Customer Service Representative

Albemarle Corporation; United States; Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Albemarle is hiring a Customer Service Representative. This hybrid role is based in Dalian and focuses on order entry, product availability, customer confirmations, processing, and invoicing using SAP.

You will coordinate with shipping, planning, manufacturing, logistics, and sales, document complaints, support in S&OP meetings, and ensure timely order status updates to customers.

Qualifications

• College degree or university degree.
• Experience in a similar field is preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office; SAP experience is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Customer-focused with ability to build trust and relations.
• Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.
• Willing to develop and grow professionally.
• Team player who collaborates across functions.

Responsibilities

• Follow Albemarle’s order fulfillment processes for entry, availability, confirmation, processing, and invoicing using SAP.
• Act as liaison between customers and internal resources (shipping, planning, manufacturing, logistics, sales, HS&E).
• Document customer complaints and feedback in the incident database.
• Assist in order-fulfillment improvements by identifying problems and implementing corrective actions.
• Attend S&OP/MPS meetings and communicate order status to customers.
• Manage orders to meet monthly closing deadlines and align with sales control plans.
• Support collections to resolve payment issues related to orders.
• Prepare for onboarding of new products and customers.

Skills

College degree

Customer service experience

IT skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Customer focus

Organization

Time management

Self-development

Team player

Education

College or university degree

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Job description

Be an essential element to a brighter future.

We work together to transform essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health. Join our values-led organization committed to building a more resilient world with people and planet in mind. Our core values are the foundation that make us successful for ourselves, our customers and the planet.

Job Description

Albemarle is hiring for a Customer Service Representative]. This position is hybrid and located in Dalian.

What You Will Do

• Follow Albemarle’s order fulfillment processes for order entry, product availability determination, customer confirmation, processing, and invoicing using the Albemarle Enterprise Software system (SAP)
• Drive the order fulfillment process as liaison between external customers and internal Albemarle resources including shipping locations, Planner/master scheduler, Manufacturing, Logistics, Business, Sales, and Health Safety & Environmental (HS&E)
• Document Customer complaints and feedback in the Customer Feedback/Incident reporting database
• Participate in order fulfillment process improvements by identifying and documenting internal failures in the incident-reporting database.Timely investigation to identify root cause, with implementation of sustainable corrective actions to improve.
• Attend Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)/Master Production Scheduler meetings
• Initial and ongoing confirmation and communication of order status to customers
• Manage orders and customer commitments in accordance with sales control plans defined by Business
• Assist Collections teams to resolve customer payment issues related to order fulfillment
• Participate in Order Launch meeting process to prepare for the onboard of successful order fulfillment processes for new products and customers
• Manage orders to meet monthly closing deadline
• Specific duties as may be defined by individual business needs

What You Bring

Required:

• College or university degree
• Previous work experience in similar field
• Good IT skills (MS Office, SAP experience is an advantage)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Outstanding communication skills: can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences withminimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly ofother parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
• Costumer focused attitude; meet or exceed customers expectations (internal/external), establishes and maintains effective relationships withcustomers and gains their trust and respect
• Good organization and time management skills; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, arranges information and files ina useful manner, concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities
• Self-development skills: he/she is personally committed to and actively works to continuously improve him/herself; understands that differentsituations and levels may call for different skills and approaches.
• Supportive and team worker

Preferred:

• Fluent in English and Chinese; Japanese and Korean language knowledge is a plus

Benefits of Joining Albemarle

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves, our teams, and our communities. When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future, build with purpose and grow together.