Sea Logistics Customer Care Specialist

Company Details
Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Description: With approximately 69,000 employees at more than 1,200 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world's leading logistics companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, contract logistics and overland businesses, with a clear focus on providi… With approximately 69,000 employees at more than 1,200 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world's leading logistics companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, contract logistics and overland businesses, with a clear focus on providing IT-based integrated logistics solutions. View more View less
Job Details
Job Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: On-site
Qualification: Diploma
Job Experience: Mandatory
Job Location: Nairobi County, Kenya
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Salary: Undisclosed
Other Pay: Benefits
Job Category: Customer Service
Job Description

How you create impact

  • Deliver customer engagement, satisfaction, retention and reactivation in close cooperation with Field Sales and the Operational Care team/field team to establish and strengthen operational relations with customers
  • Establish and strengthen operational relation to customer contact(s) through daily interactions, regular visits, pro-actively advising to ensure customer satisfaction
  • Ensure that all existing customers are called regularly and all emails are handled as KN Service Moments cases
  • Ensure all interactions are logged in CRM system (Customer Relationship Management system -CoreLog)
  • Ensure delivery against all financial targets and strategic objectives
  • Ensure prompt pricing and manage end-to-end spot quotes, and capturing of all rebates in SeaQuote
  • Support customers in increasing their automation of customers using the eTouch Automation dashboard, in collaboration with the operational care team
  • Ensuring high proficiency in K+N applications and eTouch tools through training, empowers our customer care team to effectively offer these tools to our customers
  • Completion of the Customer Profile (CP), (Business Profile) and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) after the initial customer meeting
  • Monitor exceptions through the CCL Dashboard and identify process improvement opportunities
  • Monitoring customer profitability and maximize Gross Profit (GP) on customer level
  • Identify financial risks and collaborate with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies so to ensure that customer profitability does not decline
  • Monitor and follow up on accounts receivable overdue aging so to raise with the customer and ensure bad debts are minimized.

What we would like you to bring

  • Experience in freight forwarding desired of 2-5 years, ideally in Sea Logistics
  • Initial experience in decision making and problem-solving skills
  • First experience in financial acumen and decision-making
  • Fluent in local language and advanced English proficiency (written and verbal)
  • Degree / Diploma in Freight forwarding – Preferred*
  • Strong collaboration skills and team-oriented mindset
  • Initial expertise in customer management, ensuring engagement and satisfaction throughout the customer lifecycle
  • Advanced communication skills with the ability to convey ideas effectively to different stakeholders
  • Highly customer-oriented mindset, focused on delivering solutions that meet changing needs
  • Openness to change and continuous improvement efforts to enhance processes and customer satisfaction
  • Proactive and solutions-focused with a focus on optimizing customer experience
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