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Position: Customer Service & Logistics Associate 

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina 

Role: Permanent

Customer Service & Logistics Associate 

What is this role about?

The primary purpose of this position is to ensure that customer orders are entered, processed and delivered to our customers accurately and efficiently in a professional manner without delay and/or interruption. As the first line of JT International’s working relationship with customers, this position is responsible for ensuring that a strong rapport and professional relationship is maintained with all customers. Additional duties include daily reconciliation of warehouse inventories across the company's domestic warehouse network, reviewing, approving and processing vendor invoices, administering the company's tax stamp affidavit program and other duties as assigned.

Your responsibilities 

• Ensure that strong rapport is built and maintained with all customers. Ensure all orders are taken and processed accurately and efficiently and delivered to customers without delay. Also ensure all invoices/credit memos are processed to customers with correct prices and taxes on a timely basis. 
• Update and maintain customer database (current and new) as appropriate. Responsible for reviewing monthly/quarterly reporting and performing control activity walkthroughs.
• Ensure that the ERP system is accurately maintained every day with respect to:  Current and historic product and warehouse data; current and historic pricing and standard costs; current and historic state and federal taxes; customer details (name, address, and tax status data).
• Verify and reconcile warehouse physical counts to company perpetual account. Notify warehouses and appropriate parties of any variances and work to solve these issues while keeping the Supply Chain & Customer Service Manager abreast any situations.
• Work closely with the warehouse team and Supply Chain & Customer Service Manager to provide accurate and timely communication and details as part of the destruction process.
• Work closely with warehouses and 3rd party logistics providers to ensure delivery details are properly maintained and communicated. Track and report on order transit timing and investigate exceptions to planned delivery schedules.
• Invoice processing for freight carriers and warehouse vendors.
• Resolve invoicing and inventory issues (i.e., discrepancies, variances) by working with other internal departments including Finance, Accounting, IT and Sales Dept. as well as external customers. Work with customers and IT department to resolve any EDI issues.
• Process and issue accurate customer credits for return of aged / damaged product and ensure the timely issuing of customer tax stamp affidavits for tax credits.
• Upon request, the position holder will be expected to perform additional duties as they arise.

Who is our candidate?

• 1-3 years’ experience of working in Customer Service / Logistics / Operations functions of National or International Company.
• Proficient knowledge of computers including Microsoft Office (MS Excel & MS Word experience is required). ERP (SAP) experience is strongly preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills. Ability to think on one's feet and react to customer issues. Organized & self-motivated.
• Quantitative analysis skills are desired.
• Direct experience in customer service and logistics support. Ability to handle a high level of daily tasks associated with processing customer orders.
• Strong organizational and time management skills needed to prioritize work and meet deadline commitments. Proficiency in dealing directly with customers to provide appropriate follow-up and satisfy customer inquiries.

Benefits

Excellent employee environment with a competitive benefits package including:

• Annual Merit Increase
• Healthcare
• Dental + Vision
• Voluntary benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Paid family leave benefit
• 401k Plan + Company Contributions
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Tuition Assistance

At JTI, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment. As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations and adjustments to applicants with special needs. If you require any accommodations, please let the Talent Advisor know during the selection process.