David Williamson Email & Phone Number

Garner, North Carolina

• Work with customers in the Food Industry to ensure the safety of their product to be picked up/delivered and maintained at the proper temperature throughout transit.• Negotiate rates, establish service expectations with carriers for brokerage services, and verify carrier qualifications in regards to insurance, operating authority and credit, effectively source truckload capacity• Negotiate fair market prices to carrier companies and customers in order to gain margin.• Prepared quotes using forecasting tools based on industry trends.• Schedule all pickup and delivery appointments to ensure a customer needs are met, optimization plan is followed so carrier can meet expectations for both pickup and delivery• Build carrier bases on an account specific basis based on lane preference, back-haul opportunities, etc.• Dispatch trucks, send rate confirmations, build loads and post them out on load boards for coverage, maintain excellent customer service, provide load status updates for customers, get truckload requests from new and existing customers• Manage a high volume of incoming calls and respond appropriately to carriers and customers emails• Make decisions regarding coverage for breakdowns and delays• Willingness to work additional hours to cover vacations and on calls once every five days as well as flexibility to cross train for multiple positions

Rocky Mount, North Carolina Area

• Coordinate the movement of freight to customers via carrier/truck network.• Perform day to day dispatch functions. Communicate operational needs to ensure all freight is picked up and delivered in a timely manner.• Enter and dispatch all assigned loads timely and correctly as well as noting in the operating system any extra charges and fees associated with certain loads as needed.• Work with the buyers and planners on date changes to ensure the carriers know as well to minimize TONU cost. • Work with carriers to ensure the best rates and service to make sure spot loads are picked up and delivered on time.

Morrisville, Nc

•I'm empowered to make decisions to satisfy customer expectations regarding pickup and delivery of product.•Customer services: problem resolution, sales and pricing•I form relationships with carriers and also set up new carriers for development•Inside Sales•I resolve rate discrepancies with carriers and respond to returned pre-notes in a timely manner.•Equipment management, including customer equipment pools, to control absorbed per diem & storage costs.•Operations process adherence; I use personal judgment to satisfy customer expectations regarding pickup and delivery of product to meet expectations•I serve as contact for the branch in matters regarding problem resolution, rate and contract negotiations.•Business development; I'm responsible for correctly setting the pricing to a customer to ensure that margins are acceptable for the corporation

Assist inside sales and operations in quality assurance (load/shipment tracking and tracing)• Responsible for tracking all freight through the delivery process and entering data into TMS to manage reporting.• Schedule all Pickup and Delivery Appointments to ensure a customer needs are met, optimization plan is followed and carrier can meet expectations for both Pick Up and Delivery.• Negotiate rates, establish service expectations with carriers for brokerage services, and verify carrier qualifications in regards to insurance, operating authority and credit, effectively source truckload capacity.• Build carrier bases on an account specific basis based on lane preference, backhaul opportunities, etc. • Dispatch, rate confirmations, load building and posting, customer service, load status updates, truckload requests from new and existing customers

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Distribution And Logistics

Activities and Societies: Professional Association of Industrial Distribution, SME: Sales and Marketing Executives

High School Dipolma, College Prep

Education record