Logistics Services Specialist III - Rail

IntelliTrans, (ITL), a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) is seeking a Logistics Services Specialist III - Rail - to join our team in Conway, Arkansas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Rail Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitors, expedites, gathers, and inputs transit information on rail shipments in IntelliTrans' tracking system.

• Researches and resolves customer cars that are missing sightings, idle, bad ordered delayed, held, or embargoed cars by working with vendors to provide accurate trip plans or opening service logs with vendors as needed.

• Researches and obtains correct loaded billing on customer's rail cars as needed and uploads into software platform.

• Prepares and sends diversion letters and advance bills to railroads and provides proper follow-up to ensure accuracy.

• Ensures that the customer Bill of Lading (BOL) is processed in Intellitrans systems and accepted by the railroads.

• Suggest EDI changes as required via SAP updates

• Creates and Distributes Daily Reports to Customers Team

• Manages Tag Updates

• Request Release for railcars in storage

• Manual billing of railcars for customer when necessary

• Monitors daily pipeline/inventory levels and assist to maintain safe operating capacities and fluid pipeline

• Assist and lead customer calls and meetings

• General Customer Service Duties & Responsibilities

• Investigate, resolve, and respond to customer issues & inquiries via phone & email.

• Recommend and participate in business improvement projects to reduce freight costs and improve transportation functions.

• Prepares daily/weekly/monthly reports (internal and customer) as required.

• Looks for efficiencies and utilizes data to recommend system enhancements, process improvements and potential solutions for customers.

• Collaborates with vendors, account managers, helpdesk, and other customer support specialists to investigate and resolve customer issues.

• Provide customer support to customers after hours, weekends, holidays, in emergencies or as needed.

Professional Skills & Experience:

• Ability to work independently while meeting internal and external deadlines and milestones.

• Intermediate Excel and MS Office suite skills.

• Proficient business writing and speaking skills, with a strong desire to exceed overall expectations.

• Self-directed; acts with a sense of urgency in addressing customer needs/issues proactively.

• Expertise with troubleshooting and customer support.

• Strong customer interfacing skills: ability to build customer relationships.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks.

• Excellent problem-solving skills.

• Strong planning, scheduling, organization skills

• Drive towards achievement in meeting goals and exceeding customer expectations

• Desire and ability to understand how the business operates and apply that learning in supporting the company and its clients through quality customer support.

• Lead customer meetings and prepare report data.

Desired Skills:

• Rail

• Understanding of rail freight movement

• Understanding of Bill of Lading, diversions, yard operations, and day to day freight movement

• Power user of internal GVP and RR website applications

• Three to five years LSS Rail experience

Education: bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred or equivalent experience.