Posted Monday, November 11, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Position Summary The Senior Move Consultant (Sr. IMC) will be responsible for managing all aspects of international household shipments for populations of high level/high visibility and escalated assignees/transferees. In addition to IMC responsibilities, the Sr. IMC will need to anticipate, understand, and meet the unique needs of SIRVA's most senior-level and escalated customers. He/she will need to communicate in a highly proactive manner and will serve as the Ambassador for SIRVA, ensuring that all customer issues are resolved as quickly as possible.
Functions and Responsibilities Communicate Proactively, Build Relationships & Ensure Customer Quality Customer Set move expectations and proactively anticipate the customer's needs. Handle customer inquiries with a sense of urgency and empathy.Phone and e-mail transferee and/or accounts, wherever they might be globally, involves occasionally working outside of standard business hours.Manage and monitor customer expectations, requests and issues timely and effectively.Maintain minimum quality service score as defined by our IMC Score card.Full accountability for the success of each assigned move.Supply Chain Coordinate and communicate the logistics, pricing, move details and troubleshoot/resolve any process glitches.Phone and e-mail agent contact with overseas household goods moving agents.Phone and e-mail contact with our supply chain in the US/Canada/Overseas (steamship lines, port brokers, truckers).Account Support Communicate and report back to national accounts/bookers as required.Identify areas for enhancement or improvement; work with management to systematically resolve.Coordinate with various departments such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, claims network management and account management to ensure proper completion of all aspects of a move.Logistics Department Follow pre-defined move management process and our proprietary workflow system tasks as defined by the book of business and shipment workflow.Anticipate, plan and ensure the most efficient and cost-effective shipment routing based on customer requirements.Select and coordinate with the best household goods movers at origin and destination, truckers and freight lines (ocean/air/road) to best forward the shipment according to account requirements.Partner with customs and other governmental agencies as required.Mitigate adverse financial impact of problematic situations through use of technical knowledge, established business contacts and persistence.Move Administration Document within the Globalcom/PROMOVE/Navision systems all customer, agent and move information including revenue, expense and correspondence/action taken.Responsible for all shipping documentation and timely forwarding to destination agent, port agent, inland carrier etc.Ensure all updated revenue information is complete and all relevant paperwork to support accurate and timely billing is delivered while partnering with billing staff.Prioritize the prompt investigation and resolution of all revenue disputes and expense exceptions.Ensure that the proper documents are prepared and passed to the claims group.Customer Satisfaction & Exception Resolution Manage and monitor the customer/vendor expectations, requests and issues timely and effectively.Negotiate with vendors, agent partners and network offices to settle discrepancies.Adhere to set goals to ensure the KPI's are met.Qualifications and Preferred Skills Minimum 2 years of industry or freight forwarding experience or 3 years of related customer service experience and 5 years' experience as a Move Manager.Basic geographical knowledge would be an advantage.Strong analytical skills: understanding of revenue, expense margin, basic math (calculate weight, density, CWT, rates, etc.), data-based problem solving.Ability to identify potential problems and develop creative solutions without immediate direction or supervision.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Strong organizational skills; the ability to function as part of a team while acting as a self-starter.Ability to manage deadlines, multi-task and operate in a fast-paced environment.Strong presentation skills, business etiquette and interpersonal skills.PC proficiency – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and job-related systems.Apply Now If this sounds like your type of role, then please submit your application via the APPLY now option and complete all necessary information.
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