Customer Account Representative Job

The Arkema Group; Wauwatosa (WI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arkema Group is hiring a Customer Service Representative located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. This role requires managing the sales order process, ensuring customer satisfaction, and supporting order management tasks. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree with relevant experience, proficiency in SAP, and strong communication skills.

Join a global leader in innovative materials and help us provide exceptional service to our customers while collaborating closely with our supply chain and sales teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-3 years of relevant customer service experience.
• Strong knowledge of the SAP order process, inventory management, and exception handling.
• Ability to maintain customer relationships effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer orders and expectations to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Accurately enter orders and monitor for on-time delivery.
• Resolve crisis situations while maintaining customer relationships.

Skills

Order management processes

Customer satisfaction

Proficiency with Excel

Communication skills

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

CRM

Salesforce

Job description

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This position reports to the Customer Service Manager for Durable Goods, Bostik. This position is responsible for the Sales Order Management process, customer satisfaction and support, account reconciliation, and supporting the revenue stream of Bostik, Inc.

Key Activities

• Possesses knowledge of order management processes and systems.
• Manage customer orders, manage customer expectations, resolve crisis situations, work with Demand Management to satisfy delivery dates, maintain master records, handle credits/debits/returns, resolve residuals, recording complaints.
• Balancing customer needs within the BU forecasting process and plant production in coordination with Supply Chain.
• Knowledge of the SAP order process, inventory, and key fields for expected results, Available To Promise (ATP), combined settings for transportation, etc.
• Works with plant/Supply Chain for product availability and marketing/sales on pricing.
• Attends Supply Chain meetings.
• Records Complaints and correctly assigns to investigating party, understands implications of issues and effectively manages complaint process.
• Applies debit & credit adjustments based on business guidelines and DSA authority.
• Proactively maintains an ongoing relationship with selected customers and sales staff
• Receives, acknowledges, and processes customer orders within 24 hours of receipt
• Provides pricing, availability, and schedule information
• Suggests additional/alternative products to meet customer needs
• Tracks order activity, and alerts potential delivery problems. Expedites the delivery of orders. Negotiates optimal mode of transportation through interaction with Logistics. Resolve crisis situations during and after hours of operation while not jeopardizing the customer relationships.
• Working knowledge of SAP/ERP Master Data

Responsibilities

• Accurate Order entry, communication of issues as soon as possible. Monitor orders for on-time delivery or proactively renegotiate delivery dates. Follow business specific service rules.
• Clear communication of service commitments to customers and with internal contacts (sales, DM, planning) on demand changes and delays impacting service. Understanding of customer financials (residuals, credits/debits, and overdue invoices), firm knowledge of customer revenue and working capital targets as it relates to this role.
• Provide consistent high-quality service to all customers.
• Regularly updates customer master settings for more efficient order entry.
• Creates relationship with customers, gains appropriate business knowledge and communicates to the sales staff.
• Learn and apply the business model, products, and customers/markets; ability to proactively offer solutions to the customer.
• Establish rapport and build internal network of resources (BPO, Credit, Logistics, Regulatory, etc.) to gain additional business knowledge in an effort to handle customer requests and issues more efficiently.
• Follow ISO Procedures
• Ensure the same level of service is applied to all accounts whether they are assigned specifically to you or a team member. Clear, two-way communication to team members regarding the status of customer accounts in a back-up situation.
• Ability to enter and close complaints in each BU's specific complaint system within BU established service level

Context and Environment

• Daily functions are conducted in accordance with Bostik Customer Service ISO 9000 Quality & Procedures Manual, Business Unit Work Instructions and associated documents, Business Unit Rules or Guidelines, Company Policies and Procedures, Federal, State and Local Legal, Tax, Health, Safety and Environmental Guidelines/Regulations (Includes Robinson Pactman Act, Hazmat, TOSCA, NAFTA, Product Stewardship, DOT, IMCO, among others.
• Supports the site HES policy and complies with all regulatory and internal requirements
• Participates in HES activities provided by site management and Arkema Inc. (e.g., Behavioral Base Safety, SafeStart, etc.)
• Supports and promotes the reporting of all health, safety, environmental, near-miss, accident, or injury incidents
• Trusted to operate within any general customer service compliance guidelines and within the guidelines of the Bostik Code of Ethics/Conduct.

Qualifications / Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree with emphasis in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain or equivalent relevant customer service experience.
• Minimum Years of Experience = 1-3 with Bachelor’s degree and/or a combination of education and experience (intern)
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
• ERP Experience; SAP Strongly preferred
• CRM and Salesforce experience preferred

Who we are?

Arkema is a world leader in Innovative Materials for a Sustainable World with the ambition to become a pure Specialty Materials player.

We thrive as One Arkema, comprised of many businesses and brands including Bostik, ArrMaz, and more! and operating with a global reach in 55 countries with more than 20,700 employees. Each one contributes to positioning Arkema as a recognized leader of specialty chemicals and advanced materials, reporting annual sales of €9.1 billion, of which 3.1% allocated to R&D for 1,800 researchers in 17 R&D centers.

If you pursue excellence, love innovation and are inspired by challenges

we encourage you through www.arkema.com to learn more about our values – Solidarity, Performance, Simplicity, Empowerment, and Inclusion – and how we concentrate on advances in bio-based and recyclable materials, new energies, water management, electronic solutions, lightweight materials and design, home efficiency and insulation.

Changing the world requires the right formula.

The right formula consists of our innovative and sustainable materials, and you. Join us to develop the materials of tomorrow and make a difference together.

What are you made of?

The legal information below pertains specifically to positions posted in the United States however we strive for diversity, equity and inclusion in all the countries that we hire.

Arkema Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Arkema Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting and hiring.

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