
Customer Service Representative
- Birmingham
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Efficiently manage designated customer base, liaising with customers regarding orders, dealing with delivery enquiries and providing information to proactively support customers and meet their needs
- Checking and processing customer orders/sales orders/prototypes, including inputting orders into MRP (Material Requirement Planning) system
- Resolving price queries either with customers direct or with Regional Sales Managers before processing begins, ensuring quoted prices are implemented where necessary
- Investigate, coordinate and resolve pricing issues, credits and invoice issues
- Act as an account management specialist, managing client accounts taking steps to grow the clients spend.
- Liaise with internal staff across a range of departments, to ensure timely processing /shipping of customer orders and resolution of queries
- Ensure customer handover information is up to date in readiness for any absences
- Access Customer Websites as requested by the customers to carry out tasks, eg downloading orders/schedules, confirming shipping dates, requesting changes to shipping dates, monitoring, investigating and reporting on delivery performance.
- Maintain/manage Business Management System certification (ISO 90001,14001,45001 and PED directive)
- Liaise with Regional Sales Managers about customer trends, market information and feedback/supply chain to management as necessary to report back to department Manager.
- Manage all aspects of the customer order book including reporting and feedback as required
- Customer services background and experience preferred
- Computer literate, with sound knowledge of Microsoft packages
- Proficient in use of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) & MRP (Material Requirement Planning) systems preferred
- Background in Engineering/Manufacturing environment preferred
- Presentation skills desirable
- Project Management experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of identifying solutions and delivering recommendations,
- Able to work accurately with attention to detail
- Proven communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to develop strong, professional relationships with colleagues and customers
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize a number of activities
- Effective written skills, with the ability to provide concise and clear information
- Enthusiastic, team player who can demonstrate initiative consistently and demonstrate flexibility
- Self-motivated, displaying a willingness to learn, capable of multi-tasking and comfortable when working under pressure