Customer Service Representative

Smiths Interconnect; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 63,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex - ADS in the United States seeks a Customer Service & Sales Operations professional to interpret and enter orders into ERP, coordinate with sales, engineering, and production, and ensure accurate, on-time delivery.

You will provide technical information, quotes, and customer communications, while supporting account managers during escalations and PTO. Strong ERP experience and attention to detail are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years in sales order entry, customer service, or supply chain coordination.
• Proficient with ERP/order-entry systems; comfortable auditing POs and change orders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for assigned customer orders, ensuring accurate entry into ERP before release for production.
• Validate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and quality/flowdown codes; escalate when needed.
• Proactively manage order health by monitoring open order reports and expediting as required.
• Prepare and issue sales order acknowledgements, quotes, and customer communications clearly and promptly.
• Support account managers with escalations, schedule changes, and coverage during PTO or absence.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, engineering, and production to provide technical guidance and communicate developments.
• Maintain customer accounts and documentation per procedures; assist with reproms and catalog requests.
• Act as backup to main switchboard or perform additional clerical duties.

Skills

ERP systems

Order entry

Communication

Basic math

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

ERP/order-entry systems

Job description

You will perform a wide variety of duties to interpret, analyze, coordinate, enter, and follow up on sales orders and shipments; maintain sales records and files; and provide customers with accurate technical, pricing, and delivery information. You will ensure order accuracy before release for production, coordinate across sales, engineering, and production, and proactively manage order-related issues to meet customer commitments.

Our Team: You will join the Customer Service & Sales Operations team that partners closely with outside sales, account managers, production planning, engineering, and accounting to deliver on customer expectations. The team is focused on on-time delivery, clear communication, and continuous process improvement.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer orders, ensuring orders are interpreted correctly and entered accurately into the ERP system before release for production.


• Validate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and warranted quality/flowdown codes; elevate and coordinate with internal stakeholders when clarifications or exceptions are required.


• Proactively manage order health by monitoring open order reports, submitting lead-time requests to schedulers/planners, and initiating change orders or expedite actions to prevent or resolve delivery issues.


• Prepare and issue sales order acknowledgements, quotes, and customer communications with clarity and timeliness to build customer confidence and reduce downstream errors.


• Support account managers with customer escalations, schedule adjustments (pull-ins/push-outs), and coverage during PTO or absence to ensure continuity of service.


• Collaborate with sales, marketing, engineering, and production to provide technical application guidance and to communicate significant customer developments across departments.


• Maintain and update customer accounts and documentation in accordance with accounting and company procedures; assist with reproms and catalog requests as needed.


• Act as backup to the main switchboard or perform additional clerical duties that support the sales and service objectives of the department.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High school diploma or equivalent.


• Two or more years of related experience in sales order entry, customer service, or supply chain coordination, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Proficient with ERP/order-entry systems and comfortable entering and auditing purchase orders, acknowledgements, and change orders.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to read and interpret documents, write routine correspondence, and communicate with internal teams and customers clearly and professionally.


• Comfortable performing basic business math (discounts, percentages, delivery calculations) and applying common-sense problem solving in standardized situations.

What Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in aerospace/defense or other highly regulated industries with familiarity of flowdowns, quality codes, and warranted requirements.


• Direct experience with Molex - ADS codes or equivalent part/quality flowdown mapping and audit processes.


• Proficiency with advanced Excel functions, reporting tools, or experience generating and managing open order reports and customer-facing documents.


• Prior exposure to production scheduling/planning processes and working knowledge of lead-time commitments and planner interactions.


• Associate degree or coursework in business, supply chain, or related field; experience supporting account managers and cross-functional process improvement activities.


• Experience with international orders, export documentation, or multi-currency invoicing (if applicable).

(pay $63,000-$80,000)

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Who We Are

As a leader in aerospace and defense electronics, Molex - ADS company, is a leader committed to engineering and manufacturing excellence. With a legacy of over six decades, we take pride in our team of passionate and skilled professionals who play a pivotal role in developing and manufacturing mission‑critical products. Our cutting‑edge solutions are not only found on Mars, in fighter jets, submarines, and in the far reaches of space. We understand the mission critical environments in which our products operate, and our commitment to excellence drives us to ensure their unwavering reliability. Whether you are a seasoned industry expert or have fresh talent seeking to soar in your career, we invite you to embark on a journey of creativity, growth, and achievement with us.

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Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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