Manager, Intermodal Brokerage

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Summary: The Manager, Intermodal Brokerage drives strategy and development for carrier sales and operations, focusing on long-term partnerships and capacity building. Highlights: 1. Coach & develop a team of leaders 2. Drive carrier growth strategies & execute initiatives 3. Motivate team in a fast paced, transactional environment Apply Now Position: Manager, Intermodal Brokerage Pay Re: $85k to $90k per year Job Description: The Manager, Intermodal Brokerage is responsible for driving the stregy and development of Forward Air’s carrier sales and operions team. This team is focused on developing long-term partnerships with carriers and building capacity for Forward Air to support and service our customers in an efficient and cost-effective manner. As the Manager, you will focus internally on providing your teams with the tools they need to better connect with and develop mutually beneficial relionships with carriers. Externally, you’ll connect with carriers to understand the current market dynamics in the short run, and wh Forward Air can do to better support their operions in the long run. This leadership position be expected to make a merial impact on their team and the organizion by motiving team members, ensuring our customers are being serviced to expections, and curing new ideas to support Forward Air’s growth goals.   Core Duties & Responsibilities: Coach & development a team of leaders, putting them in position to best support their own team Stay current with market conditions through external resources, carrier relionships and internal performance Motive team in a fast paced, transactional environment Drive stregy consistent with current market conditions, and effectively communice market conditions and stregy with functional leadership Connect with team to genere new ideas to promote growth in department Drive carrier growth stregies & execute on department wide initiives Establish KPI’s for the team, team members and our carriers Continually evalue team staffing and growth needs Other duties as assigned   Requirements: Minimum of 3 years in a carrier sales and operions management role 5+ years in Intermodal and Drayage carrier sales/procurement a 3PL Experience managing and coaching a growing team Understanding of and ability to cree transportion KPI’s Ability to influence others and drive positive results in short term and long-term initiives High energy with a strong sense of urgency Comfortable taking risks and making decisions   Skills: Ability to prioritize and multitask Strong leadership and coaching presence Excellent written and verbal communicion throughout organizion Skilled cultiving positive relionships across departments Adaptability to current business needs, which may change daily   Forward Air is an Equal Opportunity employer. #LI-TW1 #LI-Onsite Forward Air is a leading asset-light provider of transportion services across the United Stes, Canada, and Lin America. We provide expedited less-than-truckload services, including local pick-up and delivery, shipment consolidion/deconsolidion, warehousing, and customs brokerage by utilizing a comprehensive nional network of terminals. In addition, we offer truckload brokerage services, including dediced fleet services, and intermodal, first and last-mile, high-value drayage services, both to and from seaports and railheads, dediced contract and Container Freight Stion warehouse and handling services. Forward also operes a full portfolio of multimodal solutions, both domestically and internionally, via Omni Logistics. Omni Logistics is a global provider of air, ocean, and ground services for mission-critical freight. We are more than a transportion company. Forward is a single resource for your shipping needs We move freight, but we’re powered by people. Whether you’re in the warehouse, on the road, or behind the screen, every teamme keeps our global business in motion and brings logistics to life.   Apply Now