Logistics Management Development Internship

Internship Description

As an intern for Sonwil Logistics, you will help facilitate coast-to-coast freight moves in the U.S. and Canada for companies of all sizes, in all different industries. This unique experience will provide you will the learning opportunities to understand truckload freight brokerage and asset-based transportation from the ground up. Throughout your time at Sonwil Logistics you will be actively engaging with all departments (customer service, carrier procurement, account management, asset operations and finance) and the leaders who run them. Equipped with the necessary tools, this experience will allow you to focus on and grow our brokerage business, helping our customers move their inventory in the most cost-effective way by identifying and implementing swift logistics solutions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Project-based assignments
• Process improvement
• Market research
• Learn and operate Tech-Stack
• Transportation Management Systems
• Machine Learning and predictive rating software
• Telematics Integrations
• Digital Freight Matching software
• Daily administrative tasks
• Updating the Transportation Management System
• Compiling data
• Organizing/updating digital files
• Tracking and tracing freight movement
• Carrier Development and procurement
• Engaging with BCOs to plan and organize freight movement and volumes
• Receivables and payables
• POD retrievals from carriers and BCOs

Qualifications/Desired Skills & Knowledge

Qualifications

• Must like to work in a fast-paced environment
• Multi-tasking ability with strong organization skills
• Enthusiasm and high energy
• People person, friendly, outgoing, and confidence is a must
• Individually motivated
• Interns work in the office ON-SITE. The roles are based in Buffalo, but open to students going to colleges outside of the Buffalo region
• You must have reliable transportation to get to the office

Safety Requirements

Must be able to work in an office setting

Physical requirements

This position will is administrative in nature and will require the ability to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to stand, walk, reach, bend, and lift up to 5 pounds.

NOTE: The physical requirements 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.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• 401k With Profit Sharing Component
• PTO (Personal Time Off)