Shipper Consultant

at Trimble Inc. in Detroit, Michigan, United States

Job Description

Your Title:Shipper Consultant
Job Location:Remote USA
Our Department:Transporeon

The Trimble Transporeon Platform creates value for its members around the clock. Our product teams are focused on three major tenets that drive our innovation and strategy: Automation, Real-Time Insights and Collaboration.

Join our team as a Shipping Consultant, and step into the exciting world of supporting customers with cutting-edge technology solutions.

What You Will Do
Help current customers with technical and transportation bid management consulting tasks. As an integral contributor to our SaaS delivery model, the Consultant will combine logistics/transportation knowledge with an affinity for software technology to assist our shipper customers in using our platform to its greatest efficiency.
Assume responsibility for our shippers after the contract is signed by training them and delivering ongoing friendly and professional key-user support, enabling them to successfully utilize our products. Provide best-in-class consulting to our customers to help them achieve their goals with our solutions, through assistance in technical and transportation bid management tasks.
* Directly support our customers in using our logistics Software as a Service (SaaS) applications
* Analyze historical shipment/rate/contract data of our customers and provide consultancy based on the data within our applications
* Work with leading companies to set up their transport RFPs/RFIs
* Analyze customer bidding events on the platform and create scenarios using the analysis tools available on the platform
* Work within an international team of employees supporting global customers
* Provide consultancy to large industry customers regarding the implementation of logistics tenders
* Conduct training (web-based, on-site, or in-house) for our customers
* Support other departments with project and customer information (Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Accounting, IT)

What Skills & Experience You Should Bring

Bachelor's Degree in Logistics or a related field and/or equivalent experience

2+ years of working experience in Logistics, ideally with a Transport Carrier

Solid understanding of RFP processes and strong analytical skills

Customer Service experience

Strong MS Excel skills

Goal-oriented work style and excellent organizational skills

Ability to work autonomously

What Skills & Experience You Could Bring

Excellent English, Spanish as additional language would be a plus

Experience in Tender Management or transport purchasing is preferable

About Your Location
This position can be remote in the US.

About Our Transporeon Division
Transporeon lives, breathes, and dreams transportation and logistics. Our Transportation Management Platform powers the most experienced network of shippers, forwarders, carriers, retailers, and load recipients in the world. With our Application Hubs you can digitalize your end-to-end transportation management processes - from procurement to settlement - and everything in between. The most comprehensive logistics network with 1,400+ connected shippers, 158,000+ carriers, and 100+ retailers.

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Hiring Range:66300
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Bonus Eligible?No
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