Claims Specialist
About the role
The Claims Specialist role is responsible for all aspects of freight claims in transportation. This role will be the coordinator of freight claims between Carrier and the 3rd party claims management company. This individual will be the main point of contact / escalation point for freight claims process improvements along with customer freight claims onboarding. This role tracks service levels ensuring expectations are met and KPI’s are achieved. This position works closely with the several internal teams and the carrier base on issue resolutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintains aging freight claims and escalates issues when needed
- Ensures the 3rd party freight claims management company conducts a timely claim submission, investigation, online entry, and retrieval of all pertinent information for setting up new claims
- Participates in continuous improvement projects related to the freight claims process and outcomes
- Follows freight claims through until resolution is made
- Maximizes Carrier’s recovery on freight claims
- Aids in the establishment and ongoing maintenance of the business’ targets and KPI’s involving cargo claims and OS&D
- Creates and maintains performance reports for all transportation service providers involved with cargo claim and OS&D activity
- Conducts quarterly business reviews with the 3rd party freight claims management company to review key metrics, continuous improvements, and build upon the working relationships
- Effectively communicates both internally and externally the metric reports, status changes and improvement opportunities
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Management, or Finance
- 2+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Transportation, Logistics or Finance
Key Qualifications
- Knowledge of transportation industry, methodology and practices
- Experience with building strong 3rd party company relationships
- Systems experience with cargo claims, reporting and analysis for all transportation modes
- Project management and supervision experience a plus
- Knowledge of freight claims compliance regulations that impact cargo claims activity
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize among a wide range of responsibilities
- Self-sufficient, results driven, detail oriented and customer service mindset
- Analytical approach to solving problems, balancing risk, and reward, using hard and soft skills
- Ability to think outside the box, innovate, take risks, and implement progressive, sustainable solutions
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Organized, detail oriented, and energetic
- Strong ability to work in diverse, cross functional project teams to achieve high levels of performance in a dynamic, changing environment
- Successful experience with collaborating in a matrix environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
- SAP experience a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $64,500.00 - $129,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.
Other Compensation
- Short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements
Benefits
- Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
- Retirement Benefits
- Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
- Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
- Tuition Assistance
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