| Title: |
Customer Service Specialist |
| Location: |
Kildare |
| Terms: |
Full-Time, Office-Based, Perm |
| Package: |
€38,000 |
Our client is a leading global logistics and transport provider, operating an extensive international network. They are looking for a Customer Service Specialist to join their Naas office, managing freight forwarding activities from booking through to final delivery while ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong customer communication throughout.
Responsibilities
- Provide timely, effective communication with customers and internal departments via email and phone
- Accurately enter bookings into the company's TMS
- Direct consignments to the appropriate department
- Liaise with operations teams and overseas offices to ensure customer commitments are met
- Monitor shipments to ensure on-time delivery
- Proactively resolve issues with customers and colleagues
- Produce accurate, timely invoicing and input costs into internal systems
- Provide POD documentation as required
- Prepare and submit quotations in line with procedures
- Create and maintain KPIs using company systems and Excel
- Complete non-conformance reporting when required
- Support day-to-day administrative activities
- Monitor volume trends and escalate significant changes to management
Requirements
- Experience in a freight forwarding environment with solid understanding of the transport industry
- Customer-focused, with strong commitment to service delivery
- Positive and resilient, able to prioritise and work under pressure
- Reliable, organised, and able to multitask with strong problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail, with strong accuracy and numeracy
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook (Cargolink/Webcost advantageous)
- Strong verbal and written communication, with a professional telephone manner
IAC-Sep26