Strategic Growth Associate

Altom Transport Open · verified Sep 13, 2026

On-site Chicago Full-time Junior Growth Marketing

Entry-level Growth Marketing role at Altom Transport. Chicago · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $63,000–$98,000.

Estimated pay

Altom Transport has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.

$63,000 – $98,000

What the middle half of entry-level growth marketing roles in Chicago paid, among postings that did state a salary.

Worked out from 5 postings that stated pay, median $82,000. Last updated Mar 10, 2026.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

You'll research prospects, markets, facilities, and transportation opportunities
You'll contact potential customers, support lead generation, and develop industry relationships
You'll learn company equipment and services, then judge opportunity fit with operations
You'll assess lanes, pricing, capacity, forecasts, and profitability for business opportunities
You'll prepare proposals and coordinate onboarding while keeping customer and operational data accurate

What you bring

You have previous transportation experience and relevant exposure to customer-facing or growth work
You're comfortable using Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
You communicate professionally, build relationships, and collaborate across departments
You apply practical analysis, organization, follow-through, and attention to detail
You have a relevant bachelor's degree or comparable education, training, skills, and experience

Who this fits

This junior role suits someone who enjoys combining customer conversations with data-driven problem solving. You'll work onsite in Chicago with leadership and teams across operations, safety, sales, and other functions. Paid training supports people starting out or moving into transportation, while the role offers broader responsibility as your business knowledge develops.

From the employer

Build or Advance Your Career in Transportation and Strategic Growth

Altom Transport is seeking a curious, analytical, and relationship-driven Strategic Growth Associate to help identify new business opportunities, support customers, and develop practical transportation solutions.

Seeking someone who has experience in inside sales, business development, customer service, logistics, account management, or analytics. Previous transportation experience is needed.

You will work directly with the Director of Strategic Growth and Marketing while collaborating with operations, safety, sales, and other departments. You will learn how customer needs, equipment capabilities, pricing, capacity, and profitability come together and help turn that information into lasting customer partnerships.

Transportation is like solving a constantly changing puzzle. Every opportunity involves different products, locations, schedules, equipment requirements, and customer expectations. In this position, you will help bring those pieces together to develop solutions that work for both our customers and our operations.

What You’ll Do

Research prospective customers, markets, facilities, and transportation opportunities.
Support lead generation and conduct professional outreach to prospective customers.
Build relationships with customers, prospects, and industry partners.
Gather information about customer products, facilities, shipping volumes, schedules, and transportation requirements.
Learn Altom Transport’s equipment, services, and operational capabilities.
Evaluate whether customer opportunities are a good fit for our equipment and operations.
Contribute to lane analysis, pricing, capacity planning, and profitability reviews.
Forecast customer volumes and potential capacity needs.
Prepare customer proposals, reports, presentations, spreadsheets, and opportunity summaries.
Coordinate new-customer onboarding with operations, safety, sales, and other departments.
Maintain accurate and organized customer, lane, pricing, and operational information.
Respond to customer questions and help provide a dependable, positive experience.
Participate in customer meetings, trade shows, marketing activities, and industry events.
Identify information and opportunities that can help customers and internal teams operate more effectively.
Take on greater responsibility as your knowledge of the business grows.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
Curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to learn.
Analytical thinking and practical problem-solving abilities.
Strong organization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
Comfort working with numbers, spreadsheets, and business information.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across departments.
Professionalism when communicating with customers and industry partners.
A bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, supply chain, logistics, analytics, communications, or a related field is preferred. An equivalent combination of education, training, transferable skills, and relevant experience will also be considered.
Experience in transportation, logistics, inside sales, customer service, account management, operations, pricing, analytics, or business development is helpful—but not required.

A Role for Different Experience Levels

If you are beginning your career or changing industries, this position offers paid training and hands-on exposure to customer development, transportation operations, pricing, analytics, and marketing.
If you already have relevant experience, you will have the opportunity to apply your skills to customer development, pricing analysis, relationship management, and strategic growth initiatives.
You may be a great fit if you enjoy working with both people and data, asking thoughtful questions, solving changing problems, and turning detailed information into practical business solutions.

Benefits

Why Join Altom Transport?

From day one, you will contribute to customer development, pricing, onboarding, and business-growth decisions. You will work closely with company leadership while developing or expanding your expertise across several areas of the transportation industry.

Altom Transport is a stable, family-owned company that has served customers since 1948. This role can support continued growth in inside sales, strategic growth, account management, customer relations, transportation operations, pricing, marketing, or business analytics.

Why Join Altom Transport?

Compensation and Benefits

Weekly pay
Paid training
401(k) company match beginning on day one
Blue Cross Blue Shield medical coverage
Vision and dental coverage
Health Savings Account contributions
Paid vacation, paid holidays, and paid time off
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability options
Stability with a family-owned company in business since 1948

Apply Today

If this position interests you but you do not meet every listed qualification, we still encourage you to apply. We value potential, transferable skills, relevant experience, and a genuine willingness to learn.

Altom Transport is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.