Accounting, Brokerage, Cargo/Freight, Carrier Quality, Cold Calling Skills, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Entrepreneurship, Financial Planning, Logistics, Negotiation Skills, Operations, Operations Management, Problem Solving Skills, Resolve Customer Issues, Sales, Sales Closing Skills, Sales Management, Sales Prospecting, Sales Support, Sales Training, Time Management, Training Program, Truckload Freight, Writing Skills
General Information
Country: USA
State: Louisiana
City: New Orleans
Descriptions & Requirements
About the Role
Entry level sales at TQL is an opportunity to build a career with an industry leader that offers an award-winning culture and high earning potential with uncapped commission. This is more than just sales, youll build relationships, negotiate freight deals, solve complex logistics issues, and manage shipments from pickup to delivery. No experience necessary, we offer a paid hands-on formal training program in sales and logistics. For a look at a day in the life of a TQL Sales Representative, watch this video at http://tql.avature.net
Life in Sales
Whats in it for you
- $45,000 - $50,000 minimum compensation your first year based on education
- Uncapped commission opportunity
- Our average sales representative hits six figures after three years of selling
- Want to know what the top 20 earn? Ask your recruiter
Who Were Looking For
You compete daily in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. Youre self-motivated, set ambitious goals, and work relentlessly to achieve them. Youre coachable, enjoy solving problems, and thinking on your feet. College degree preferred but not required. Military veterans encouraged to apply.
What Youll Do
- Receive 6 months of direct training from experienced Logistics Account Executives
- Help your account executive solve customer needs, find carriers for time-sensitive freight, and manage daily operations
- Participate in hands-on and virtual training sessions
- Develop negotiation skills through prospecting and cold calling
- Build your book
- Use your training to meet sales metrics and become eligible for commission
- Establish relationships to close new customers
- Negotiate prices with customers and carriers
- Resolve freight issues to ensure timely pickup and delivery
Requirements
- Elite work ethic
- 100% in-office
- Strong negotiation skills with ability to handle conflict
- Entrepreneurial mindset and exceptional customer service
Why TQL
Certified Great Place to Work with 800 lifetime workplace award wins
Outstanding career growth potential with a structured leadership track
Comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Health
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k with company match
- Optional paid relocation with sign-on bonus to the Greater Cincinnati area with TQLs Fast Track Program
- Perks, including:
- Employee discounts
- Financial wellness planning
- Tuition reimbursement
- More
Where Youll Be
3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 2100
Metairie, LA 70002
Employment Visa Sponsorship
Employment visa sponsorship is unavailable for this position. Applicants requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., F-1 STEM OPT H-1B TN J1, etc.) will not be considered.
About Us
Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is one of the largest freight brokerage firms in the nation. TQL connects customers with truckload freight that needs to be moved with quality carriers who have the capacity to move it. As a company that operates 24/7/365, TQL manages work-life balance with sales support teams that assist with accounting and after-hours calls and specific needs. At TQL, the opportunities are endless, which means there is room for career advancement and the ability to write your own paycheck. Whats your worth? Our open and transparent communication from management creates a successful work environment and custom career path for our employees. TQL is an industry-leader in the logistics industry with unlimited potential. Be a part of something big.
Total Quality Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.
If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, contact recruiting at recruiting@tql.com.
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Total Quality Logistics LLC
Look around. Virtually everything you use, wear, and eat has made its way to you thanks to the transportation industry - and specifically, truckload transportation. TQL provides the expertise, strategy, and solutions to get raw materials and finished products where they need to be 24/7/365.
We are a nationally recognized, proven leader in transportation logistics. We connect consumer product and industrial goods shippers with truck operators who transport their freight to market destinations across North America. Our 2,000-member workforce identifies the right trucks for particular freight loads, negotiates rates, and ensures on-time delivery. Our insistence on honest, straightforward communications minimizes missed shipments, delays, and product shortages on store shelves.
Our Clients
In 2011, we worked with more than 7,000 customers and 50,000 carriers across North America to move more than 500,000 loads. We moved approximately 3,500 different types of commodities including fresh fruits and vegetables, packaged foods and beverages, meat and poultry, machinery and equipment, and much more. We are recognized experts in moving time-sensitive products, temperature controlled shipments, and cross-border moves.
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