Customer Service Advisor Bakery

Rich Products Corporation; Andover; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned food company is seeking a Customer Service Advisor to manage customer relationships and support operations in Andover. The role involves handling inquiries, stock management, and ensuring high-quality service. Ideal candidates will have a background in FMCG and excellent interpersonal skills, contributing to Rich’s commitment to outstanding customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

Parental leave

Family planning support

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and active listening skills required.
• Experience in customer service and FMCG preferred.
• Ability to work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Managing daily stock rotation and customer relationships.
• Responding to customer inquiries via phone and email.
• Coordinating logistics to fulfill customer orders.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Listening Skills

Customer Centricity

Problem Solving

Education

Experience in FMCG

Food Industry Background

Tools

ERP Systems

CRM Principles

Job description

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Customer Service Advisor Bakery

Location:

Andover, GB, SP11 8EZ

Custom Field 2: 37892

Category: Customer Service

Rich’s, also known as Rich Products Corporation, is a family-owned food company dedicated to inspiring possibilities. From cakes and icings to pizza, appetizers and specialty toppings, our products are used in homes, restaurants and bakeries around the world. Beyond great food, our customers also gain insights to help them stay competitive, no matter their size. Our portfolio includes creative solutions geared at helping food industry professionals compete in foodservice, retail, in-store bakery, deli, and prepared foods, among others. Working in 100 locations globally, with annual sales exceeding $4 billion, Rich’s is a global leader with a focus on everything that family makes possible. Rich’s—Infinite Possibilities. One Family.

First point of contact into the business for F’real, Bakery & TCCS delighting our customers, working with our logistics and distribution networks to drive through expedient resolutions to any issues that arise. Managing finished goods daily stock rotation, co-ordinating with key stakeholders cross functionally to ensure critical business KPI’s are met or exceeded.

Customer Service
• Helping to support the achievement of OTIF 100% to all customers.
• Responding to phone and email customer requests.
• Escalating any enquiries as where necessary within the organization.
• F’real customer service telephone support for both UK and EU covering appropriate times in alignment with support of the US CSC.
• Monitoring of the CS email inboxes
• EDI & Manual order processing
• Actively supporting daily operations of key accounts.
• Build excellent relationships with all external and internal Customers providing outstanding customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrating effective product knowledge across the businesses F’real, TCCS and Bakery.
• Take part in ad hoc customer audits running traceability exercises.
• Responsible for helping to resolve last minute problems that arise.
• Closing out launch notices / changes with the customer and commercial teams.

Stock Provision Management
• Liaise with the Planning team to ensure successful customer delivery and pro-actively communicate on order shortages and/or amendments as necessary.
• Support product lifecycle management to include the launch, delist and change of any SKUs in conjunction with Sales and Planning. Produce necessary and appropriate business communication to ensure all stakeholders are aware of any changes to products.
• Working with the commercial team and directly with the customer to ensure stock on end of life is utilized, including the rework of some products where necessary.
• Manage the CHEP pallet de-hiring, liaising with CHEP on a quarterly basis to ensure figures are reconciled.

Logistics / Exports
• Managing the day to day relationship with our logistics, warehouse and storage providers making sure they are delivering to expectations on an operational basis.
• Arranging general uplifts of customer orders and returns.
• Liaise with 3PL and manage our stock including consolidation and relabeling, raising concessions through the Technical team if necessary.

•Provide support to other departments and carry out any other duties as necessary to support the wider business.

You must comply with Rich Products Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Critical

• Excellent interpersonal and active listening skills
• FMCG background
• Thorough understanding of ERP systems
• Customer centric experience
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to resolve daily customer service issues to the required satisfaction of the customer
• Know how to react and deal with customer complaints
• Ability to work well as a team

• Food industry background
• Experience of working with 3PL’s
• Indepth knowledge of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) principles.

Rich Products Corporation welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

BRINGING YOUR BEST SELF TO WORK.

As a family-owned company, caring for our associates—their whole selves—is a top priority. That’s why we provide benefits and tools to help our people balance the integration of work and life:

• Competitive compensation
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Family planning support
• Associate resource groups
• Volunteering & community impact opportunities
• Holiday gatherings In-house taste tests (we are a food company after all)!

It’s all part of how we support our family of associates.Because in the company of family, all things are possible.

Rich’s, also known as Rich Products Corporation, is a family-owned food company dedicated to inspiring possibilities. From cakes and icings to pizza, appetizers and specialty toppings, our products are used in homes, restaurants and bakeries around the world. Beyond great food, our customers also gain insights to help them stay competitive, no matter their size. Our portfolio includes creative solutions geared at helping food industry professionals compete in foodservice, retail, in-store bakery, deli, and prepared foods, among others. Working in 100 locations globally, with annual sales exceeding $3.8 billion, Rich’s is a global leader with a focus on everything that family makes possible. Rich’s—Infinite Possibilities. One Family.