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Carrier Sales Intern - Ryan Transportation

Overland Park, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Feb 2025

About the role

Company Overview Ryan Transportation is part of Shamrock Trading Corporation, a family of brands in transportation, finance and technology. Shamrock offers a suite of transportation services, which allows us to leverage long-term, multiservice relationships by offering freight, financial services, a fuel card program and trucking technology through a single organization. Shamrock is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas and has nine regional offices - Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Laredo, Nashville, Philadelphia and Phoenix. Shamrock has been recognized among the “Best Places to Work” in both Kansas City and Chicago and was most recently recognized as one of America’s “Most Loves Workplaces” by Newsweek. Overland Park is a great place to live, work and play, being conveniently located within driving distance of everything Kansas City has to offer. Housed within the heart of Overland Park, our offices include 4 gorgeous towers on the East and West sides of Metcalf Ave. With a heavy community presence and a winning culture, Shamrock is a great place to work in Overland Park! Responsibilities Ryan Transportation and Shamrock Trading Corporation are looking for a Carrier Sales Intern. This 10-week sales internship position is responsible for establishing and managing a network of truckload and LTL providers within the United States and Canada. The Intern will focus on prospecting, cold calling and qualifying new carrier accounts for Ryan Transportation. An ideal candidate will be self-motivated with an outgoing, ambitious and dynamic sales personality.

Solicit new carriers to join the Ryan Transportation carrier network
Develop long-term relationships with shippers and carriers
Build and manage existing carrier network to ensure we can meet the needs of shipping customers
Continually work on improving customer service, transit times and transportation costs
Coordinate logistics activity, including scheduling arrival dates and delivery appointments
Track and trace orders for each load in the system and complete all load-related paperwork
Learn and perform all processes from negotiation skills to building sales relationships
Work directly with our Account Management team to secure capacity and provide our customers with the best service experience in the industry
Refine all processes as necessary to stay in front of customers in relevant industries
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Graduation date of December 2025 or May 2026
Internship runs 6/2/25 through 8/8/25
Major in business, sales, marketing, entrepreneurship, finance, supply chain management, or economics is preferred
Desire to pursue a career in sales
Interest in transportation or finance industries
Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment
Self-motivated and hard-working
Strong problem-solving skills
Excellent time-management and verbal communication
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
Multilingual skills are a plus