
Logistics Account Coordinator
Echo Global Logistics
Chicago, IL
Business Development, Sales / Marketing
Our Managed Transportation department is laser-focused on providing excellent customer service to our contracted accounts. As an Account Executive, you will play an integral part in maintaining and growing positive client relationships by coordinating daily shipment requests through phone and email, confidently solving any issues that arise and proactively communicating issues or discrepancies. You will develop a profound understanding of both the fluctuating shipping market and how to navigate Echo’s unique technology.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Partnering within teams and across departments, Account Executives serve as the main point of contact for managing the shipping process for our clients, including ensuring the 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
- Coordinate all daily shipments through phone, email and Echo’s client-facing web portal
- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of billing while proactively notifying 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
- Bachelor's degree
- New graduate or 1-2 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
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected veteran.
Benefits
For more information about our benefit offerings, please visit our careers page at https://www.echo.com/company/careers.
Compensation
$50,000.00 per year
This role is eligible for a bonus that is based on a combination of personal and business performance.
About the company
Company website•Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Headquartered in Chicago with more than 30 offices around the country, Echo offers freight brokerage and Managed Transportation solutions for all major modes, including truckload, partial truckload, LTL, intermodal, and expedited. Echo maintains a proprietary, web-based technology platform that compiles and analyzes data from its network of over 40,000 transportation providers to serve clients across a wide range of industries and simplify the critical tasks involved in transportation management. For more information on Echo Global Logistics, visit: www.echo.com.

