Transportation Carrier Representative

Role Summary

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Transportation Carrier Representative will work with transportation company to move available freight within the organization's brokerage network. In this role, you will handle relationships with a moderately complex portfolio of carriers through prospecting and onboarding activities to ensure efficient, cost effective and profitable movement of goods for the organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with respective teams to support the placement of a moderately complex carrier portfolio, standard operating processes, available capacity and quality services.
• Engage frequently with key carrier contacts to establish relationships.
• Communicate with key carrier contacts on service issues and provide resolution.
• Maintain data and prepare reports in the organization's operating system to ensure accurate and timely information and relevant buying decisions.
• Participate in negotiations to support bids, price and service commitments which fulfill profit goals and service requirements.
• Provide contributions to continuous improvement activities related to carrier opportunities, best practices, industry developments and events.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned #LI-JG3 #LI-Hybrid

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams

Position Details

• This position is posted both internally and externally.
• Position is based in Ankeny, IA
• Relocation assistance is not provided for this role
• Schedule 1st shift- 7: 30am- 4:30pm

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

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About the Company

At Cargill our team of 160,000 professionals in 70 countries draws together the worlds of food, agriculture, nutrition and risk management. For more than 150 years, we have helped farmers grow more, connecting them to broader markets. We are continuously developing products that give consumers just what they're seeking, advancing nutrition, food safety and sustainability. And we help our partners innovate and manage risk, so they can nourish the world again tomorrow.

We combine 156 years of experience with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries. Side-by-side, we build a stronger, sustainable future for agriculture and help the world thrive.

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