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Logistics Customer Service Representative

MSC USA - Chicago

48,000.00 - 56,000.00 USD

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At MSC, we are looking for candidates that would like to challenge themselves in the world of logistics. We offer a diverse environment, and it is important for us to continue to bring professionals with different background and experiences. Together, we will continue to grow while connecting the world around us. It is a big world, and it takes expertise, ingenuity, hard work and dedication to keep it moving. You will learn what it takes to move a shipment from point A to point B while gaining immeasurable industry knowledge with the largest shipping line in the world! Excited yet? Come join us!

Job Summary

Serves as the primary point of contact for Intermodal and Equipment customers and vendors, providing timely and accurate support, resolving inquiries and issues, maintaining customer and vendor records, and ensuring a high level of service while supporting efficient logistics operations.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

Serves as a point of contact for Intermodal / Equipment customer & vendor questions and issues:

• Fields Intermodal / Equipment questions from customers and vendors, on a nationwide basis.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with customers and vendors.
• Provides timely and accurate response to inquiries, following corporate guidelines. Generates potential solutions to issues. Ensures that appropriate actions are taken to resolve problems and concerns or further escalates unique or complex customer issues to the appropriate internal department for resolution when necessary.
• Maintains updated records of customers & vendors interactions in MSC Systems (e.g. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service, MSC proprietary systems).
• Maintains a good level of knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service functionalities pertaining to Intermodal / Equipment CS activities and of Intermodal /Equipment workflows and procedures for the geographies under scope.
• Presence required on-site 5 days per week.
• Performs other duties as required.

This role requires working on-site in the office for five days a week, from Monday to Friday. There is no option for fully remote or hybrid work in this role, unless required off-site duties are being performed.

Qualifications & Key Competencies

Required skills, experience, education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in a similar role (supply chain, transportation, shipping, logistics, freight forwarding, customer service, etc.)
• Attention to detail: advanced
• Communication skills: advanced
• Customer orientation: advanced
• Dependability: advanced
• Organization skills & time management: intermediate
• Proactivity: intermediate
• Problem solving: fundamental
• Productivity: advanced
• Team player: advanced
• English: advanced
• MS Excel with the ability to learn new software: intermediate

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.
• Must be able to commute to the designated office location.
• Presence required on-site 5 days per week.

Work Authorization

• Authorization to work in the U.S.

What We Offer

• Health Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance: one-time annual salary up to $50,000
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Business Travel Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts - (Health, Dependent Care, Transit/Parking)
• Supplemental Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Plans

You will also have access to additional benefits, effective day one:

• Short Term Disability Insurance
• 401K Plan – 3% Safe Harbor Contribution with option for additional 3% employer match.
• Wellness Program initiatives / Free MSC Partner Subscriptions with Calm
• Partner Discount Programs with MSC Cruises, Apple, Dell, Nissan, Whirlpool, AT&T, Pets Best and others.

About Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is a global leader in transportation and logistics, privately owned and founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte. As one of the world’s leading container shipping lines, MSC has 675 offices across 155 countries worldwide, with the MSC Group employing over 200,000 people. The company has evolved from a one vessel operation into a globally respected business with a fleet of 800 vessels that provides timely delivery of goods and services to customers of all industries and sizes. With access to an integrated network of road, rail, air, and sea transport resources which stretches across the globe, the company prides itself on delivering global service with local knowledge. MSC’s shipping line sails on 300 trade routes and calls at 520 ports, carrying some 22.5 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) annually.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type including but not limited to characteristics protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at US038-Humanresourcesusa@msc.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.