Customer Service Associate - 1st Shift

Job Title: Customer Service Associate - 1st Shift

Job Location: Springdale AR 72762

Duration: 6+ Month(Possibility of extension)

Schedule: 1st shift Tues-Sat 07:30 AM- 04:30 PM.

• Training will be Mon-Fri 8 am – 5 pm. May do a Sat/Sun to work with an off-shift day person for additional training.
  
  

Summary

The Customer Service Associate CSA has primary responsibility for managing the relationship between the carrier, customer and sales groups with respect to their assigned accounts. The CSA manages this relationship by becoming intimately familiar with the customer’s organization, product needs processes, and procedures and partnering with the Sales team to provide the highest level of customer service to all accounts.

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary contact between the Client Supply Chain and the assigned external customers.
• Responsible for all aspects of the relationship including analyzing incoming emails and determining a prompt resolution.
• Establishes and maintains positive, effective relationships with key internal contacts; UTILIZES SEVERAL DISPATCH SYSTEMS (TES, LME, FOUR KITES, OTR) AND EXTERNAL SCHEDULING SYSTEMS (RETAILIX, RETAIL LINK, UNFI, ONE NETWORK, etc) TO PROBLEM SOLVE FOR ALL BUSINESS UNITS; maintains knowledge of all internal Client policies procedures and software applications.
• Maintains knowledge of external customers' organizational structure, procedures, and all other pertinent information; utilizes available resources to identify the most cost-effective solution to best service the needs of the Client and the customer.
• Identifies and implements creative solutions to resolve issues that negatively impact any aspect of the delivery process, to positively represent Clients, their relationship with its customers, and accurate delivery of products to external customers.
  
  

Requirements

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in transportation or logistics; Dispatcher, Transportation Associate, Ops Associate experience preferred.

EXPERIENCE: 1- 3 years of business experience in transportation or logistics, not just regular customer service!

COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficient with MS Office applications required; majority of business is conducted via email up to and possibly exceeding 300 per day.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Strong written oral and interpersonal skills; Conflict Management skills; Ability to multi-task; Positive attitude; Problem Solving skills; Negotiation skills