Customer Operations Specialist, UK

Sedex; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainability organization in the UK is looking for a Customer Operations Specialist. This role focuses on delivering exceptional customer support and optimizing membership value for global clients. Key responsibilities include managing customer inquiries, enhancing satisfaction, and driving membership renewal. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in customer service, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively. Join us in promoting sustainable and ethical practices in supply chains.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a customer focused role.
• Ability to work in a team and independently.
• Demonstrated operational experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide information and assist with technical queries.
• Ensure customer requests are met.
• Support customers in maximising their membership.

Skills

Customer focus

Teamwork

Analytical problem solving

Project coordination

Effective communication

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Gainsight CS

Job description

About Sedex

Sedex is a trusted partner for over 95,000 businesses worldwide, helping them create socially and environmentally sustainable supply chains. Through our platform's powerful data insights and expert guidance, we simplify the management, assessment, and reporting of sustainability performance.

Our Vision is to be a leader in making global supply chains more socially and environmentally sustainable. Our Mission is to provide data-driven insights, accessible tools, and exceptional services that support businesses in improving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and outcomes.

The role

As Customer Operations Specialist in UK, you will work as part of a global team to deliver excellence in customer support, by optimising the value of the Sedex membership for 1250+ buyer customers below £1 billion turnover.

Your primary tasks will include maintaining & improving customer satisfaction leading to high levels of retention. Taking ownership of customer enquiries, working across the team and other internal business units to effectively and efficiently solve queries in a timely manner. Working closely with the rest of the team, you will play a key role in delivering operational support to members across the UK region serving as their regional representative and advocate.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Sedex related information and assist with system related technical email and phone queries.
• Liaise with other Sedex departments to ensure customer’s requests are fulfilled with set deadlines.
• Promote any platform updates, tools & services launches with customers.
• Take customers through the renewal cycle successfully and chase late payments.
• Deliver project-based work for customers to enhance the value of their membership.
• Identify additional revenue opportunities and work closely with the Customer Operations Sales Lead to close and deliver to a successful outcome.
• Promote the benefits of Sedex membership and support customers in maximising the value of Sedex.
• Escalation of issues in a timely manner and undertake necessary steps to ensure resolution and root cause analysis.
• Respond to all enquires within published Service Level Agreements (SLA's) while meeting 1st call resolution targets.
• Log and process all member related enquires within the CRM system (site moves, account restructures, account set ups, and all other customer touch points).

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• 3+ years experience in a customer focused role, preferably on a global basis.
• Experience in developing a range of productive relationships with the ability to work in a team and independently, delivering against team and individual KPIs.
• Demonstrative operational experience and proven project coordination skills showing capable of managing multiple tasks.
• Able to prioritise and work in an organised fashion.
• A passion for helping customers and a dedication to providing a best-in-class service experience.
• Analytical problem solving skills with a proactive approach to challenges.
• Able to communicate effectively and adapt style to all levels of subject understanding.
• Ability to listen and understand customer challenges and work across the team to resolve issues.
• Excellent information gathering and verbal / written presentation skills.
• Knowledge of Salesforce and / or Gainsight CS preferred.
• Microsoft Office knowledge.
• Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results.

Our culture

At Sedex, we are passionate about helping businesses become truly sustainable and ethical across their operations and supply chains. We believe that all people have the right to a safe workplace, where they are treated with respect and paid fair wages, free of harassment and discrimination. We strive to achieve these beliefs through inclusive behaviours that embody our values of being collaborative, responsible, transparent, quality driven and committed to service excellence.

We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and thrive at work - in every country, in everything we do, every day. We are focused on providing a culture characterised by inclusive everyday behaviours built on a foundation of respect and appreciation for diversity in all its forms.

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