At FourKites we have the opportunity to tackle complex challenges with real-world impacts. Whether it’s medical supplies from Cardinal Health or groceries for Walmart, the FourKites platform helps customers operate global supply chains that are efficient, agile and sustainable.
Join a team of curious problem solvers that celebrates differences, leads with empathy and values inclusivity.
As a Project Specialist, Network Growth with FourKites you’ll be the mastermind behind our customers’ success - managing our customers and carriers experience through your relationships and technical expertise. You’ll become an industry expert, partnering with shippers, brokers, and carriers to unify communication in one place - the FourKites platform. You’ll wow them with your quick and flawless execution of our carrier and broker onboarding process. The Project Specialist, Network Growth role offers full-time and part-time schedule options for qualified candidates.
What you’ll be doing:- Leading carrier onboarding onto the FourKites platform — diagnosing unique integration challenges, adapting to evolving requirements, and engineering the right solution for each carrier
- Driving carrier calls, setting follow-up tasks, and action items
- Ability to navigate and understand enterprise level software & diagnose and solve complex technical and operational problems
- Understanding customer and company business objectives to determine and execute on carrier onboarding and compliance goals
- Providing regular updates on onboarding and compliance progress to customers. Direct, independent, and regular interaction with customers including presentations and decisions on what work to take on and how to best go about taking on that work.
- Maintaining clear, updated, and accurate records in our CRM as well as updating other relevant internal documentation
- Identifies and implements best practices for capturing and utilizing visibility data.
- Engages carriers to improve operations and tracking quality through proactive account management.
- Monitors data and collaborates with carriers and shippers to resolve issues promptly.
- Provides regular updates on implementation progress and challenges.
- Coordinates with customers and support teams to prioritize issue resolution.
- Liaison with carrier onboarding teams to enhance experience.
- Manage carrier dependencies to accelerate adoption.
- Collaborating cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, and Engineering to streamline processes and improve our product
- Completing strategic projects as assigned and collaborating to complete company and department OKRs
- Acting as a stakeholder and a voice for Operations and our carriers, providing product feedback and serving as a product subject matter expert
- Responsible for achieving individual quarterly OKRs and KPIs
- You love variety and can manage multiple projects at the same time. You can jump from a call to an Excel spreadsheet to a cloud CRM with ease, and execute flawlessly in each thing you do. You are obsessively organized, detail-oriented, and driven.
- 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
- Superior organization skills and attention to detail
- Comfortable talking to a wide variety of people, including senior leadership
- Insatiable curiosity - you love learning new things
- Proficient in MS Office, Google Apps, and CRM tools
- Customer-facing experience
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
- Experience in logistics or SaaS a plus
- Experience with AI/automation tools a plus
The expected annual base salary range for this role is $70,000 - $80,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, skills, and business needs. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for bonus and incentive compensation as well as participation in FourKites' employee stock option program.
BenefitsFourKites provides competitive compensation with stock options, outstanding benefits and a collaborative culture for all employees around the globe. To help you be your best, we have 5 global recharge days, in addition to generous PTO and standard holidays. Parental leave for all parents, an annual wellness stipend and volunteer days also provide you with time and resources for self care and to care for others. Throughout the year, FourKites sets aside time during the workday to learn and celebrate diversity. We're always listening for new ways to support everyone in and out of the office.
Benefits include:
Medical, Dental & Vision benefits starting on first day of employment
401k Retirement savings with employer match
Bonus and incentive compensation as well as employee stock option program
Employer paid life insurance and short term disability insurance
Generous PTO, global recharge days, and volunteer days
Paid parental leave for all parents
Family planning and inclusive wellbeing resources
Technology reimbursement
Commuter benefits for in-office employees (Chicago)
Annual Wellness Stipend
Ongoing learning & development opportunities
FourKites, the leader in AI-driven supply chain transformation for global enterprises and pioneer of real-time visibility, turns supply chain data into automated action. FourKites Intelligent Control Tower® breaks down enterprise silos by creating a real-time digital twin of orders, shipments, inventory and assets. This comprehensive view, combined with AI-powered digital workers, enables companies to prevent disruptions, automate routine tasks and optimize performance across their supply chain. FourKites processes over 3.2 million supply chain events daily — from purchase orders to final delivery — helping 1,600-plus global brands prevent disruptions, make faster decisions and move from reactive tracking to proactive supply chain orchestration. For more information, visit www.fourkites.com.
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FourKites is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.
FourKites Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
110 North Upper Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606
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