Client Support Specialist I - Hybrid

Eurofins US Food, Feed, & Supplement Testing; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurofins USA Food Testing is seeking a customer service-oriented professional to bridge client needs and laboratory operations. The role involves handling inquiries, coordinating data, and ensuring timely communication in a hybrid lab environment.

Your duties include updating clients with findings, supporting quotations, managing samples, and maintaining orderly, compliant procedures while preserving client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in scientific field is required or equivalent.
• Associate degree with 2 years of client management or customer service experience acceptable.
• Customer service experience is preferred; laboratory environment experience is a plus.
• Some college training in science or science background is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate information exchange between clients and lab staff via email and phone.
• Respond to client requests within SLA timeframes.
• Ensure clear communication, good service, and fast turnaround times.
• Explain technical information and testing problems to clients.
• Monitor turnaround times and support accurate quotations.
• Coordinate and track sample data for special accounts and reporting procedures.
• Know when and how to file customer complaints.
• Answer basic questions using available resources.
• Understand ENAC service offerings and related lab services.
• Assist in maintaining, ordering, and shipping supplies to clients.
• Provide clerical support such as quote preparation.
• Manage time for productivity and efficiency.
• Use required systems effectively and maintain a clean work area.
• Protect proprietary methodologies from disclosure to non-employees.
• Maintain cooperative relationships across units and promote ethical business practices.
• Possess basic knowledge of relevant industry fields (e.g., food, feed, human food products).
• Act as a representative of the client within the organization.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and willingness to learn new skills.
• Travel may be required for trade shows or client visits.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Undergraduate degree in science

Associate degree with 2 years customer service

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in‑vitro diagnostic products.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in‑vitro diagnostic products.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

1st Shift (Monday - Friday) 8am - 5pm ( Vitamins) Hybrid

• 1. Responsible for facilitating the exchange of information between clients and the technical/administrative staff of the lab via email and phone.
• 2. Responds to client requests in the timeframe set by the Service Level Agreement.
• 3. Ensures clients receive clear communication, good service, and fast turn‑around times.
• 4. Clearly translates and explains technical information, sample and/or testing problems to clients.
• 5. Monitors turn‑around‑times to support accurate quotations to clients and keeps Client Services Manager informed of deviations.
• 6. Coordinates and track sample data for clients requiring special account monitoring or reporting procedures. Maintain appropriate follow‑up with accounts to ensure customer satisfaction.
• 7. Understands when and how to file customer complaints.
• 8. Able to answer basic questions and know where to find information, through technical managers and/or specialists within department, or other available electronic resources.
• 9. Exercises understanding of major ENAC service offerings and some understanding of other lab offerings.
• 10. Assists in maintaining, ordering, and shipping supplies to clients.
• 11. Clerical support to include, but not limited to, quote preparation.
• 12. Manages time in a manner that ensures productivity.
• 13. Able to use and have working knowledge of required systems.
• 14. Maintains an orderly, clean, and safe work area.
• 15. Ensures that proprietary methodologies are not disclosed to non‑employees except as approved by Management.
• 16. Maintains cooperative working relationships with company employees. This includes “intra” and “inter” Business Unit employees.
• 17. Promotes the company image through the exercising of sound and ethical business practices as related to the public and our customers.
• 18. Possesses basic knowledge of relevant industry field as assigned (ex: feed/grain, pet food, human food products, etc.).
• 19. Awareness of client service role within the organization. Acts as representative of the client.
• 20. Displays positive attitude and willingness to learn new skills.
• 21. Some travel may be required to assist in trade shows or occasional client visits.
• 22. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.

Excellent communication skills. Responsive, independent problem solver and action oriented Team player - displays positive attitude and willingness to learn new skills.

Undergraduate degree in scientific field of study with no experience OR Associate degree with 2 years of client management or customer service experience.

Customer service experience preferred Experience in a laboratory environment preferred Some college training in science, or science background, or equivalent preferred.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Applicants living in a commutable distance of Des Moine are encouraged to apply.

Eurofins USA Food Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.