Sr. Account Executive

Echo is seeking a Sr. Account Executive who can skillfully provide solutions, creatively solve problems, and constantly maintain contact and advocacy for our Managed National Accounts. As a Sr. Account Executive, you will strive to go above and beyond customer expectations every day. Partnering with your team, along with the Sales department, you will schedule, book, and track each shipment to its completion across all modes of transportation (TL, LTL, Partial, Flatbed, etc.). This includes verifying timely pick-ups and deliveries, resolving issues, and approving invoices with a sense of urgency to any discrepancies. We trust you to drive efficiency for the overall book of business by analyzing and executing new strategies for increased growth and profitability. You will maintain current operating procedures, updating when necessary, and review past sales activity for historic trends and expectations. In addition, you will be responsible for managing day-to-day relationships with key carriers and developing agreeable resolutions for any problematic carriers. You: * Can display a sense of urgency in managing time and accomplishing tasks * Are always one step ahead, looking for creative ways to improve old processes * Have mastered the ability to build and maintain strong client partnerships * Possess the ability to communicate at all levels and with a wide range of personalities * Can solve any problem that's thrown your way * Are always ready for the next challenge We: * Value collaboration, intellectual honesty, go-getters, positive energy, and we never stop seeking ways to get better * Put our customers' needs into everything we do * Care about your career development as much as you do * Work hard, period * Offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, challenging projects, company-wide events, co-workers you will actually like working with, and a sense of community you won't find anywhere else Requirements: * Bachelors Degree * 3+ of customer service experience in a business services environment or 2+ years internal Echo operations experience * Strong communication skills, both written and verbal * Calm under pressure * Superior business acumen * Knowledgeable on relevant modes of transportation * Team player mentality Echo Global Logistics is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation management services. As a third-party logistics provider, we simplify transportation management for our clients and carriers, handling crucial tasks so they can focus on what they do best. From coast to coast, dock to dock, and across all major transportation modes, Echo connects businesses that need to ship their products with carriers who transport goods quickly, securely, and cost-effectively. Work environment/physical demands summary: This job operates in an office environment and uses a computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed to perform duties. The noise level in the work environment is typical of that of an office with an open seating floor plan. The employee may encounter frequent interruptions throughout the work day. The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected veteran.

Created: 2024-10-31