Customer Operations Specialist, APAC

Corning Incorporated; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Corning is seeking a Customer Operations Specialist for APAC to liaise with customers on orders for goods, materials and services. The role requires coordinating order processing, quotations, deliveries, and communications across customers, plants, and sales teams in APAC.

Key duties include SAP-based order processing, export documentation, pricing maintenance, and proactive order management from PO placement to delivery.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and written/telephone communication skills.
• MS Office proficiency, especially Excel.
• Knowledge of manufacturing/transport logistics processes.
• Experience with SAP systems.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Teams.
• Experience with Service Cloud/Salesforce.
• Passion for customer care.

Responsibilities

• Process Sales Order Entry from customer PO's.
• Prepare internal/external quotations.
• Handle customer complaints.
• Prepare export documentation when required.
• Monitor deliveries and credits.
• Proactively manage orders from PO to delivery.
• Maintain customer reports and dossiers.
• Communicate with customers, plants, and sales teams.
• Create SAP material numbers when needed.
• Update customer pricing and lead times.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Excel

Manufacturing/logistics

SAP

Microsoft Teams

Salesforce/Service Cloud

Customer care

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Teams

Salesforce

Job description

Customer Operations Specialist, APAC

Date: Oct 15, 2026

Location: Mulgrave, VIC, AU, 3170

Company: Corning

**The company built on breakthroughs.**

**Join us.**

Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations– not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company,and the world, forward.

At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.

Come break through with us.

Corning’s businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with:

• Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives

• Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected

• Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light

• Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences

• Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation

• Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions

Position Description

To liaise with Customers in all areas in regard to Orders for Goods, Materials and Services.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Sales Order Entry from Customer Purchase Orders

• Quotations (Internal and External)

• Customer complaint handling

• Manual Export Documentation if required

• Monitor Customer Deliveries

• Credits

• Proactive management of customer orders from PO placement to Delivery

• Creation and maintenance of customer specific reports

• Ongoing input into department process documentation

• Updating of Customer Dossiers

• Creation of New Customers, New Ship To and Bill To Creation

• Internal and External communication with customers, plants and sales teams

• Creation of SAP Material numbers when required

• Raise and monitor Customer Notification for Quality Issues

• Maintain Customer Pricelists

• Other duties as required

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills including both written & telephone communications skills

• Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel)

• Knowledge of manufacturing/ transport logistic processes

• SAP experience

• Experience in Microsoft Teams

• Experience in Service Cloud/Salesforce

• Passion for Customer Care

Experience

• 2+ years in either manufacturing/ logistics or Customer Care is desirable

Role of the CCR:

• CCRs serve as the primary interface for their assigned customer accounts for all day-to-day activities (One Call Gets All) regardless of product/service origin.

• Our CCRs must demonstrate outstanding interpersonal and communications skills, know our products and services, and be our customers' best allies in understanding and meeting their requirements.

• Ownership, of taking responsibility, of problem solving, of doing what it takes to meet the customers’ requirements.

• CCRs provide customers with the information requested/required for standard and non-standard products, obtaining information from support groups as needed.

1. General and technical product information, product drawings.

2. Application, installation, and testing information.

3. Pricing & lead-time information

• CCRs interface with Marketing, Product Line Managers, Technical Support, and Manufacturing for product-related issues.

• Assist Finance team to resolve issues associated with accounts receivable.

• Enter and manage orders (CCRs must be knowledgeable about Order Processing systems)

• Answer questions about order status

• Expedite orders to meet customer requirements

• Manage complaints and resolve problems, bringing in Sales and Marketing, Engineering Services, and supervisors as required.

• Serve as the primary focal point for internal organizations to communicate quotation and order-related changes that affect external customers.

• Understand and correctly execute customer requirements of long-term agreements and contracts once they have been awarded.

• Depending on customer requirements, CCRs may:

1. Monitor and coordinate customer inventory

2. Monitor and report customer sales levels that impact rebates, discounts, and commissions.

3. Coordinate product consolidating (marshalling) as required by customer -for projects

4. Coordinate Letters-of-Credit (LOC) and Cash-in-Advances processes. Communicate requirements to customers, coordinate with Corning Shared Services, and communicate LOC requirements to plants and freight forwarders. Process and review LOC documentation.

5. Prepare and process import/export documentation, coordinating with plants and transportation/logistics departments.

Other Qualities

• Excellent Phone Manner

• Be able to work in a team environment

• Be able to liaise with staff at all levels.