deliveries and issue resolution when necessary

Qualifications:

• Entry level training period
• Posses willingness to learn and excel
• Strong work ethic
• Willingness to be coached and hit target KPI’s