Inside Sales Specialist (Freight Forwarding)

Location: Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; or Philadelphia, PA, US

Company

hirify.global is the employing company for this freight-forwarding sales support role.

What you will do

• Support quotations and prepare proposals for new-logo clients by coordinating with origin and destination offices, procurement, and tender management.
• Maintain client rate cards and coordinate with domestic transportation providers to improve vendor relationships and market competitiveness.
• Generate new customer leads through cold calling, lead-generation tools, research, and analysis.
• Keep Salesforce records and regional sales target lists up to date.
• Manage sales campaigns and projects, organize customer visits, and communicate quoting needs with department heads.
• Prepare sales and marketing reports, assist with RFIs and RFQs, and develop standard operating procedures with BDS and Operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least 1 year of business experience in sales support or telemarketing at a freight-forwarding company.
• Understanding of the freight-forwarding quotation process.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, as well as CRM and quoting tools.
• Ability to work from Charleston, Chicago, or Philadelphia, US.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, salaried, exempt position.
• Collaboration with sales, business development, operations, procurement, tender management, and regional leadership.