Logistics Planner

**Company Description**

**Position Description**
- A deep understanding of the Logistics and Transportation Industry.
- Experience with Truck Carrier Sales in Mexico
- A strong mastery of the core transportation planning skills including geographical understanding, written & verbal communication, negotiation, persuasion, etc.

The main tasks associated with this position include:

- Manage, develop and maintain driver relationships by developing effective ways to maximize driver profit.
- Working in unison with the Operations Team to meet customers’ needs.
- Building and maintaining relationships, assessing client specific needs, promoting LSI services, and maintaining sales goals and objectives.
- Engage directly with carriers to ensure successful relationships that ensure synergetic value for both parties.
- Work closely with the Director of Carrier Relations & Brokerage.
- Update and maintain TMS Software.
- Work closely with the Marketing Team to ensure effective focus upon direct targets.
- Prepare customer quotations and presentations.
- Provide monthly reporting, projections and targets to Director of Sales.
- Develop proposals in accordance to drivers needs and expectations.
- Manage and evaluate optimum routes and route profitability.
- Achieve monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets
- The ability to continuously participate in the company's virtual workspace throughout the shift.
- This position requires on call and weekend availability.

**Experience**: This individual must have at least 2 years of logistics planning experience and at least 2 years experience within the Transportation Industry.

**Education**: Highschool diploma is required. A college degree within a business discipline or relevant field will be considered an asset.

**Skills**:

- Ability to work both independently and within a team.
- Extremely organized and detail oriented.
- Must possess a strong work ethic.
- Solid negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
- Self-Motivated, ambitious and results driven.

Compensation consists of both a base salary as well as a commission plan.

**Salary**: $500,000.00 - $650,000.00 per year

**Experience**:

- Trucking Logistics Planning: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: Remote