Carrier Account Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Account Management role at spotinc. Charlotte · $50,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Find and secure carriers for available loads, negotiating rates and terms to meet customer needs on time and cost-effectively
- Build carrier relationships through prospecting calls, referrals and ongoing service that supports future capacity
- Assess carriers and freight markets to match available transportation with customer shipment requirements
- Track monthly sales margins and carrier service measures, addressing shipment or delivery problems with carriers and sales teams
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree is required
- You have at least two years of sales experience
- Negotiation, organization and sound judgment help you meet performance measures and resolve issues
Who this fits
This role suits someone who can prospect, negotiate and manage freight issues while working toward sales and service targets. You’ll work on-site in Charlotte five days a week, with an early 2027 start date. The stated base is $50,000, with commission; the role is overtime eligible.
From the employer
Today’s logistics marketplace is an ever-changing landscape where you can make your mark. Spot gives you the tools to tackle industry challenges for our partners. Here, initiative, drive, and teamwork form the basis for a rewarding, fast-paced career.
About The Role:
Our Carrier Account Managers focus on building relationships with our #1 customer -our carriers. They negotiate rates and terms of freight movement to provide excellent customer service to grow the business. A Carrier Account Manager utilizes discretion and good judgment to manage and troubleshoot all aspects of freight movement.
Responsibilities:
- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: You will procure, negotiate, and secure carriers to move available freight in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet the client’s needs while establishing essential relationships.
- CUSTOMER GROWTH: Provide consistent and exceptional service levels to carriers and internal customers to ensure pipeline growth to expand future capacity opportunities.
- RELATIONSHIPS: Develop and grow carrier relationships through lead generation, cold-calling, and referrals.
- FREIGHT OPERATIONS: Effectively analyze carriers and freight markets to best meet our customers’ freight needs.
- RESULTS: Achieve and exceed monthly sales margin expectations and ensure carrier service levels and KPIs are met.
- COMMUNICATION: Proactively communicate with carriers and sales teams to fulfill commitments, exceed service expectations, and facilitate the resolution of carrier problems with shipment/deliveries.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- 2+ years of sales experience required
- Knowledge of the logistics industry is preferred.
Skills:
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and meet performance metrics.
- Strong negotiation skills – persuasiveness, aggressiveness, confidence, resilience.
- Entrepreneurial and competitive spirit, passion, and self-motivation.
- Organization and attention to detail.
- Adaptability, multi-tasking ability, sense of urgency.
- Confident decision-making skills, problem-solving ability, and issue-resolution skills.
Additional Information:
- $50,000 base pay; plus commission
- This is a non-exempt position under the Fair Labor Standards Act and, as such, is overtime eligible.
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefit options
- PTO
- Onsite 5 days a week - Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Start Date: Early 2027
Spot is built on relationships, combining 24/7 support with a proven, passionate, and dedicated team of logistics professionals. You can reach your true potential through the unlimited opportunities we offer. When you put in the effort, show initiative, solve problems, and build lasting client relationships, you earn respect and rewards. You’ll also be a key component to the success of an industry leader. At Spot, we’ve never lost the entrepreneurial spirit that provides the foundation for our success.
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