Customer Service Representative

**Customer Service Representative**

****Position Description****

**Job Summary**

Responsible for managing the quote to cash process for a single manufacturing site. The Customer Service Representative (CSR) works directly all day with the customer, sales team, and internal partners to ensure quotes, part builds, and purchase orders are entered timely and accurately. The CSR monitors the status throughout the quote/build/order lifecycle and communicates to all parties anything at risk to help drive proactive resolution. The CSR ensures all key decision making parties at that site (Quality / Engineering / Applications / Supply Chain / Credit, etc.) respond promptly in order that he/she can meet the needs of the customer.

**Required Qualifications**

* High school diploma or GED required.

* Two year degree working toward a Business related BS degree preferred.

* 1-2 years Demonstrated solid Customer Service experience required.

* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required.

* Experience with Customer Relationship Management software, ideally SalesForce preferred.

* Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning software preferred.

* Excellent verbal and written communication required.

* Excellent time management skills required.

**Additional Description**

* Owns and manages proactive communication of sales order status for specific site supported customers. Facilitates the expediting of orders at risk of missing our promise date by initiating communications and scheduling internal and customer meetings. Proactively identifies orders at risk due to ECN and other HOLDs and escalates awareness to ensure resolution by self or appropriate partners.

* Owns and manages the accurate entry of customer purchase orders within 24 hours of receipt for a specific subset of customers, including contract review, sales order creation, and sales order acknowledgement to the customer.

* Facilitates the communication between customer and Customer Development Group to ensure timely response on all RFQs and Part Build requests. Meets deadlines and provides customer advance notice for parts still at risk.

* Participates in continuous improvement opportunities that eliminate waste and improve customer responsiveness. Documents processes and participates with others to experience positive change. (Examples include primarily site-focused initiatives such as Lean Improvement Teams, Site Records Retention Procedure, PO Compliance, Customer Focus Teams, Sample Process.)

* Active participant in site Safety Events including safety stand-down initiatives, monthly meetings, monthly SMATs, and contributing five other targeted safety annual improvements.

**Company Summary**

Saint-Gobains innovations touch almost every major industry around the world. Within its Life Sciences division, teams are solving critical problems for customers who are getting life-saving medical devices to the frontlines of healthcare, discovering essential medications, and nourishing and connecting the world through consumer, industrial and electronics applications. As one of the worlds leading producers of high-performance polymer products, we improve lives by making simple experiences better and being there in lifes critical moments.

Our team members recognize that we all create the environment for people to succeed, with a culture built on respect, open and honest communication, and honoring our commitments to our customers and each other. And at the heart of our culture, weve learned working together makes good ideas, great ones.

With a legacy dating back more than 350 years, Saint-Gobain offers employees the stability and security of a leading Global 500 corporation while operating like multiple small and agile start-ups, where entrepreneurial spirit, pioneering teamwork, and bold, forward-thinking ideas pave new paths.

Every team member is encouraged to develop and leverage their unique expertise and strengths to make the greatest impact on the company and our end users. At Saint-Gobain, youre empowered and equipped with countless opportunities and resources for professional development. You will find the support you need to create a vision and roadmap for your career, and make that vision a reality.

Invent yourself at Saint-Gobain Life Sciences; and together, well create a better life.

**Legal Statement**

*Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.*

Customer Service Representative

Location: Beaverton

Posting Date: 09/27/2021

Job Code: 587903