Customer Service Associate

Position: Customer Service Associate
Location: Springdale, AR
Duration: 6 Months

Job Description:

• This is a night shift position. Only submit candidates that can work these hours.
• Night shift is dependent upon how the supplier's pay week runs on whether there will be OT involved. The schedule is: Sun-Tues, every other Saturday 8 pm – 8 am.
• Training will be Mon-Fri 8 am – 5 pm.

SUMMARY:
The Customer Service Associate (CSA) has primary responsibility for managing the relationship between the carrier, customer, and sales groups with respect to their assigned accounts. The CSA manages this relationship by becoming intimately familiar with the customer's organization, product needs processes and procedures and partnering with the Sales team to provide the highest level of customer service to all accounts.

FULL DESCRIPTION:

• Serves as the primary contact between ***s Supply Chain and the assigned external customers.
• Responsible for all aspects of the relationship including analyzing incoming emails and determining a prompt resolution.
• Establishes and maintains positive, effective relationships with key internal contacts; UTILIZES SEVERAL DISPATCH SYSTEMS (TES, LME, FOUR KITES, OTR) AND EXTERNAL SCHEDULING SYSTEMS (RETAILIX, RETAIL LINK, UNFI, ONE NETWORK, etc) TO PROBLEM SOLVE FOR ALL BUSINESS UNITS; maintains knowledge of all internal ***s policies procedures and software applications; maintains knowledge of external customers organizational structure, procedures and all other pertinent information; utilizes available resources to identify the most cost effective solution to best service the needs of ***s and the customer; identifies and implements creative solutions to resolve issues which negatively impact any aspect of the delivery process, to positively represent ***s, their relationship with its customers and accurate delivery of products to external customers.

REQUIREMENTS:

• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in transportation or logistics
• EXPERIENCE: 1-3 years business experience in transportation or logistics, not just regular customer service!
• COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficient with MS Office applications required; majority of business is conducted via email up to and possibly exceeding 300 per day.
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Strong written oral and interpersonal skills; Conflict Management skills; Ability to multi-task; Positive attitude; Problem Solving skills; Negotiation skills
• SUPERVISORY: N/A
• TRAVEL: NO TRAVEL

Notes from the Hiring Manager:

• # of Positions: 1
• Team Size: 12
• 3 Main Duties: Answer emails, confirm deliveries, track for on-time delivery. (They do everything involved in dispatch except actually dispatching the trucks.)
• Experience: 1-3 in the transportation field.
• Resume: No job hopping, want someone who is looking for a career long term at Tyson.
• Previous job titles: Dispatcher, Transportation Associate, Ops Associate
• Degree: Not required.
• Soft Skills: Ability to multi-task. Must be on time and dependable.
• Interview: in person, 1 round.
• Timeframe: Interviews to be scheduled ASAP.