The Descartes
Expertise Centre Support Agent
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Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex. By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence, and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed.
We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 26,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them. Learn more at www.descartes.com.
We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team.
Role Description
As a Customer Support Agent, you will support our UK and EU customers using Descartes’ SaaS and on-site software applications across the Customs, Freight Forwarding, and HMRC reporting domains.
You’ll play a vital role in ensuring customer success by providing technical support, managing incidents and service requests, and working closely with internal teams to resolve issues efficiently. This home-based role reports to the Expertise Centre Manager.
This is a fixed-term employment opportunity for a period of up to six months, providing an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a global technology organisation while supporting customers across the UK and Europe.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide support for customer-reported issues via portal, email, live chat, and phone
- Log, manage, and maintain accurate support ticket and customer interaction records
- Troubleshoot application issues and deliver effective solutions to minimise customer disruption
- Proactively keep customers informed of progress and resolution status
- Collaborate with internal teams, including R&D, Professional Services, and Sales, to ensure timely case resolution
- Build and strengthen trusted, long-term customer relationships
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What We're Looking For
We value aptitude and mindset as much as experience. You don't need to tick every box to apply.
Core Skills & Experience
- Experience in customer service or application support
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a team
- High attention to detail and strong organisational skills
- Comfortable multitasking in a fast-paced support environment
Must Have
- Experience supporting commercial software applications
- Exposure to systems administration or operational support activities
- Understanding of customs procedures, supply chain processes, or the commercial transport industry
- SQL databases
- CRM systems
Aptitudes
- Smart – Able to quickly understand complex systems, connect ideas, and make sound judgments.
- Curious – Actively seeks to understand customer problems, emerging technologies, and better ways of working.
- Coachable – Open to feedback, willing to adapt, and continuously improving through learning.
Culture Add: TEAM Values
We value team members who communicate with transparency, sharing information openly and building trust across functions. You bring excellence and expertise to your craft, holding a high bar for quality while continuously improving your skills. You demonstrate accountability by owning outcomes, following through on commitments, and taking responsibility for results. You are driven by metrics, using data and experimentation to inform decisions and deliver measurable impact.
What's in It for You
- Gain valuable experience with a global leader in supply chain and logistics technology
- Work alongside supportive, knowledgeable teams across multiple regions
- Develop expertise in customs, trade compliance, and transportation software solutions
- Flexible home-based working environment
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact from day one in a fast-paced customer-facing role
- Build skills and experience that will strengthen your future career opportunities
Join Us
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators, and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good-way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.
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Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact.
Join a team that’s committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability.
If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can't promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience.
We conduct a mix of in-person and virtual interviews. Virtual interviews are held via Microsoft Teams and are recorded and transcribed. We may utilize AI tools to support our hiring team in notetaking, summarization, and internal training. AI tools are not used in our recruitment process for decision-making purposes. Recordings, transcripts, and notes are used for recruitment, including improvement of our process, and record-keeping purposes. Should you have any questions or concerns about our process, please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews.
We are an Equal Employment employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please review our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at Descartes.com.
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