Customer Service Manager

Ethos•Cedar Falls, IA

About The Position

The Customer Service Manager is responsible for overseeing the Customer Service department, leading a team to grow load count while ensuring the company delivers the highest level of customer service possible to strengthen and enhance the growth and stability of our company.

Requirements

Four-year college degree from an accredited institution, or equivalent preferred, but degree is not required.
1-3 years of experience supervising a customer service department
Trucking industry experience a plus.
Customer Service environment experience preferred.
Excellent customer service skills
Strong sales and negotiation skills
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Hard worker with a drive for results who can persevere in the face of resistance or setbacks
Strong work ethic and sense of integrity; trustworthy
Excellent verbal communication skills
Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

Lead load volume growth by developing CSR team to have a “book the load” and 100% communication mentality.
Develop CSR team to create customer relationships, capture awarded load volume and offer pricing and capacity solutions to customers to achieve targets to increase overall load volume.
Find and implement solutions to improve service and load coverage of booked loads via Assets or WSL and know when to escalate loads to get them covered.
Coordinate and execute the customer business transition from sales team to customer service team.
Drive service and relationship accountability through production teams.
Take ownership of customer satisfaction issues and follow up with problems to resolution.
Recognize and track high-priority loads and lanes - escalate delays or problem areas as needed.
Build and maintain 1-level-up relationships with customers.
Mentor and develop customer service reps in an environment where they can excel.
Research industry developments and recommend best practices for areas of improvement.