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It will be achieved by cultivating strong, trust-based carrier partnerships that secure reliable, high-quality capacity.\nBy serving as the bridge between our transportation partners, sales teams, and product groups, championing a \"carrier-first\" philosophy, you ensure we remain our carriers' partner of choice while enabling our sales team to win new business and improve service.\nWhat You'll Do (Key Responsibilities)\n Drive Cost Savings (Lower BtM): Protect and expand margins by consistently lowering Buy-to-Market (BtM) costs, utilizing expert negotiation strategies and securing competitive long-term contract rates with carriers.\nDrive Growth via Carrier-First Capacity: Build and maintain deep, high-quality carrier relationships so our sales team can confidently pitch guaranteed, dedicated capacity to prospective shippers.\nSupport Sales & Volume Acquisition: Partner with customer sales teams during the bidding and RFP process. Provide real-time capacity guarantees, lane pricing, and commitments that help win new customer accounts and increase freight volume.\nBuild & Contract the Network: Source, vet, and onboard high-quality carriers across dry van, reefer, flatbed, and specialized modes, locking them into stable, cost-effective contract agreements.\nBe the Voice of the Carrier: Gather feedback from our carrier partners regarding their experience using our digital tools, portals, or tracking apps, and share these insights with our Product and Engineering teams.\nCollaborate on Product Design: Work closely with product managers to test, refine, and launch new carrier-facing features, ensuring our technology solves real-world driver and dispatcher problems.\nBasic Qualifications: \nIdeally 3-5+ years of experience within the carrier management, carrier procurement, carrier sales, or a related position. \nBachelor's degree or equivalent experience \nA deep understanding of full truckload pricing, lane dynamics, and US freight market trends across multiple modes of freight. \nProficiency with data management systems and ability to present. \nPreferred Qualifications: \nHands-on experience with Transportation Management Systems (TMS), freight market intelligence tools (like DAT, Truckstop, or Sonar), and Google Sheets.\nExperience collaborating with product, tech, or UX teams to improve software, platforms, or mobile apps is a huge plus\nComfort collaborating with customer-facing sales teams, joining strategic shipper calls, and using capacity as a selling tool to secure new volume.\nStrong, confident communication skills with a proven track record of beating market averages, lowering Buy-to-Market (BtM) margins, and securing favorable contract rates within a 3PL, 4PL or a similar environment\nBenefits & Compensation for U.S. Employees\nEmployees working more than 30 hours in the US at Uber Freight are eligible for benefits like a company sponsored health plan, dental and vision benefits, 401k match, financial and mental wellness benefits, parental leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance and more. US based employees may also be eligible for a performance or sales incentive bonus program, participation in Uber Freight equity awards, and other types of compensation depending upon the role.\nIllinois: The target base salary for this role is between $72,000- $85,000\nAbout Uber Freight \nUber Freight helps companies move goods more reliably and efficiently. We bring together the technology, people, and transportation capacity they need, using real-time data from millions of shipments to guide smarter decisions. That helps customers spot issues early, avoid costly surprises, and deliver on time. Uber Freight works with 1 in 3 Fortune 500 shippers across North America and manages over $17B in freight. Learn more at www.uberfreight.com.\nCandidate Privacy Notice\nUber Freight is committed to protecting the privacy of our candidates. We collect and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. 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