Flexport

Solutions Consultant

Flexport • $95K — $118K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in integration consulting or a related field
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Familiarity with transmission protocols like FTP and SFTP
  • Experience with file formats such as JSON and XML
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
  • Willingness to travel up to 25%

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery of integrations including purchase orders and freight invoices
  • Gather functional requirements and design project deliverables for complex integrations
  • Leverage AI tools to enhance integration testing and documentation
  • Share insights on freight forwarding and its impact on client integrations
  • Collaborate with teams to update SOPs for integrated customers
  • Facilitate User Acceptance Testing with end-users prior to go-live
  • Partner with Client Solutions to ensure successful adoption of integrated solutions
  • Support Account Executives with integration-related requests during pre-sales

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Equity options available
Full Job Description
The opportunity:

We are looking for a talented Solutions Consultant to join our team! In this role you will bridge the gap between Sales, Account Management, Global Operations, Solutions Engineers and Product to ensure the successful design, development, deployment, ongoing utilization and stability of the integrations you deliver for our clients. Integrating our best in class platform seamlessly with clients is a critical component of our strategy.

You will:
  • Own the end-to-end delivery for common integrations including purchase order, booking, advanced shipping notification, shipment milestone, freight invoice and more.
  • Participate in functional requirements gathering and own project requirements design, functional testing and operations impact deliverables for complex integration projects.
  • Leverage AI tools to accelerate integration testing, documentation, and troubleshooting workflows.
  • Share functional insights and nuances about different freight forwarding scenarios that might impact a given customer's integration with Flexport Ecosystem peers.
  • Collaborate with the Account Management and Global Operations teams to review, update and socialize SOP changes for integrated customers.
  • Work closely with Solutions Engineers to create the business objects (Quotes, Bookings, Shipments, Invoices, etc..) necessary to facilitate integration testing across various functional scenarios.
  • Facilitate User Acceptance Testing across end-users including the customer and Client Solutions ensuring successful testing and approval prior to integration go-live.
  • Partner with Client Solutions in your region / time-zone to help drive successful adoption of integrated solutions, assist in triage / diagnosis of integration issues, and aggregate feedback to recommend improvements / feature requests to applicable teams.
  • Partner with Account Executives in your region/time-zone, ensuring they have requisite support in navigating integration related requests from their customers throughout the pre-sales process.

You should have:
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills paired with a persistent, proactive, results-oriented mindset
  • Ability to effectively drive integrations between Flexport, our customers and the ERP, TMS, WMS and / or systems they rely on.
  • Familiarity with transmission protocols (FTP, SFTP, AS2, etc.), payload / file formats (JSON, XML, delimited files, etc.)
  • Comfort using AI-assisted tools (e.g., for code/data troubleshooting, documentation, or workflow automation) to work more efficiently.
  • Work well with cross-functional teams and provide project leadership
  • Initiative and positive attitude with a desire to learn and seek answers independently
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects with organizational and time-management skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field or relevant work experience
  • 3+ years of work experience
  • Willingness to travel (up to 25%)

Bonus points if you have:
  • Experience with EDI X12 and EDIFACT
  • Experience working with APIs
  • Experience with data analytics, data manipulation and system integrations
  • Supply-chain, logistics, or operations experience

#LI-onsite

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base salary for the position in the posting's respective region. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range displayed, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and / or training. Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at Flexport, which also includes bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefit offerings such as medical, dental, and flexible time off.

The US base salary range for this position (this does not include bonus, equity and benefits):

$95,040-$118,800 USD

About Flexport

Flexport is a freight forwarding and customs brokerage company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 2013 by Ryan Petersen and has since grown to become one of the leading companies in the industry. Flexport provides a wide range of logistics services, including air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, and supply chain management. The company uses technology to streamline the shipping process and provide real-time visibility into shipments. Flexport is committed to providing high-quality service and has received numerous awards and recognitions for its efforts. The company is also actively involved in the communities it serves, supporting a variety of local organizations and initiatives.
Learn more about Flexport
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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