Overview
JOB TITLE : CUSTOMER SERVICE CONSULTANT
REPORTING TO : CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER
PURPOSE OF POSITION
The Customer Service Assistant is tasked with driving all back-office activities necessary to receive, process and confirm customers’ orders timely, for customers within the MEA region for any customer or distributor buying Solution driven products offered for the Retails and Fuelling Solutions Industry. The role has the objective to maximize efficiency in order intake, end-to-end order management and revenue for the given period and to match customers’ delivery time expectation and improve the customer experience. He / She is also responsible to manage all outbound customs and trade issues and maintain all relevant customers’ data.
Responsibilities
- Full understanding of international trade requirements especially within the Middle East and Africa region
- Assessing and processing orders with factories and customers
- Evaluation of orders and obtain necessary approvals like pricing, discount, shipping information, etc. before processing orders
- Logging of all orders and tracking details of shipments in Sales Force
- Co-ordinating with factories on production lead times and ensuring order readiness
- Attend calls with all factories to understand production issues and discuss ways to improve delivery times
- Ensuring an appropriate order flow with compliance to organizational policies
- Co-ordinating with the finance department to resolve invoice and pricing issues
- Monitoring and evaluation of all orders and sales processes and providing weekly reports to all customers
- Management of communication with the sales department and customers
- Working with factory and customers for inspection processes to ensure smooth shipment
- Check the accuracy of the shipping documents and work proactively to avoid issues during custom clearance
- File all documents on respective order folders and share with customers, sales, AR team when necessary
- Work with factory / customer on Letters of Credit and provide necessary inputs
- Co-ordinating with forwarders and customers on shipment deliveries
- Logging, monitoring and evaluation of all order issues
- Assistance to Sales teams in obtaining required proforma documents and related information as required
Delegation of Authority
As per Board-approved DOA and as necessary for functions outside the DOA.As delegated by the Managing Director, when necessary.Position Relationships
Internal
Head of DepartmentsKey Accounts ManagersRegional Sales ManagersFinance teamExternal
FactoriesSuppliersCustomersFreight agentsMeasures of Performance
Leading : Customer Retention, Customer SatisfactionLagging : Revenue growth, On time response and deliveryPersonal Qualifications & Experience
Required Preferred
Education / AchievementsDegree in relevant fieldEquivalent ExperienceExperience / Knowledge5-year customer service experienceExperience in Order ManagementExperience in Logistics and Supply ChainExperience in International TradeKnowledge of import / export carriers and customs mattersCustomer service experience in a similar industry (Preferred)Order Management experience in a similar industry (Preferred)Further studies to include Logistics and supply chain (Preferred)Further knowledge to include International Trade (Preferred)Experience on Sales Force an advantage (Preferred)Specific SkillsStrong Excel dashboard and visual presentation skillsSignificant attention to detailProblem solving and decision-making skillsStrong interpersonal and communication skills (Verbal & Written)Strong teamwork attitudeFuel Retail industry knowledge and experienceExtensive knowledge of internal MRP processes and infrastructureEnglish - Full Professional Proficiency (Required)French – Full Professional Proficiency (Required)Arabic - Full Professional Proficiency (Required)Language Proficiency
English - Full Professional ProficiencyFrench – Full Professional ProficiencyArabic - Full Professional ProficiencyRole Specific Competencies & Behaviours
Customer ObsessedInspiringBuild Extraordinary TeamsCourageousDeliver resultsAdaptableInnovative for ImpactStrategicLead with VBSNote : The following company descriptions were removed to focus on role-specific information.
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