Customer Service, Senior Supervisor

Stryker Group; Newbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company in Newbury seeks a Senior Customer Service Supervisor to lead the customer service team and oversee their daily activities. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in a customer-facing role, with proven skills in team management and process improvement. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on customer service efficiency and team engagement in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 4 years in a customer-facing role (+5 if no degree).
• 1-2 years of (can be informal) team/project management.
• Ability to recruit, develop and engage high performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day activities of the customer service reps.
• Manage the team of Customer Service reps and performance.
• Investigate and resolve invoice disputes.

Skills

Detail-oriented process improvers

Collaborative partners

Dedicated achievers

Education

College or university degree or equivalent relevant experience

Tools

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS Word

Power BI

Job description

Customer Service, Senior Supervisor - Newbury

Permanent Contract

Position Summary

The Customer Service, Senior Supervisor has direct reporting for the Customer Service Representatives (GG6-8).

The Customer Service, Senior Supervisor is fully responsible for the day-to-day running of the team, the training of their team members, processes within the team and the service that is provided.

The Customer Service, Senior Supervisor is also responsible for the performance management, development and engagement of their team and driving key initiatives.

The Customer Service, Senior Supervisor has strong knowledge of the processes but will be supported by the specialists. They will be closely supported by their direct line manager.

Who we want

• Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimise work processes – finding ways to simplify, standardise and automate.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.
• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

What you will do

• Responsible for the day-to-day activities of the customer service reps, including compliance with processes.
• Processing orders and credits.
• Arranging returns and collections and handling proof of delivery and pricing requests.
• Handling incoming e-mails and calls.
• Proactively communicating with internal & external customers.
• Investigating and resolving invoice disputes.
• Logging and follow-up of issue resolution and related communication back to the customer.
• Manages the team of Customer Service reps (GG6-8), including performance, development, engagement and pay decisions.
• Takes responsibility for problem solving issues, identifying improvements, and escalating issues to their direct manager.
• Monitoring KPIs and taking action to ensure all SLAs and KPIs are met.

What you need

• College or university degree, or equivalent relevant experience.

Preferred

• Lean green belt.
• Project Management certification.

Experience / Skills

Essential

• 4 years in a customer facing role (+5 if no degree).
• 1-2 years of (can be informal) team / project management.
• Ability to recruit, develop and engage high performing teams.
• Requires thorough functional knowledge of the end‑to‑end supply chain and OTC Processes, from within Stryker or from external experience.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word, Internet.
• Good ERP system knowledge.
• Knowledge of Power BI and data analysis.

Desirable

• Experience with reverse logistics and consignment type business (such as Medical Device, Healthcare Markets).
• Knowledge about rules and laws in the medical device environment.
• Experience with continuous / process improvement.
• Experience of managing a team within a matrix organisation.
• Fluency in English + language of base country, spoken and written.

Competencies / Behaviors

• Excellent interpersonal skills are required in the Senior Supervisor role. A high degree of relationship building skills, self‑awareness and emotional intelligence is required.
• Able to coordinate with project groups to develop solutions to problems.
• Understands what is needed to accomplish project objectives and establish appropriate goals and priorities.
• Demonstrate clear evidence of objective measurement of their achievements.
• Ability to work on their own initiative, prioritising and organising workload for themselves and their team.
• Selects effective approaches to solving issues, based on available information and business objectives, and mobilises teams and stakeholders to implement solutions.
• Highly customer focused.
• Strong collaborator which sets high performance standards.
• Strong internal drive and motivation to make a difference and add value to an organisation.
• Positive, optimistic mindset and can‑do attitude.
• Proactive – A self‑starter who has a pro‑active and independent personality, ability to manage their own workload and prioritise appropriately.
• Acts with integrity.
• Decision Making/Judgement – Selects effective approaches to solving issues, based on available information and business objectives. Understands and considers impact of decisions.
• Innovation & Creativity – Develops and champions new ideas.
• Relationship Builder – Builds and maintains relationships with key internal stakeholders and with key clients/customer groups that support and improve effectiveness.