Drayage Business Development Specialist

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Austin, TX
In-Office
57K-65K Annually
Mid level
Logistics • Sales • Software • 3PL: Third Party Logistics
Arrive Logistics is one of the fastest-growing freight brokerages in the nation.
The Role
The Drayage Business Development Specialist identifies new business opportunities, manages customer relationships, and collaborates on drayage solutions while focusing on sales growth.
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Who We Are
Arrive Logistics is a leading transportation and technology company in North America with plans to grow significantly year over year. Our success is a testament to our remarkable team and what we’re building together. We’re committed to providing employees with a meaningful work experience and have established an award-winning culture that supports personal and career development in a fun, casual, and collaborative environment.

Who We Want
At Arrive Logistics, we are committed to servicing our customers and exceeding their expectations through superior service. Our Drayage Business Development Specialist will play a key role in the continued expansion of our Drayage service offering. This role will be responsible for driving drayage engagement across the Business Development sales floor across all of Arrive’s offices. This includes but is not limited to; supporting new BD opportunities, direct selling, assisting with onboarding new accounts, retaining active accounts and managing key Customer relationships.

What You’ll Do

  • Identify, prospect, and secure new drayage business opportunities by networking with the Business Development reps across the various Arrive offices and diving into their book of business
  • Ability to lead or participate on customer sales calls as the drayage subject matter expert
  • Build strong relationships with Business Development directors, managers, and Executive Sponsors
  • Develop and execute a strategic sales plan to grow drayage revenue and market share
  • Assist with educating Business Development representatives through new hire education, certification presentations, and continued education with tenured representatives
  • Strong focus on building relationships with Freight Forwarders
  • Stay informed on drayage market trends, port conditions, rail developments, and capacity constraints to help identify opportunities while providing updates to the Business Development team and our customers
  • Develop customized drayage solutions to meet clients’ needs for port/rail drayage, transloading, and related services through collaboration with the Drayage operations team
  • Maintain and grow existing customer relationships through regular follow-up, customer reviews, and problem resolution
  • Prepare customer proposals and statements of work
  • Collaborate with the Drayage operations team to ensure smooth execution and high-service levels
  • Maintain accurate record of sales activities and customer information in the CRM 
  • Represent Arrive at industry events and networking opportunities as needed

Qualifications

  • Previous sales experience in drayage, port operations, container transport, or related logistics services
  • Deep understanding of port and rail terminal operations, container drayage requirements, and the North American drayage market
  • Strong prospecting skills and a proven ability to close new business
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation and relationship-building skills
  • Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently

The Perks of Working With Us

  • Take advantage of our comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental coverage.
  • Invest in your future with our matching 401(k) program.
  • Build relationships and find your home at Arrive through our Employee Resource Groups.
  • Enjoy office wide engagement activities, team events, happy hours and more!
  • Leave the suit and tie at home; our dress code is casual.
  • Work in the booming city of Austin, TX – we are in a convenient location close to the airport and downtown.
  • Park your car for free on site!
  • Start your morning with a specialty drink from our fully stocked coffee bar, Broker’s Brew.
  • Sweat it out with the team at our onsite gym.
  • Maximize your wellness with free counseling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
  • Take time to manage your physical and mental health - we offer company paid holidays, paid vacation time and wellness days.
  • Receive 100% paid parental leave when you become a new parent.
  • Get paid to work with your friends through our Referral Program!
  • Get relocation assistance! If you are not local to the area, we offer relocation packages.

Your Arrive Experience
When we say “award-winning culture,” we mean it. We’ve been recognized as a top workplace by Inc. Fast Company, Fortune, and earned Top Workplaces and Great Place to Work, to name a few. We intend on topping many more of those lists in the years to come, but we’re not in it for the trophies. We’re committed to culture because it keeps us connected to each other and invested in our shared success while having a blast along the way. Our employee-founded resource groups create communities within Arrive’s walls, including Women in Logistics, Emerging Professionals, Prisms, Black Logistics Group, Salute and Unidos. 

Notice:
To ensure a safe and transparent interview process, we want to note that Arrive Logistics adheres to strict recruitment practices. Candidates undergo an interview process, and Arrive Logistics does not provide unsolicited job offers. If you have concerns about receiving a fraudulent offer, please contact [email protected] for verification.

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The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
1,700 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

At Arrive Logistics, our relentless pursuit of perfection fuels our ability to optimize operations, identify efficiencies, build technology, and deliver innovation that pushes businesses like yours forward. But it’s not just what we do that sets us apart from everyone else — it’s what we’re made of grit, determination, and a 24/7 commitment to our partners.

The details matter. We don’t just connect freight and carriers; we think critically about every element of the process, working with precision to anticipate your needs. That means more capacity, a consistent freight experience — no surprises.

Our Work Matters: Shippers, carriers, and brokerages are the primary players in the logistics industry, which powers the U.S. economy and makes everyday life possible. If you have ever bought it or used it … it has been on a truck!

Why Work With Us

We are an ambitious, high-growth company that pushes the limit of what’s possible for our team and partners. In only 10 years, Arrive surpassed 30,000 competitors to become a Top 7 truckload brokerage — and we’re just getting started. We are on track to break into the Top 5 by 2025 and the Top 3 by 2026.

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