Dedicated Customer Service Rep

Job Description

PRIMARY FUNCTION: 

The primary function of a Dedicated Customer Service Rep is to manage ongoing relationships with customers within a designated area by accepting freight, resolving issues, and maintaining customer requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain relationships with Dedicated customers
• Ensure driver and company productivity goals are being met
• Review a list of incoming trucks while speaking directly with customers to take load information and book freight on all available trucks
• Ability to maintain assigned territory of customers
• Maintain and log pre-booked freight that cannot be immediately assigned
• Contact new and existing customers to solicit additional freight, as necessary to load trucks within the designated area
• Research and resolve customer inquiries and problem
• Effectively communicate with customers, sales, fleet managers, and other internal personnel
• Participate in total quality management and process improvement teams
• Utilize web-based technology to gather and track operation data
• Enter customer data and shipping instructions into a computer database

Job Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• Four-year degree, preferably in Transportation and Logistics and/or relevant experience
• Fluent in keyboard proficiency and 10-key
• Ability to plan, organize, be attentive to detail and possess a strong problem-solving skill
• Strong customer solicitation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to function in a fast-paced work environment and tolerate stress
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence