AIT Worldwide Logistics - Grantsville, UT
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About the position
Join us at AIT, where we believe every day presents an opportunity to make a global impact! We're problem solvers, driven by our curiosity and creativity, in endless pursuit of solutions for our customers. Together, we champion the strength of our global teams. And, as trusted advisors, we go above and beyond, working together in a supportive and collaborative environment to ensure customer satisfaction. Through the company's continued growth, we challenge ourselves to be better, continuously learning and growing in our dynamic environment. Helping others is at the core of our culture, join us in finding fulfillment by giving back to our local communities as the united team that is AIT. Find out what our people deliver means when you come move the world with us! The Customer Service Representative III will act as resource to AIT's customers requests and resolve delivery issues by answering customer's questions and work on resolving them in coordination with other departments. This role will focus on establishing new relationships, managing and maintaining existing customer's accounts and assessing customer's needs translating into results oriented solutions.
Responsibilities
- Proactively meet or exceed Customer KPI's and / milestones within a timely manner
- Mentor and train new hires on general processes and procedures
- Monitor and service capacity available on the load board
- Train and gain general knowledge of lane history and customer pricing
- Follow established procedures on setting up routes and transit times / appointment scheduling for AIT's services
- Responsible for taking immediate action to correct or solve escalated issues that may occur
- Gain exposure to aging reports and AR
- Answer incoming calls and make outbound calls ensuring outstanding customer service. Complete requests with a sense of urgency and professionalism
- Work within Transportation Management Software (TMS) to trace loads and provide customers with necessary shipment updates
- Review and proactively respond to customer emails within the assigned team inbox
- Act as resource to new and existing customer accounts to assure accurate and timely delivery
- Provide feedback on enhancing current procedures that will increase efficiency reduce errors and better serve our customers
- Maintain strong relationships with AIT's customers and vendors
- Promote additional services, such as Proof of Delivery (POD's), to contribute to overall profit
Requirements
- High School or GED equivalent Required
- 3-5 years experience in customer service or related roles Required
- 3-5 years experience working in Freight Forwarding, logistics, 3PL, Transportation Brokerage or Trucking company Preferred
Nice-to-haves
- AS400 (Low proficiency)
- Transportation Management Software (TMS) (Medium proficiency)
- Microsoft Office Suite (Medium proficiency)
- A team player who works well with others - being respectful to our teammates is a Core Value!
- A strong work ethic with an appreciation for ownership, independence, accountability and autonomy in your role.
- Growth mindset - being passionate about your craft, always looking for ways to improve yourself and the company, being open to change and doing things differently.
- Customer service focus - we serve a wide variety of customers, both internal and external, and building relationships is a part of our culture!
Benefits
- Medical
- Prescription
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- AD&D
- Disability
- Supplemental Health
- Employee Support
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pet Insurance
- 401(k)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- up to 10 to 20 days of vacation (depending on tenure)
- 2 personal days
- 1 floating holiday
- 5 sick days
- 5 volunteer hours
- 6 company holidays (plus Veterans Day for Veterans) annually
