Driver Recruiter - Leasing Representative

Inside Sales
- Owner Operator Leasing Representative

Location: Chattanooga, TN

Step into a career with purpose at Transport Enterprise Leasing LLC (TEL) - a fast-growing, values-driven company with over 20 years of success serving the transportation industry. Headquartered in the scenic Lookout Valley of Chattanooga, TN, and with a state-of-the-art reconditioning center in Greenfield, IN, TEL is more than just an equipment leasing company—we’re a trusted partner to transportation professionals across the country.

At TEL, we live by the golden rule: treating others the way we want to be treated. That principle guides our faith-based culture and commitment to world-class customer service. We proudly support both Private Fleets and For-Hire Carriers with top-tier equipment and personalized service that sets us apart.

The Inside Sales
- Owner Operator Leasing Representative is responsible for sourcing and building rapport with new leads, gaining commitment from potential customers, and relationship-building with existing clients through a results-focused, innovative, and creative problem-solving approach. The Inside Sales
- Owner Operator Leasing Representative is a subject matter expert on TEL’s Owner Operator service offerings and effectively communicates TEL’s value statement to the target market and existing customers.

• Position and sell TEL as a premier provider of high-quality commercial trucks and associated business support services to the professional owner operator market.
• Support TEL’s innovative marketing techniques that expand TEL’s brand recognition in the equipment leasing marketplace for qualified customers.
• Leverage the TEL Owner Operator social media platforms to generate strong interest from those looking for a truck to run their business and participate on TEL’s behalf in other relevant forums and platforms as requested.
• Enthusiastically source and engage new leads through attending industry events and engaging directly with target customers.
• Accountable for achieving satisfactory KPIs around new lease originations, lead generation, and paid recruits into carrier programs.
• Become an owner operator industry expert and share news, trends, and/or disruptors with divisional team.
• Complete special projects and other assignments as delegated by management.
• Be responsive and provide ongoing support to the division’s sales team members and advising team, along with developing strong working relationships with other operational support departments and their team members.
• Ensure non-disclosure of proprietary information and client lists.
• Continuously learn, share, and implement improvements in all processes and responsibilities as needed to enhance effectiveness of providing world class service and support.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience and education.
• Five or more years of commercial truck sales experience in a dealership setting or similar environment.
• Virtual sales experience is a plus.
• Owner Operator experience and/or Lease Purchase program experience is a plus.
• Current book of business, preferred.
• Working experience that demonstrates increasing levels of responsibility.
• Salesforce, Karmak experience or another comparable CRM/ERP
• Strong Excel skills.
• Good understanding of financial statements and formulas.
• Hub Spot experience preferred but not required.
• Strong sales skills.
• Ability to develop strong understanding of lease finance structures for commercial trucks.
• Strong communications skills both written and verbal.
• Outgoing, poised, and persuasive communication style to diverse target audiences.
• Comfort, enthusiasm, expertise, sympathy, and patience in driver-facing…