Sr Carrier Relations Representative
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Responsibilities
- Review necessary items from carrier to expedite the hiring process and ensure all contract and insurance requirements, safety verification results, and equipment requisites are complete; maintain involvement in the carrier onboarding process to reduce risk, claims, fraud, and double brokering
- Evaluates non-standard and/or complex carriers in the onboarding process
- Review carriers and internal/external carrier management systems for qualifications to determine approval or denial based upon insurance, safety, and operational standards
- Perform continuous maintenance on qualified carriers to ensure compliance with J.B. Hunt standards and government regulations through a prescribed qualification process
- Develop strategy for delivering results by maximizing carrier relationships and increasing carrier capacity to meet or exceed departmental goals for outbound calls, capacity growth, etc.
- Provide a high level of customer service to carriers through answering inquiries via telephone and email, researching and resolving carrier complaints, and ensuring problems are resolved or escalated in a timely manner
- Assist qualified carriers in completing all necessary paperwork required to get set up as an approved carrier and maintain status of activity and documentation in the company's outsource capacity database
- Keep appropriate employees advised through ongoing training or information of changes, risk reduction strategies, examples of losses with causes, consequences, and actions to prevent similar issues
- Provide support to management through acting as an escalation point for carriers and internal team members, providing documentation to internal teams, and assisting with reports
- Train, mentor, coach, and onboard junior team members
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED Equivalent with 2-3 years of professional experience and/or military equivalent
- Experience in a claims or insurance position
- Experience in the transportation industry
- Knowledge of J.B. Hunt.
- This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.
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Job Title: Sr Carrier Relations Representative Department: Administration, Facilities & Secretarial Country: United States of America State/Province: Arkansas City: Lowell Full/Part Time: Full time Job Summary: Under routine supervision, this position will accept or reject carrier qualifications based upon adherence to insurance and safety guidelines. The incumbent will assist managers with high-level tasks, serve as an escalation point for carriers and internal teams, and evaluate non-standard and/or complex carriers. This role can act as a team lead for the carrier relations team. Job Description:
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