Planning Advisor

LRQA; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible working arrangements where-ap

Job summary

LRQA in Mumbai is seeking a Planning Advisor on a 1-year fixed term contract. The role focuses on planning visits, optimising assessor utilisation and ensuring cost efficiency while meeting accreditation requirements.

You will respond to customer queries, coordinate activities, guide clients to the portal, maintain data accuracy in BAIS systems, and build strong relationships with internal teams and clients.

Qualifications

• Degree (Bachelor/Master) with 2-3 years of work experience in Customer Service.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Take responsibility for delivery customer needs.
• Ability to proactively understand and assess issues, devise solutions and see them through to resolution.
• Build and support teamwork, engaging actively and supporting others.
• Proficiency in MS Office – a must.
• Good command over English (written as well as spoken).

Responsibilities

• Plan visits/activities, ensuring the right assessors are being used and optimised in the right place, and at the right cost to achieve utilisation targets and compliance with accreditation requirements.
• To undertake a range of activities and resolve queries for internal and external clients. This will include communicating the details of planned visits/activities to Assessors and ensuring contractual requirements and customer expectations are understood.
• Assist with the RFAT process (both requesting office and receiving office) providing ample notice and correspondence aligned to agreed timescales, supporting the prioritisation of key accounts.
• Assist and guide the customer to the portal for basic customer queries.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of data in BAIS systems (in line with internal procedures, contractual requirements, cost structures and budget constraints) within or ahead of agreed SLAs, to support smooth delivery of our services.
• Build and maintain excellent relationships, ensuring contractual requirements and customer expectations are understood.
• Carry out tasks at the request of managers and actively contribute to team meetings and initiatives.
• Liaise with and provide support to other team members, departments and offices, as may be required.
• Develop an understanding of Certification products, services, systems and processes and actively support knowledge transfer in this area.

Education

Bachelor/Master degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job ID: 44578

Job Title: Planning Advisor

Employment Type: Employee Fixed Term

Business Area: Administration/Business Support

Country: India (IN)

Location: LRQA - Mumbai - Solitaire Corpora

Role Purpose

Responds to customer queries as required.

Plan visits/activities, ensuring the right assessors are being used and optimised in the right place, and at the right cost to achieve utilisation targets and compliance with accreditation requirements.

*Please note this is a 1 year Fixed Term contract on LRQA payroll

*Shift timings will be 11 am - 7 pm/ 12 noon - 8 pm

Key Responsibilities & Requirements

• Plan visits/activities, ensuring the right assessors are being used and optimised in the right place, and at the right cost to achieve utilisation targets and compliance with accreditation requirements.
• To undertake a range of activities and resolve queries for internal and external clients. This will include communicating the details of planned visits/activities to Assessors and ensuring contractual requirements and customer expectations are understood.
• Assist with the RFAT process (both requesting office and receiving office) providing ample notice and correspondence aligned to agreed timescales, supporting the prioritisation of key accounts.
• Assist and guide the customer to the portal for basic customer queries.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of data in BA&IS systems (in line with internal procedures, contractual requirements, cost structures and budget constraints) within or ahead of agreed SLAs, to support smooth delivery of our services.
• Build and maintain excellent relationships, ensuring contractual requirements and customer expectations are understood.
• Carry out tasks at the request of managers and actively contribute to team meetings and initiatives.
• Liaise with and provide support to other team members, departments and offices, as may be required.
• Develop an understanding of Certification products, services, systems and processes and actively support knowledge transfer in this area.

Technical / Professional Qualification / Requirements

• Degree (Bachelor/ Master) with a minimum of 2-3 years of work experience in Customer Service preferably in a service industry.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Take responsibility for delivery customer needs
• Ability to proactively understand and assess issues, devise solutions and see them through to resolution
• Build and support teamwork, engaging actively and supporting others
• Proficiency in MS Office – a must
• Good command over English (written as well as spoken)

Who are LRQA?

LRQA is a leading global assurance partner, combining deep industry expertise with innovative solutions to help organizations manage risk, improve performance, and drive sustainable growth.

Operating in over 50 countries with a team of 2,500+ professionals, we support more than 60,000 clients worldwide through assurance, certification, cybersecurity, inspection, and training services. Our purpose is simple: to help businesses build a safer, more secure, and more sustainable future.

What We Offer

• Join a global team where your expertise is valued and your development is supported.
• We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, flexible working arrangements where applicable, a competitive salary aligned with the market, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Pre-Employment Checks

If you are successful in securing a role with us, we may carry out pre-employment checks, as permitted by local law, including verification of identity, right to work, employment history, education, and criminal records where applicable.

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