Account Manager

Evans Transportation Services, LLC; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Evans Transportation Services, LLC is seeking a Logistics Account Manager to serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer accounts, coordinating with clients, vendors, carriers, and internal teams to ensure seamless communication and operational execution.

The role emphasizes relationship management, KPI reporting, SOP updates, and timely handling of shipments, with on-site work at a customer location in Fitchburg, Wisconsin.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in logistics, supply chain, or transportation management.
• Proven customer service and relationship management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for assigned customer accounts; build relationships with customers and vendors.
• Respond promptly to escalated customer and vendor inquiries; participate in QBRs.
• Monitor service levels, cost performance, and profitability; create KPI reports.
• Maintain and update customer SOPs.
• Prepare shipment quotes; respond to requests; manage quotes via portals.
• Coordinate with carriers on pricing; apply rates during order processing.
• Enter and manage customer orders; schedule with carriers and consignees.
• Validate data and follow up on critical shipment activities.
• Proactively manage in-transit delays with intercepts and recovery plans.
• Document critical shipment updates to ensure smooth shift transitions.

Skills

Customer service

Relationship management

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Reporting tools

TMS

Job description

Description

THE POSITION

Under the direction of the assigned account leadership, the Logistics Account Manager serves as the primary point of contact for assigned customer accounts, coordinating with clients, vendors, carriers, and internal teams to ensure seamless communication and operational execution. This role manages key customer relationships, monitors service and cost performance, resolves escalated issues, and maintains a high standard of customer satisfaction.

Requirements

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• · Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer accounts; build and maintain strong relationships with customers and vendors.
• · Respond promptly and professionally to escalated customer and vendor correspondence; participate in Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).
• · Monitor trends in service levels, cost performance, and account profitability; create and maintain internal and customer-facing KPI reports.
• · Maintain and update customer Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• · Prepare shipment quotes, respond to email requests, and submit and manage quotes through customer portals.
• · Coordinate with carriers on volume-based pricing and apply appropriate customer rates during order processing.
• · Accurately enter and manage customer orders; schedule and confirm appointments with carriers and consignees.
• · Validate account management data and follow up on critical shipment activities.
• · Proactively manage in-transit shipment delays, coordinating with carriers and internal teams on intercepts, recovery plans, and timely resolution.
• · Ensure smooth shift transitions by documenting critical shipment updates, outstanding issues, and necessary follow-up actions.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Education: Not specified.

Experience / Training: 2+ years of experience in logistics, supply chain, or transportation management.

Licenses / Certifications: Not specified.

Technology / Equipment: Experience with transportation management systems (TMS) and customer web portals.

Education: Not specified.

Experience / Training: Demonstrated customer service and relationship management skills; strong written and verbal communication; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Licenses / Certifications: Not specified.

Technology / Equipment: Not specified.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Education: Not specified.

Location: This is a full-time, on-site position at a customer location in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Standard business hours apply, with some flexibility required to support customer needs.

Licenses / Certifications: Not specified.

Technology / Equipment: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to continuously sit, use a keyboard, calculator, and telephone. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, and/or kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds while moving files or small packages. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.