Customer Service Advisor - Heredia, Costa Rica - Huntsman

Descripción

Job Description:
Customer Service Advisor (Order Management) (Temporary - 6 months)

Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2022 revenues of approximately $8 billion from our continuing operations.

Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets.

We operate more than 60 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 7,000 associates within our continuing operations.

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Job Scope

The Customer Service Advisor (CSA) is Huntsman's "face to the customer" overseeing and ensuring seamless execution of the customer ordering processes.

The Customer Service Advisor is knowledgeable in the systems, policies, and products for the business they report through.

Must be able to serve both internal and external customers and be aware of how to get things done through the established processes and deploy Huntsman resources to effectively manage customer orders from receipt through delivery.

Must be able to track and improve efficiency and effectiveness through a defined set of metrics and key performance indicators.

Must be able to handle a large workload on a tight schedule with a high degree of accuracy and correspond in a professional manner.

In summary, as a Customer Service Advisor (CSA), you will:

• Order Management_
• Manage the daytoday relationships and orders for identified customer accounts, ensuring proficient and knowledgeable customer service is provided with a sense of integrity and trust.
• Perform all job duties by following required company and/or department processes in handling customer orders, issues, product returns, order cancellations, complaints, quotes, documentation requests, sameday order entry and data maintenance.
• Have good working product knowledge and may suggest alternate or compatible products to customers as needed.
• Manage any issues that may arise in a timely manner towards resolution, including alternate escalation protocols and fee negotiation.
• Have ownership of a "streamlined process" such as returns or master data management as required.
• Provide regular feedback and proactive communication to the customer and/or sales representatives regarding the status of the accounts.
• Manage order blocks working close to other functions as Finance/Credit, Supply Chain Planning and Logistics.
• Contribute to attain and improve customer services metrics and key performance indicators as time to enter orders, order confirmation time, number of orders and line items, order changes and cancellations, and others defined by the group.
• Employee Activities_
• Handle additional responsibilities without affecting day to day activities.
• Follow instructions and perform other duties as may be assigned by supervisor and/or manager and may assist in the monitoring and balancing of team workload.
• Arrive at scheduled start time.
• Employ safe work practices and actively participate in EH&S initiatives.
• Follow company and departmental attendance, punctuality, and other policies.
• Demonstrate customer service core values, defined by our mission statement.
• Relationship Management_
• Work closely with manufacturing, logistics, credit, supply chain, technical, commercial, pricing and other key stakeholders to insure timely and accurate order processing and delivery in accordance with customer requirements and manufacturing capabilities, and respond to internal and external issues, product returns, and complaints, following any issues through to completion with a sense of urgency.
• Have assigned customer accounts or manage spot deals for inside sales activity, which may involve order solicitation, price negotiation and systems entry, and some travel to meet with customers.
• Support Management_
• Be the primary on floor backup for Team Lead and help other CSAs and/or groups to assure adequate coverage of accounts during planned and unplanned shortstaffed situations and/or during implementations; including "go team" operations for Disaster Recovery needs and primary afterhours coverage.
• Design, maintain, and send reports.
• Offer viable solutions to problems and aid in implementation of suggestions for improvement and other project work and considered a "go to" person on the team.
• Assist other employees in accomplishment of Huntsman company goals.
• Employee Development_
• Develop product knowledge, service offerings, processes, backup procedures, and industry conditions to enhance service and sales to the customers through personal training, individual inquiry, and development plans.
• Serve as a mentor to new and struggling employees.
• Identify areas of continued learning and the desire for s