Customer Support Associate
German Language
Posted on 10/18/2023
INACTIVE
Supply chain intelligence platform
Company Overview
Fourkites is a leading supply chain intelligence platform on a mission to enable customers to lower operating costs, improve on-time performance, and strengthen end-customers relationships.Tracking more than 2.5 million shipments daily across road, rail, ocean, air, parcel and courier, and reaching over 185 countries, FourKites combines real-time data and powerful machine learning to help companies digitize their end-to-end supply chains.
AI & Machine Learning
Data & Analytics
Company Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$257.2M
Founded
2014
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Growth & Insights
Headcount
6 month growth
↑ 8%1 year growth
↑ 7%2 year growth
↑ 2%Locations
Remote
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
JavaScript
HTML/CSS
Java
Postman
REST APIs
Sales
Salesforce
SQL
CategoriesNew
Software Engineering
Requirements
- You thrive in fast-paced environments and are comfortable with ambiguity and lack of structure
- You enjoy solving challenging problems using critical thinking and creativity
- Entrepreneurial spirit - you make things happen and proactively step up when you recognize an opportunity
- Intelligent with strong verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable talking to a wide variety of people, including leadership
- Insatiable curiosity - you love learning new things
- Demonstrated technical knowledge
- Ability to extract, analyze and report on data; knowledge of database tables & SQL
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel required
- Working knowledge of Salesforce or other ticketing systems preferred
- Familiarity with cloud software and developer tools, and is eager to learn new skills
- Experience with API's and integration of enterprise SaaS applications. Knowledgeable in using Postman a plus
- Strong knowledge of common data formats such as JSON and XML preferred
- Fluent in German and English (Mandatory), Polish
- Bachelor's or master's technical degree from an accredited university preferred but not necessary
- 3-5 years of experience working as a product / application support engineer with a development background preferred
- Proven ability to debug and troubleshoot complex issues and find resolutions
- Proficient in MS Office, Google Apps, and CRM tools
- Customer facing experience
- Experience in logistics or SaaS a plus
Responsibilities
- Be able to work in any designated shift
- Provide high quality support via phone, email in order to troubleshoot and resolve any issues
- Become a product expert - you will be the go-to resource for understanding how our product works. Advocate customers on how to use our solutions
- Identify and recommend process improvements to deliver the highest level of customer satisfaction
- Highlight product bugs and partner with our engineering team to proactively get them fixed before they impact our customers
- Create Jira's with engineering team with accurate analysis of customer reported product defects, that translates into confirmed bug fixes
- Assist sales and customer success team by providing timely responses related to FourKites solutions
- Proactively prioritize product bugs with engineering and escalate any delay in delivery of bug fix
- Educate and support all internal users by sharing solution knowledge so that they are self reliant
- Work in coordination with the sales and operations teams to provide product-based support
- Identify detailed solutions for customers and communicate effectively with leaders from enterprise customers
- Follow standard procedures for proper and timely escalation of unresolved issues to the appropriate internal teams
- Provide product training & demos to internal and external customers
- Perform UAT on product releases
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends
- Maintain superior time management, organization skills and attention to detail
- Demonstrate ability to adapt to a fast paced and changing technical environment
- Ensure KPI's are exceeded
- Drive root cause analysis, and champion problem resolution
- Operate with minimal supervision and collaborate with peers
- Review and measure individual performance against OKR's
- Be a team player and collaborate with global team members to share best practices
- Deliver continuous improvement and innovation in operations
Desired Qualifications
- Strong understanding of Java, Spring Framework, and object-oriented programming principles
- Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Good knowledge of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture