The Order Preparation Specialist is responsible for advancing order flow, answering questions from customers and internal staff, and removing roadblocks on orders.
Duties in a nutshell:
gathering pertinent data points to place in orders; dispatching movement; communicating with customers and vendors by phone and email; establishing strong relationships with customer contacts and vendors; conducting quality checks; and assisting with any additional tasks and responsibilities as may be deemed necessary by management.
Status:
Temp-to-Hire Location:
Gainesville Salary:
$19.75/
Hour Schedule:
5 days/week (Monday
- Friday); between 8:00am-6:00pm.
Once converted it will be adjusted as part of the employment offer.
Duties and Responsibilities in detail:
- Initiate the vehicle transport life cycle by managing accurate data collection, order submission, dispatch for movement to the correct entity, and participating in all order phases to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Negotiate and resolve transport issues and solutions while balancing customer needs with operational constraints.
- Effectively manage direct communication with customers, both FMCs as well as their clients.
- Address questions and offer solutions to customers, both internal and external, using sound judgement to resolve issues, reduce delays and enhance the customer experience following all standard processes to completion.
- Manage details of each request placing information in specific areas of the order to ensure full understanding?of customer requirements.
- Monitor and manage team dashboard and views to complete tasks and keep orders moving.
- Organize daily activities to ensure completion through provided tools.
Respond to emails promptly and courteously, within the industry standard of 4 hours.
Skills and Experience:
- 1-2 years experience in a call center, customer service or sales preferred.
- High School Diploma or equivalent will be accepted too.
- Exhibit good written and verbal communication skills
- emailing and calling customers to clarify
- Possess good computer/data entry skills
- mining information from emails and entering into PARS system
- Problem solving skills
- ability to learn our business to help resolve issues
- Have ability to analyze work and notice trends
- forward thinking
- Exhibit critical thinking skills and the ability to use knowledge, facts, and data to effectively solve problems.
- Demonstrate financial understanding while balancing customer needs and company obligations.
- Demonstrate the ability to manage time effectively and follow through to completion.
Compensation / Pay
Rate (Up to): Per Hour