Sr. Carrier Sales Manager
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Job overview
The Sr. Carrier Sales Manager generates profitable capacity by deploying carrier sales resources across a specified region, developing performance goals, and monitoring results. The role manages regional objectives, targets new carriers, and develops plans to secure profitable capacity. It requires at least five years of transportation brokerage and/or logistics sales experience, a related bachelor's degree, and experience recruiting, hiring, and developing a carrier sales team.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Description
Essential Job Functions
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Responsible for generating profitable capacity through the effective deployment of carrier sales resources for specified region.
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Involved in the process of developing performance goals for carrier sales and monitors performance on a continual basis.
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Manages region to achieve objectives established in the Company’s Strategic Plan.
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Seeks out and targets new carriers, initiates action plan to approach and secure profitable capacity for the Company.
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Ability to inspire others to share company vision and support them to reach company/individual goals.
Work Experience Requirement
Other Skills & Abilities
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Demonstrates effective negotiation skills.
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Detailed understanding of the truckload industry to include equipment types, carrier capabilities, pricing and regulations.
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Strong understanding of US Geography.
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Excellent organizational skills.
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Ability to resolve problems / conflicts.
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Capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
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Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
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Works well in a team environment.
Physical Requirements
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Talking, hearing and using hands to operate computer equipment.
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Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Education & Experience
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Bachelors Degree in related field.
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Minimum 5+ years of transportation brokerage and /or logistics sales experience required.
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Experience in recruiting, hiring and developing a carrier sales team.
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Proficiency in utilizing industry capacity and pricing tools (DAT, GetLoaded, Truckstop, etc.).
Certifications
- Professional certification may be required in some areas.
WHY SHOULD YOU WORK FOR CRANE?
At Crane, we believe in providing our employees with excellent benefits at a Great Place to Work.
We offer:
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136 hours of Paid Time Off which equals 17 days for the year, that can be used for Sick Time or for Personal Use
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Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
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Tuition Reimbursement for education related to your job
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Employee Referral Bonuses
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Employee Recognition and Rewards Program
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Paid Volunteer Time to support a cause that is close to your heart and contributes to our communities
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Employee Discounts
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Wellness Incentives that can go up to $100 per year for completing challenges, in addition to a discount on contribution rates
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Potential to earn a quarterly bonus
Come join the leader in logistics and take your career in the right direction.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
This position requires the final candidate to successfully pass an E-Verify Check.
More Information: http://www.dhs.gov/e-verify
Company benefits are contingent upon meeting eligibility requirements and plan conditions.
Qualifications
Education
Required
- High School or better
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
How this job compares
Set against the 6,848 open Sales Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$97–125K/yr209 salary ranges
- Texas median$20–23/hr22 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 504 open Sales Manager jobs in Texas and 6,848 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Sales Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (4,652 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,570 of the 6,848 open Sales Manager jobs (23%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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