Dedicated Customer Service Rep in Des Moines, IA at TMC Transportation

Date Posted: 5/6/2024

Job Snapshot

  • Employee Type:
    Full-Time
  • Job Type:
  • Experience:
    Not Specified
  • Date Posted:
    5/6/2024

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