Senior Customer Account Specialist

CB Canada; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in global food supply chain management is looking for a Senior Customer Account Specialist in Montreal. In this on-site role, you will serve as the primary contact for customers, manage strategic accounts, and ensure timely order processing. Ideal candidates should possess excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a strong customer service background, while enjoying a dynamic and supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service; not an entry-level position.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Thorough attention to detail and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between sales and customers.
• Manage customer accounts and oversee order processing.
• Support operational issues and maintain records.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Leadership

Organization

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Job description

Senior Customer Account Specialist –Competitive Salary – Montreal, QC

The Role

Are you an excellent verbal and written communicator with good customer service skills, looking to take on a new challenge? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

We are a recognized leader in global food supply chain integrity management, and we are looking to add a Senior Customer Account Specialist to our team. Day-to-day you will be the primary point of contact for customers with regards to receipt of Purchase Orders, and any related follow ups to ensure on-time deliveries in full. You will also be responsible for strategic accounts that require additional operational focus / attention.

Please note this is job is on-site in Montreal. No foreign (remote) applicants

Key Responsibilities :

The key responsibilities of a Senior Customer Account Specialist include, but are not limited to :

• Act as a liaison between the Sales team, suppliers, and customers.

Administrative support :

• Responsible for all order entry in SAP.
• Responsible for sending SO’s and PO’s.
• Responsible for New item master data creation submissions.
• Responsible for issuing and sending Credit and Debit notes.
• Keep internal records updated.

Operational support :

• Oversee the entire process from the time a sale is made, until final delivery.
• Monitor customer shipments via reports, and external platforms.
• Monitoring customers’ performance (demand); liaising with supply chain and logistics teams in actively addressing supply chain issues.
• Send customer schedules and regular updates.
• Coordinate with internal departments, service providers, and suppliers to ensure on-time deliveries in full.
• Troubleshoot all customer questions, concerns or complaints, and involve necessary parties.
• Build and maintain business relationship with customers by providing prompt and accurate service so as to promote customer loyalty.
• Manage customers with high levels demands.

Project management :

Program management :

• Higher level decision making – overall daily account management
• Providing monthly program updates to commercial lead (BDM).
• Deductions and Claims maintenance.

The Company

ArdoVLM is a food processor, marketer, and innovator of frozen vegetables, fruit, and potatoes that we supply to customers all over the world. ArdoVLM examines the entire market, looking for new products and trends. This ongoing research enables us to provide our customers with exciting, innovative, and tasty new products. Our diverse product line meets the needs of any market, and all of our products are grown, harvested, and processed with care.

The Person

The key skills and qualities of a Senior Customer Account Specialist are :

• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication style
• Ability to work alone and in a team
• Good leadership skills
• Highly organised, and be thorough with great attention to detail
• Critical thinker
• Solution oriented
• Ability to think on your feet & respond to complications calmly and efficiently
• Experience in customer service – this is NOT an entry level position; expectation would be for someone to be a relative plug & play

If you are keen on joining this exciting, forward-thinking company and taking the next step in your career, then please click the apply now button to find out more.

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