We currently have an exciting opportunity for French Customer Service Specialist in High Wycombe.
Are you fluent in French and English? Do you have previous B2B customer service experience?
If yes, read on.
Our client is a global leader in pressure-sensitive and functional materials and labeling solutions for the retail apparel market and they are looking for French Speaking Customer Service Specialist who will provide excellent customer service and support. This role focuses on managing the order-to-delivery process, ensuring fast and reliable order fulfilment for customers in the EMEA region of our Identification Solutions division.
The salary for the role is £26,000-£28,000 plus 5% bonus and the client offers hybrid model of work.
The role:
- Accurate and timely entry of orders onto the order management system.
- Liaising with Customers to confirm orders, gather additional information as necessary and keep them informed of progress.
- Checking progress, lead-time and quantity for each order.
- Liaising with planning/purchasing to ensure customer orders are prioritized and progressed appropriately and service levels are met.
- Ensuring clear and correct dispatch instructions, i.e. terms of delivery, forwarder details, are provided to the dispatch team.
- Proactively informing customers of order/shipment discrepancies and providing the intended resolution plan.
- Liaising closely with the relevant Territory Manager and Internal Sales Representative for the Country/Region to help deliver sales objectives and address the needs of customers.
- Running and monitoring back order reports for designated customer base (daily or weekly depending on the area).
- Proactively supporting Sales with specific campaigns, this may include contacting existing customer base with special promotions.
- Dealing promptly and effectively with customer requests and queries, including invoice queries, to meet required time-scales.
- Liaising with Credit Control/Finance to resolve all invoice queries.
- Liaising with external service providers such as courier services and forwarding agents to resolve delivery queries.
- Building close relationships with all internal and external contacts to constantly improve information flow and the order process.
- Maintaining accurate and up to date customer records and price lists in the systems.
- Collating information and producing reports as required.
- Working with other members of the Sales, Marketing and Operations teams, to identify issues, propose solutions and take part in projects to contribute to operational and sales efficiency.
- Promoting a coordinated approach within the Customer Services team and providing cover for other team members in their absence.
The person:
- At least 2 year's customer service/administration experience, preferably within a business to business environment.
- Essential to have good working IT skills - Experience of using an in-house database and MS Office packages is essential.
- Professional, articulate, good verbal communication
- Strong administrative and organisational skills.
- Results-oriented with a can-do attitude
- Excellent time management and planning skills
- Team player who is supportive of others
- Able to work under pressure, manage key objectives and work to targets
- A completer finisher who delivers winning results
- Able to work on own initiative without direct supervision
- Able to make decisions and demonstrate a sense or urgency where required
- Experience of liaising with customers / internal departments located outside the UK would be an advantage.
Please only apply if you have the required skills and absolute fluency in the required languages.
Due to the high level of applications we receive, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications match our clients' requirements. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK or hold a valid work permit.