Intern at Ecogistics

Description

Intern – Job Description

Location: Ecogistics, Moline, IL
Internship Type: Full time
Department: Operations
Reports To: Carrier Sales Manager

At Ecogistics, we are on a mission to become our customers’ transportation service provider of choice. This is hard work worth doing, and it takes a team of driven, agile, and optimistic individuals to make it happen.

Why Ecogistics?

• Work/Life Balance: Work Monday through Friday so you can spend your weekends and nights with your family.
• Job Security: A growing, stable company that has your current and future career opportunities mapped out for you.
• Outstanding Earning Potential and Benefits: Compensation and recognition that rewards achievement, plus a full scope of benefits to support your well-being. 
• Support and Belonging: Paid training so you can reach your full potential, plus collaborative, respectful, and loyal relationships that allow you to compete and celebrate as part of a winning team.  

Work hard, play hard: Dress casually, behave reliably, and ‘have fun frequently’ mindset

About the Role:

As a Intern, you will gain practical experience in the logistics and transportation industry, while supporting Carrier Sales in building and maintaining relationships with freight carriers. Further, you will sharpen your knowledge of freight shipment management, negotiate rates, and utilize market data to contribute to successful and timely freight deliveries.

This internship is ideal for current students or recent graduates looking to explore a fast-paced, team-oriented career in logistics, supply chain management, or sales.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in sourcing and qualifying freight carriers for daily shipment needs.
• Support the team in gathering and presenting carrier options to Account Managers.
• Develop negotiation tactics to establish fair and competitive rates with carriers.
• Aid carrier sales to track shipments from booking through delivery and contribute to problem-solving when issues arise.
• Assist in onboarding carriers to digital tracking systems (e.g., MacroPoint).
• Shadow and participate in outbound calls to carriers to strengthen communication and sales skills.
• Support documentation and data-entry related to shipments, rates, and carrier communications.
• Collaborate with team members to learn the end-to-end freight movement process.
• Maintain organized records and follow defined processes.

What You’ll Learn:

• Fundamentals of carrier sales and freight brokerage.
• Utilization of transportation management systems (TMS) and digital tracking tools.
• Negotiation and communication best-practices in a professional setting.
• Key market and industry trends in logistics and supply-chain management.
• Time management, problem-solving, and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits:

• Hands-on training from experienced professionals. 
• Opportunity to build professional relationships in the logistics industry.
• Potential for full-time opportunities based on performance and business needs.
• Resume enhancement, with the accumulation of transferrable skills within any logistics or sales industry.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Current student or recent graduate with a major in a related field (e.g. Business, Sales, Supply Chain, Logistics, etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A willingness to learn and take initiative.
• Agreeable to outbound calls and work in a dynamic environment.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Excel and other standard business tools.

Preferred Skills:

• Interest in logistics, sales, or operations.
• Resilience, with a positive attitude.
• Ability to stay organized and follow established processes.
• Coachable, with a growth mindset.

Pay Transparency:

• This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role across all locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the salary information represents the job level minimum and the job level maximum. The pay range $17.00 per hour up to $24.00 per hour. Actual starting pay would be determined by experience relative to the job, market level, pay at the location for this job, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law. These and other criteria allowed by law are in place as the best non-discriminatory predictors of successful job performance. An employee may be eligible for additional pay, premiums, or bonus potential. The Company offers eligible employees health, visions and dental insurance, and retirement.