Logistics Account Executive

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Partnering within teams and across departments, manage the shipping process for clients, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of billing and proactively notifying the client of any changes.
• Manage existing key account relationships and offer solutions based on shipping patterns and needs.
• Confidently problem solve any issues, such as a missed pick-up, late delivery, damaged freight, or incorrect billing.
• Proactively communicate any issues to the client.
• Cook up all daily shipments through phone, email, and Echo’s client-facing web portal.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of billing while proactively notifying the client of any changes.
• Gain competency with Echo’s technology and educate clients on the benefits of leveraging it.
• Partner with other departments across Echo to track shipments, resolve any discrepancies, and file claims completely and correctly in a timely manner.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• One to three years of customer service experience in a business services environment
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Calm under pressure
• Superior business acumen
• Knowledgeable on relevant modes of transportation
• Team player mentality

Job Duties & Responsibilities - Continued

• Manage existing key account relationships and offer solutions based on shipping patterns and needs.
• Confidently problem solve any issues, such as a missed pick-up, late delivery, damaged freight, or incorrect billing.
• Proactively communicate any issues to the client.
• Cook up all daily shipments through phone, email, and Echo’s client-facing web portal.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of billing while proactively notifying the client of any changes.
• Gain competency with Echo’s technology and educate clients on the benefits of leveraging it.
• Partner with other departments across Echo to track shipments, resolve any discrepancies, and file claims completely and correctly in a timely manner.

Work Environment

• This job operates in an office environment and uses a computer, telephone, and other office equipment as needed to perform duties.
• The noise level in the work environment is typical of that of an office with an open seating floor plan.
• The employee may encounter frequent interruptions throughout the work day.
• The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.

Benefits

• For more information about our benefit offerings, please visit our careers page at https://www.echo.com/company/careers.
• This role is eligible for a bonus that is based on a combination of personal and business performance.