Account Specialst

Aston Carter • Tempe, AZ • 7h ago

Job Description

Join a dynamic team that is instrumental in managing and optimizing freight movement across international borders, specifically focusing on drayage operations. This role is pivotal in ensuring efficient and compliant transportation of goods, with a primary focus on short-distance freight transport.

Responsibilities

Oversee the movement of goods across international borders, ensuring compliance and efficiency.

Coordinate short-haul trucking operations, typically from ports or border crossings to fulfillment centers or warehouses.

Serve as the central point for resolving transportation issues involving carriers, vendors, and internal teams.

Ensure load visibility on the app using Excel and various portals.

Manage disruptions on the portal.

Run reports to analyze container movement issues.

Track containers within your designated region.

Provide verbal reports on occurrences within your scope.

Conduct deep dives into container information and delays, presenting findings.

Utilize Excel for tracking containers and data analysis, including pivots and VLOOKUPs.

Communicate effectively via Chime, Slack, email, and bridges.

Manage assigned volumes and book of business independently.

Move containers across the supply chain, tracking data and identifying nuances.

Essential Skills

Strong computer literacy skills, particularly with Excel.

Problem-solving capabilities and proactive thinking.

Experience in operations support, logistics, supply chain, transportation, freight, third-party logistics, and vendor management.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience in account management or vendor management, preferably within logistics.

Customer or account management experience handling customer accounts, if not directly in logistics.

Expertise in MS Access and SQL is a plus.

Experience in manufacturing transportation, customer service, and/or distribution environments.

Data management and data quality control experience, with proficiency in pulling and analyzing large data sets.

Demonstrated experience using data for root cause elimination and process improvement.

Self-starter with a passion for data and trend analysis.

Work Environment

The role requires in-office training from Monday to Friday. Post-training, the position allows for remote work on Tuesdays. Standard working hours are from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Tempe, AZ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $22.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Tempe,AZ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 3, 2026.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.