Customer Service Representative

Univar Solutions; Widnes; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Univar Solutions is seeking a Customer Service Representative in Widnes to be the face of the business, delivering first-class service to our customers. You will work closely with the Account Manager to build strong relationships, handle inquiries, and process orders with accuracy using our CRM tools.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, clear communication, and resilience in a fast-paced, global chemical distribution company that values inclusion and career growth.

Qualifications

• Proficient with PC and Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience with SAP or CRM software preferred.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with your dedicated customer base alongside the Account Manager.
• Provide first-class service by talking with customers and understanding their needs.
• Communicate with customers by phone and email and use CRM tools.
• Process orders accurately in a busy industry; review reports and update customers.
• Prioritise tasks and escalate issues as needed to resolution.
• Act as first point of contact to ensure issues are resolved quickly.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Organisation

Tools

SAP

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

A Place Where People Matter. Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

A Place Where People Matter. Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

Duties

If providing excellent customer service is important to you, and you want to advance your career with a $9 billion leader that can provide you with stability and exciting challenges, whilst supporting your personal growth and career ambitions, we’d love to hear from you.

As a Customer Service Representative, you'll be the first point of contact for our customers. As part of our Customer Service team, you are the face of our business and essential in building loyalty and trust.

Key Responsibilities And Tasks

• Working closely with your Account Manager to build relationships with your dedicated customer base, maintaining and growing customer accounts.
• Providing first class service by talking directly and honestly with our customers and developing a deep understanding of what they need from our business.
• Communicating with our customers mainly on the telephone, but through a variety of different channels; via phone or email and using our CRM tools.
• Processing orders in a busy and complex industry, with the emphasis on accuracy. Prioritising tasks, reviewing control reports and communicating order progression with the customer.
• Understanding, prioritising and escalating our customers’ issues and following through to resolution.
• Being the first port of call for our customers ensuring their issues are resolved quickly and efficiently.

We Are Looking For

You are very comfortable using a PC, Microsoft Office and Customer Relationship Management software, ideally SAP. You delight in investigating customer problems, getting to the root cause and putting them right. You are friendly, organised and resilient.

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives - from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our global team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe!

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges and respects the unique experiences, perspectives, and expertise of every employee. Through our dedicated Employee Resource Networks, we provide the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry while making a difference in our communities.

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification