Customer Service Rep - Export

Job Title:  Customer Service Rep - Export

Location: Edison, New Jersey and Baltimore, Maryland

Job Purpose:

As a Customer Service Rep - Export at Hillebrand Gori, you will play a role in providing day-to-day administrative support with readily available advice for customer service programs and activities to provide best in class services to the customers and enhance customer satisfaction in line with business strategy and objectives, Group guidelines, and policies.

If you are a dynamic and results-oriented professional with experience in managing national or global customers, we would love to hear from you! Join our team at Hillebrand Gori and contribute to our success in delivering world-class logistics solutions to our valued customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Under direct supervision, provide administrative support for inbound/ outbound phone calls, emails, web-based chats/instant messaging and multiple forms of voice and data centric communication related to customer service
• Administer simple customer requests such as inquiries, orders, service requirements and complaints over calls, emails, web-based chats/instant messaging
• Order Processing: Receive documents and initiate logging process, confirm data received is in compliance with all Customs requirements, process all documents in accordance with requirements, coordinate cargo availability and arrange pickup and delivery, and finalize billing and distribute documents as required. 
• Shipment Status reporting: Review daily monitoring reports, ensure all measurements standards are met, and proactively report non-conformities. 
• Maintenance: Ensure all tables complete and current, assist in accounting issues, perform requests for quotes (RFQ) as required, and ensure all communications are prompt and content is accurate. 
• Align customer, sales team, and operations team order expectations. 
• Investigate and resolve chargebacks and shipping discrepancies. 
• Coordinate customer credits and debits. 
• Index regional assortments. 
• Gather and catalog international special projects and exceptions. 
• Communicate critical operational information to other offices. 
• Expand current order material to incorporate additional users and functionality. 
• Coordinate with other departments, as needed. 
• Ensure regionally led offices and sales managers take action on critical order conditions. 

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in export/ freight forwarding
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/qualification
• Preferred: experience using transportation management systems.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Physical ability to: communicate clearly and accurately, operate a computer and other office equipment.

Personal attributes:

• Empathetic and patient
• Positive, professional attitude
• Team-oriented
• Adaptable and quick to learn
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment

You'll be rewarded in many ways, such as:

• Belong to a diverse and dynamic culture that promotes inclusion, growth, and development
• Participate in comprehensive compensation (competitive salary and bonus incentive plan), benefits (including medical, dental, and vision), generous PTO plan (including sick days and Floating Holidays, and a 401k match
• Enjoy a hybrid work environment

Pay range: $50,000-65,000 total compensation, based on experience.

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