Customer Service Coordinator
Job Summary
The Customer Service Coordinator will manage end-to-end air freight shipping operations and client communications. Responsibilities include preparing quotes, negotiating fees, and overseeing shipment status to ensure timely delivery. The role also requires maintaining strong relationships with carriers, airlines, and customers while providing regular performance feedback to the team.
Responsibilities
- Manage air freight export/import operations
- Prepare quotes and negotiate shipping fees
- Resolve customer/carrier complaints and issues
- Maintain shipment records and sales reports
- Oversee team productivity and performance
Required Skills
- Minimum SPM or Diploma
- Logistics industry experience
- Strong communication skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Knowledge of Air Freight pricing
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Communicate with clients and shippers and resolve any complaints.
- Prepare shipping quotes for customers and negotiate shipping fees with couriers.
- Prepare sales reports for senior management and keep a meticulous record of shipment information.
- Help manage current customer accounts and deal with a high volume of inbound and outbound phone calls.
- Maintain relationships with carriers and customers; provide exceptional customer service.
- Solve customer and carrier problems and attend to air freight enquiries from customers & overseas agents.
- Familiarize with related customer service, air freight export and import procedures.
- Build strong relationships with airlines, GSA & CSA.
- Monitor complete operational process flow to ensure timely delivery of freight to customers.
- Maintain and file all records in accordance with company procedure.
- Contribute to maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and vendors (airlines, trucking companies, etc).
- Oversee and assess team productivity and activities, providing regular performance-related feedback and constructive coaching.
- Attend to customer bookings for export / import shipments.
- Update customers on the status of their shipments.
- Coordinate with Operations and Sales to meet customers’ needs and handle costing and billing for shipments.
- Manage overall export and import operations.
Requirements:
- Minimum SPM or Diploma.
- Preferably with 1 year or above experience in logistics industries and good communication skills.
- Proficient in Windows Office Applications (e.g. MS Word, MS Excel, etc).
- Able to work independently.
- Well versed more towards pricing, especially Air Freight.
- Have knowledge in sourcing rates from Airlines and agents.