Job Title:

Night Regional Service Manager I

Department:

Supply Chain

Country:

United States of America

State/Province:

Arkansas

City:

Lowell

Full/Part Time:

Full time

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, the Regional Service Manager is the liaison between Customer Experience and Operations. Responsible for providing communication, problem solving, and service implementation plans to ensure excellent customer service. Analyze equipment needs to ensure utilization of company and non-company assets are met for all parties involved. This role will typically cover smaller regions, markets, or customers.

Job Description:

Schedule:

• 6pm - 6am Sunday - Tuesday, and every other Saturday

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with Customer Experience Reps and/or appointment team on resetting freight based on rail and/or truck updates, missed appointments, etc. to protect service
• Manage available capacity to match freight volume; accept freight to match available capacity
• Understand the customers in assigned markets and their flexibility/service requirements to prioritize service based on customer requirement, profitability, and visibility
• Monitor inbound and outbound shipments assigned to markets and make any necessary decisions to meet service requirements
• Promptly communicate with operations teams to proactively resolve service issues and validate driver availability details to prevent potential delays
• Determine and provide service performance strategies where J.B. Hunt is not meeting service expectations of its customers; track strategy execution results
• Monitor allocations to meet freight volume
• Act as point of contact with sales and other internal teams regarding potential new business, maintaining existing J.B. Hunt business, and increase volume opportunities
• Maintain and monitor equipment pools for both J.B. Hunt and/or non-company equipment. Ensure trailer and/or container pool utilization through various systems and calling shippers and receivers to validate availability and help fleet managers and drivers locate equipment so each has an assignment at all times
• May act as floater to cover multiple customers and/or markets dependent upon business need

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED with 1-2 years of experience in the Transportation/Logistics industry

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or 3-4 years of experience in the Transportation/Logistics industry
• Ability to focus activities on developing and maintaining positive customer relationships
• Proven experience in establishing and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers
• Experience in fostering strong customer relationships via delivery on commitments, open communication, and on-going feedback/improvement
• Ability to measure the quality and quantity of work effort for the purpose of improvement
• Ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner
• Ability to process information with high levels of accuracy
• Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors
• Accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

Compensation:

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company’s bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for full-time positions, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, as may be in effect from time to time: medical benefit, dental benefit, vision benefit, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time), six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave, and six paid holidays annually.

Education:

Bachelors: Business Administration/Management, Bachelors: Business Communications, GED (Required), High School (Required)

Work Experience:

Transportation/Logistics

Certifications:

Job Opening ID:

00596951 Night Regional Service Manager I (Open)

“This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.”

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law.