Associate Portfolio Executive
C.H. Robinson is hiring an Associate Portfolio Executive to build and manage a customer portfolio while developing long-term, trusted relationships. In this role, you will leverage AI-powered tools to simplify quoting, planning, and scheduling, focusing on selling and growing revenue.
Responsibilities
- Build and grow a portfolio of customers, strengthening relationships and uncovering needs to convert opportunities into active business
- Re-engage dormant accounts and expand within existing customers to increase volume, revenue, and wallet share
- Own day-to-day customer interactions by responding quickly to questions, managing exceptions and escalations, and resolving conflict professionally
- Coordinate with carriers, suppliers, and internal partners to meet customer commitments and service expectations
- Quote and price freight, applying negotiation skills, market insight, and customer buying patterns to execute pricing strategy
- Plan, build, and execute shipments (with AI agent support) aligned to customer expectations
- Identify account growth potential and cultivate transactional relationships into more committed, repeatable partnerships supported by business development resources
- Use data, reporting, and market/customer updates to uncover service and growth opportunities and inform daily priorities
- Improve how work gets done by adopting new tools/technology, identifying automation opportunities, and helping document and follow SOPs
- Operate with urgency and a team-first mindset by supporting teammates’ customers when needed and contributing in daily/weekly stand-ups
Skills
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum 6 months Customer Engagement Experience internal or external
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and problem-solving
- Demonstrated negotiation, collaboration, and influencing skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of Programs
- Values a diverse and inclusive work environment
Benefits
- Three medical plans which include
- Prescription drug coverage
- Enhanced Fertility benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
- Dental and Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid observed holidays
- 2 paid floating holidays for U.S. hourly employees
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) offered to U.S. salaried employees — no accruals and no caps. Paid Time Off (PTO) offered to all other employees in the U.S. and Canada
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off to volunteer in your community
- Charitable Giving Match Program
- 401(k) with 6% company matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities
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