Customer Account Manager in Dungannon

Haughey Recruitment; Dungannon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Haughey Recruitment is seeking an experienced Customer Account Manager in Dungannon to manage key customer accounts and ensure orders are delivered accurately and on time. You will act as the main liaison with production, purchasing and logistics teams to meet customer requirements.

The role requires strong communication, organisation and IT skills, with a preference for experience in engineering, manufacturing or logistics sectors. Interested candidates should apply through Haughey Recruitment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ customer service experience.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent organisation and time-management abilities.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Confident problem-solver with the ability to use initiative.
• Engineering/manufacturing or logistics experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for allocated customer accounts, building strong, long-term relationships.
• Receive, review and process customer orders efficiently and fully, with technical specifications.
• Ensure all customer drawings, revisions and technical documentation are accurately communicated to Production & Purchasing teams and arrange technical reviews as required.
• Arrange packing according to customer packaging requirements and coordinate delivery schedules and logistics plans to ensure on-time dispatch.
• Monitor production and despatch schedules and communicate order updates or delays to customers.
• Coordinate with Senior Customer Accounts Manager to confirm lead times with Production.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

IT skills

Problem solving

Logistics experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Role: Customer Account Manager in Dungannon

Our Engineering client in the Dungannon area is recruiting for an experienced Customer Account Manager to manage key customer accounts and ensure orders are delivered accurately and on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for allocated customer accounts, building strong, long-term relationships.
• Receive, review and process customer orders efficiently and fully, with technical specifications.
• Ensure all customer drawings, revisions and technical documentation are accurately communicated to
• Production & Purchasing teams and if required arrange technical reviews with the relevant persons.
• Ensure the correct drawing pack is available for orders and communicate the key technical information, purchasing requirements and pricing details, ensuring relevant teams have all the details they require.
• Attend the daily production meeting to review current production progress, discuss priorities, identify any potential issues, and communicate customer requirements to ensure orders remain on schedule.
• Liaise with the Despatch Supervisor to make sure customer orders are packed in line with customer-specific packaging requirements and are suitable for the intended mode of transport. Coordinate the delivery schedules and logistics plans to ensure orders are despatched accurately and on time, resolving any issues that could impact delivery commitments.
• Monitor production and despatch schedules and proactively communicate order updates, delays or changes to customers.
• Discuss urgent orders with the Senior Customer Accounts Manager for agreement of lead time with the Production Manager.
• Resolve customer issues promptly by working with the relevant internal teams to identify and implement effective solutions. Record customer complaints accurately, communicate them with the Quality team where required, and keep customers updated on progress through to resolution.
• Obtain transport quotations and coordinate the shipment of customer orders worldwide. Build and maintain strong relationships with external hauliers, negotiate competitive transport rates, and ensure the most cost-effective and reliable delivery solution is selected to mee customer delivery requirements.
• Report weekly on service performance for customers, including on-time delivery, trends and any issues.
• Champion the on-time delivery KPI by highlighting risks, driving improvements, and working with internal teams to ensure customer orders are delivered on time and in specification.
• Maintain a Lean mindset by suggesting & implementing improvements across the customer accounts operational processes.
• Ensure adherence to company policies & procedures, including relevant Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW’s) when in the production, dispatch or yard facilities.

About You

• Minimum 2 years’ customer service experience.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent organisation and time-management abilities.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Confident problem-solver with the ability to use initiative.
• Engineering/manufacturing or logistics experience is desirable.

For more information on this Customer Account Manager in Dungannon please contact Eunice Loughran on 02887440033 or email [e-mail]