Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential Functions:
- Exercise discretion in the negotiation of rates with customers and carriers to meet or exceed targeted net margin per month on assigned accounts.
- Build and foster positive relationships with customers and resolve service issues using independent judgment and discretion to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Identify and solicit additional business opportunities with assigned customer accounts.
- Handle very high telephone call and email volume in a courteous and efficient manner.
- Schedule and manage appointments and on-time performance with shippers, receivers, and carriers.
- Locate and arrange approved carriers to cover customer loads and manage timeliness of loading and unloading.
- Strive for continuous improvement, identify existing or potential issues and assist in corrective action.
- Update and maintain transportation management system with all information received from customer, shipper and carrier.
Marginal Functions:
- Assist in accounts receivable collections efforts.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, rotating after hours, weekend and holiday coverage based on customer requirements.
- Ability to simultaneously operate multiple telephone lines.
Job Specifications:
1. 2 years of experience.
2. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal.
3. Ability to prioritize, organize and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced office environment.
4. Ability to work efficiently with a professional, customer friendly attitude.
5. Intermediate computer skills using Microsoft Office and software applications, and accurate typing skills.