In the role of a Customer Service Representative you will be providing a variety of customer service support to internal and external customers including solving problems, researching complex information and building customer relationships supporting our Automotive team. This role can be based at either our Chapeltown, Sheffield site or our Biggleswade, Bedfordshire site. The position is hybrid, working on site and from your home office.
This role is ideal for someone with exceptional customer service experience and ideally someone who has experienced working in a manufacturing environment / logistics or supply chain.
In return we offer an attractive salary, career support, development, progression, excellent company pension, hybrid working and a great working environment.
1. Places customers sales orders in a timely fashion and before order cut-off.
2. Receives and handles complex customer needs via incoming mail, telephone, and/or electronic contact regarding the organization’s products and/or services, enters and adjusts orders, and resolves questions and complaints within span of control.
3. Can handle all levels of complexity in orders (including export paperwork and certifications).
4. Can onboard new CS agents, training, system access setup, coaching on the job, identify re-training points.
5. Has a pro-active mindset and supports the Team overall, ensures positive reinforcement in the team, also in difficult situations.
6. Contributes actively alongside Senior CS Specialists, as a Subject Matter Expert in Projects such as SalesForce, New Product introductions, Export, Client on-boarding,Warehouse setups, IT enhancements, etc
7. Can participate in key meetings upon request
8. Responds to a wide scope of inquiries and/or complaints liaising with the necessary departments where relevant.
9. Assists with reviewing and coordinating customer service activities pertaining to shipping, plant schedules, inventory levels, and sales activities by reviewing reports, orders, shipments, and other information as required or directed by management.
10. Develops and reviews correspondence and documentation as appropriate regarding interaction with customers and responds to questions and concerns.
11. Builds customer relationships and serves as a liaison between sales personnel and customers to clarify orders, provide technical guidance (where appropriate), and facilitate recurring or new orders.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.
13. 2-3 years of progressive customer service experience.
14. High school graduate or equivalent education and experience.
TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
15. Providing customer service;
16. Resolving customer problems and concerns;
17. Developing correspondence and communications;
18. Working with other departments and divisions;
19. Applying department policies and procedures to difficult situations;
20. PC skills; ERP (SAGE and/or SAP and/or Oracle 11i and12, Analytics), Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); and other applications as required.
21. Communicating with co-workers to provide and receive direction.
22. Experience of producing export documentation and knowledge of the export process and incoterms
***Please be aware that you can apply for any internal job offer after minimum one year in current role having previously informed your manager.
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