Account Support Manager

Job Description

JOB EXPECTATIONS & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Dedicate yourself to the success of Expeditors' and the customer using ethical business practices, personal commitment, passion, sacrifice and an obsession with the fundamentals of running the business.
• Communicate and collaborate with the account team on areas of potential risk or exposure to the customer's business
• Track shipments and in transit monitoring (both at origin & destination) when needed.
• Provide and manage reporting and visibility tools to the customer.
• Design, set up and maintain any ad hoc reporting requests and ensure data is accurate, timely and complete.
• Drive process improvement throughout your district and network.
• Maintain & update SOPs to ensure customer expectations are documented & executed within our operational teams. This includes, but is not limited to, rates, KPI expectations, and general customer service requirements.
• Manage spot quotes or quoting desk when applicable.
• Support customer business review preparation by running appropriate reports; help identify and communicate trends, and improvement opportunities through analysis.
• Monitor billing and receivables and assist with collections when needed.
• Serve as a point of escalation within our network.
• Provide assistance in resolution of claims and disputes.
• Be involved with EDI resolution & EDE management when needed.
• Initiate and own CAPA management (corrective action plan) when needed, and identify improvement areas in order to eliminate issues from repeating themselves.
• Own the T&I process for new business segments for existing customers if applicable.

MEASUREMENT OF SUCCESS

• Customer KPIs are being met
• Customer satisfaction
• Financial performance of customer
• (clean AR, healthy margins, revenue growth)
• Delivery of process improvements

Qualifications

• University Graduate or above in Business Administration or related fields.
• Minimum 3 years’ proven account management experience in global logistics with high customer focus, action-oriented.
• Excellent communication & presentation skills to look for a the best practice solution through negotiation.