Customer Service Officer (Transportation)

Cogent Holdings Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in logistics is seeking a Customer Service Officer to manage day-to-day shipping documentation and customer interactions. The role involves maintaining business relationships, processing jobs, and providing updates on deliveries. Candidates should have a diploma in logistics or related fields and experience in a 3PL environment.

Benefits

Daily meal subsidies

In-house gym

Dental and medical benefits

Company transport provided

Qualifications

• Diploma or equivalent in logistics or related field.
• Experience in customer service in 3PL company preferred.
• Strong knowledge of transportation logistics and customs clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain business relationships with customers and handle enquiries.
• Process shipping documentation and monitor job orders.
• Provide timely updates on shipment and manage inventory reports.

Skills

Customer Service

Logistics Knowledge

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Diploma in logistics, supply chain management, or business administration

Tools

TradeNet

Job description

Company Description

Cogent Holdings Pte Ltd is a subsidiary of Cosco Shipping International (Singapore) Co., Ltd and has a wide range of clientele ranging from local SMEs to multinational companies. Cogent owns one of Singapore's largest one-stop integrated logistics hub, Cogent 1.Logistics Hub. It offers warehousing, freight forwarding, container and ISO tank depot, automotive logistics, and transportation services in Singapore. It also operates warehousing and container depot businesses in Malaysia

Role Description

We are looking for a Customer Service Officer at SH Cogent Logistics Pte Ltd. The officer will be responsible for day-to-day tasks such as processing shipping documentation, providing customer service to clients and ensuring smooth operations throughout the container haulage process.

Responsibilities

1. Maintain business relationship with customers. Attend to customer’s enquiries and ensure all the job requirements in their orders are fulfilled.

2. Perform job creation for trucking activities. Monitor progress of job order and shipments adhering to deadlines or specified dates.

3. Communicate customers’ trucking requirements to staff in Operations department for them to perform the trucking activities.

4. Monitor job and provide timely updates for shipment, including updating of container details into system.

5. Advise customers on delivery schedule/ inventory.

6. Maintain inventory report and undertake monthly closing of trucking jobs.

7. Assist in billing, issuance of debit notes and credit notes and accruals.

8. Ensure proper documentation and filling of invoices and job sheets.

9. Assist in permit declaration for job orders when required.

10. Attend to customers’ feedback and complaints and work with superior to assist with the findings and reporting of the complaints.

11. Assist superior to implement improvement plans for the team.

12. Assist in ad-hoc quotation or commercial rates requests from customers.

13. Assist superior to gather data and perform reporting as and when required.

Requirements

1. Diploma or equivalent in logistics, supply chain management, business administration, or a related field.

2. Experience in customer service/ shipping documentation role in a 3PL company.

3. Experience in bulk liquid operations will be advantageous.

4. Strong knowledge of Hauler operations, transportation logistics, and customs clearance procedures in Singapore.

5. Experience with TradeNet is a plus.

6. Able to perform overtime when necessary.

Other Information:

1. Alternate Saturdays (Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 5.45am, alternate Sat: 8.30am - 12.30pm)

2. 2 ways company transport @ Jurong East

3. Daily meal subsidies

4. In-house gym

5. Dental, medical, insurance benefits