Transportation Customer Service Representative

Quality Carriers • Gary, IN

3d • $25 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

COME JOIN THE TEAM! Quality Carriers, Inc. (QC), headquartered in Tampa, FL, is North America's largest bulk liquid chemical carrier. Through a network of more than 100 terminals and facilities, we transport a broad range of chemical products and provide our customers with value-added transportation services. This position will be located in office in our Bedford Park, IL or Gary, IN office. As one of Quality's CSR's you will be responsible for managing the relationship with an assigned group of customers. The CSR is required to make decisions specific to the acceptance of freight and when capacity is limited which freight should and should not be accepted from customers. This decision should be driven by consignee locations (to ensure drivers needs are met) and rate concerns, always working to generate maximum revenues.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Strong skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)
• Must have experience with transportation software including EDI, and TMW
• Must have experience in the transportation industry (bulk chemical preferred but not necessary)
• Ability to function as part of a team at a high level
• Critical thinker
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Must be able to travel to our HQ in Tampa, FL at least 1-2x/year for training and other meetings

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Google Apps preferred

Responsibilities

• Receive orders from customers to provide orders for all drivers available for a work assignment via Phone, Email, Fax or EDI and accurately enter them into the TMW Order Management System
• Solicit Freight from customers as directed by TM and or terminal Planner and/or for all available capacity both domiciled and foreign, in the area of responsibility
• Work with customers on changes to scheduled loading and delivery times, to ensure coverage, updating TMW and notifying terminal personnel as needed of all changes
• Work with Planners, Drivers and other terminal personnel to ensure all customer requirements are met
• Track all loads in TMW/Trip alert to proactively identify service concerns
• Work with other departments as necessary to secure proper locations, correct commodity codes and proper credit approvals for all customers, ship locations and consignee locations.
• Ensure all data entry is accurate and that orders get updated properly to hand off to the terminal billers
• Ensure all service issues get properly documented in the NCR system

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, and more
• Flexible spending accounts
• generous Paid Time Off/Holiday Schedule
• Medical, Dental and Vision plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED