Manager, Customer Service

Paladin Labs Inc.; Hazelwood (MO); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Par Health in Hazelwood, MO is seeking a Manager, Customer Service to lead a global team and manage order processing. You will design policies, processes, and tools to deliver superior service, resolve escalations, and drive efficiency and continuous improvement.

You will partner with Supply Chain, Finance, IS, Sales, and Quality to meet performance targets and budget expectations. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in customer service and related functions, with 5+ years in supervision;

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Professional presentation skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving for projects.
• Leadership and supervisory experience.
• Flexible and able to work in a team.
• Working knowledge of Supply Chain operations.
• Ownership of assigned functions and cross-functional interface.
• Independent, self-starter mindset.
• Auditing and corrective action proficiency.
• Strong decision-making and change-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Customer Service team.
• Lead day-to-day customer care operations.
• Establish and monitor metrics for department performance.
• Improve productivity and service through process improvement.
• Develop value stream maps and CI plans.
• Coordinate with Trade Compliance and Commercial Operations.
• Monitor the departmental budget.
• Represent the department in cross-functional meetings.
• Serve as customer advocate and handle escalations.
• Enter and maintain customer database records.
• Process orders and returns; manage credits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Project analytics

Supply chain knowledge

Multi-tasking

Auditing proficiency

Decision making

Change management

Ownership mindset

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Business or related field

Associate degree + 15+ years exp considered

Job description

## Manager, Customer ServiceApply: Hazelwood, MO (675) - USA037 - Hybrid: Full time: Posted Today: R003351**Why Us?**At Par Health, we believe great healthcare is built on getting the essentials right. We’re looking for passionate, talented individuals who share our commitment to improving lives. With a global workforce, we lead with pride and purpose—prioritizing quality and safety while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and teamwork. Elevating the Essentials isn’t just our tagline, it’s the higher standard we live by every day.**Job Description Summary**The Manager, Customer Service is responsible for leading a team of Customer Service Representatives serving as the frontline contacts for Par Health products globally. The Manager implements and designs operational policies, processes, and tools to support the organization’s aim of providing superior customer service. This position is responsible for handling all aspects of the order management process. This Manager role is an active contributor of the Customer Service team with responsibilities covering daily customer service duties inclusive of, but not limited to, high level/complex issue resolution and/or escalation to management as well as day to day orders and customer inquiries. The successful candidate’s main focus is the department’s excellence in customer care and satisfaction while driving efficiency and process improvement.**Job Description****ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** • Supervision of the Par Health Customer Service team.• Lead the day-to-day operations of the Customer Service department as they relate to all customer care activities.• Establish and monitor the necessary metrics to track key activities and measures departmental performance.• Constantly improve productivity and service through researching best practices and leading improvement efforts/projects.Assist with the development of current and future state value stream maps and continuous improvement plans, as well as the implementation of those plans.• Coordinate and facilitate activities that respond to customer and market needs through collaboration with Trade Compliance and Commercial Operations.• Monitor and adhere to departmental budget.Represent the department in cross-functional team meetings with Supply Chain, Finance, IS, Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Quality and Manufacturing.• Serve as customer advocate and provide high level problem resolution and escalate issues to management.• Enters and maintains database records of customer profiles and prepares and maintains status reports.• Processes and adjusts database for returned goods by entering orders, credits, etc.• All other duties as assigned. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:** **Education:** • B.S. / B.A. in Business or related field (preferred) or commensurate experience.• Bachelor's degree (B.S./B.A.) in Business or a related field preferred; Associate's degree with 15+ years of relevant experience will be considered. **Experience:**• 10 years experience including Customer Service, distribution, inventory management, invoicing, marketing and sales• Pharmaceutical experience strongly preferred.• At least 5+ years of supervisory experience required.**Skills/Qualifications/Competencies** • Excellent oral and written communication skills required.• Exceptional interpersonal skills required.• Professional presentation skills.• Analytical and problem-solving skills for project work and systems/process improvements.• Proven leadership and supervisory skills for staffing, development, performance coaching, and recognition of results.• Flexibility and teamwork skills.• Working knowledge of the fundamentals of Supply Chain operations.• Ability to take complete ownership of assigned functions as well as interface with related functions.• Independent, self-starter who needs little guidance or follow-up once projects/tasks are assigned.• Proficient at multi-tasking, well organized and reliable for consistent decision making and follow through.• Demonstrated auditing and corrective action proficiency.• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.• Ability to manage and drive change. **WORKING CONDITIONS**:Normal office conditionsTravel required (<10%) **OPERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS**: Frequent communication and working relationships with manufacturing sites, distribution centers, different functions within and outside the company (quality, commercial operations, supply chain, distribution, finance, marketing). **DISCLAIMER:**The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to thisclassification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employeesassigned to this position.**EEO Statement:**We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment, and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.