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Logistics Business Development Representative
Logistics Business Development Representative - Rockford, IL
Logistics Business Development Representative
Logistics Business Development Representative - Rockford, IL
Meiborg Mission:
Our team of drivers and support staff consistently deliver on commitments, and our actions are always productive and safe.
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About Meiborg:
As an industry leading logistics company, Meiborg provides safe and reliable transportation services to a diverse group of customers throughout the United States. With a reputation of providing only the best in transportation and warehousing, our professional customer support staff deliver the highest levels of efficiency and performance for our customers.
Position Purpose:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Business Development Representative to join the Meiborg Logistics group. The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying growth opportunities and building partnerships in the supply chain sector, primarily for our 3PL logistics department. This individual will collaborate with various departments to identify core prospective and qualified leads, negotiating contracts and pricing, preparing proposals, and ensuring customer satisfaction and profitability. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills, as well as a
proven track record of understanding client needs, developing strategic relationships, and driving overall business growth.
Responsibilities:
- Researching, identifying, and qualifying potential customers and new business opportunities.
- Building and nurturing relationships with potential and existing clients through networking, meetings, and industry events.
- Analyzing client requirements and collaborating with internal logistics teams to develop customized supply chain solutions.
- Preparing and delivering compelling proposals, presentations, and sales collateral to secure new business.
- Negotiating contracts, rates, and pricing strategies for various logistics services.
- Monitoring industry trends, competitor activities, and market needs to identify strategic opportunities.
- Working with internal teams, including operations, sales, and finance, to ensure seamless service delivery.
- Preparing and presenting regular reports to senior management on business development activities and pipeline progress.
Qualifications:
- Highly detailed and deadline orientated with the ability to prioritize, focus and through in a high paced multi-tasking environment
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong verbal, written, negotiation skills
- Sales and business acumen
- Good interpersonal and organizational skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications
- Excellent analytical ability
- Understanding of industry trends, freight markets and various modes, best practices, and emerging technologies
- Ability to type 45 words per minute
Details
- Work Address: Rockford, Illinois or Remote. If remote, scheduled required travel to Rockford office.
- Work mode: Hybrid
- Travel between sites: Yes
- Lifting requirement (lbs): 15
- Physical tasks:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to climb stairs.
- Must be able to travel to conferences and customer meetings
- Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Rx
- PTO benefits
- 401k with company match
- Company paid Chiropractic
- Short Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Education: High School diploma or GED required; Associate degree preferred
- Pay Notes: Based on education, experience, and credentials
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𝘈𝘵 𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵, 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥, 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯, 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝘴𝘦𝘹, 𝘴𝘦𝘹 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 (𝘌𝘌𝘖) 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘈𝘈). 𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴.