Senior Account Operations Specialist

vor 4 Wochen


Herzogenaurach, Bayern, Deutschland adidas Vollzeit

Objective and Significance to the Organization:

Provide exceptional services to a designated customer base in partnership with the sales division and key departments to achieve the company's strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Exhibit expertise in all operational and commercial aspects, ensuring outstanding customer service is consistently delivered.
  • Critically assess existing methods and practices, proposing and implementing practical enhancements.
  • Handle daily customer inquiries with the goal of resolving issues and offering innovative and effective solutions. This includes:
    • Engaging with wholesale clients through all established communication channels
    • Delivering all pertinent information regarding orders and products
    • Generating, analyzing, and interpreting data and reports aligned with business requirements and customer expectations
    • Collaborating with relevant departments to find solutions to recurring issues, thereby minimizing complaints or returns
    • Working closely with the sales team to provide specialized support and expertise
  • Collaborate with wholesale clients and partners to ensure efficient and precise customer onboarding:
    • Facilitating new customer setups and modifications to customer information (e.g., closing customer accounts, delivery restrictions, approval strategies) in conjunction with relevant internal teams
    • Modifying and exiting buyer groups in cooperation with finance, IT, and customer data
    • Establishing and/or authorizing order and invoice values in accordance with applicable valuation and signature policies
  • Oversee the order management process from purchase order to invoicing to ensure clarity and conversion of the order book.
    • Processing all types of orders and contracts
    • Resolving internal order issues or directing them to appropriate stakeholders to ensure a seamless workflow
    • Monitoring delays
    • Maintaining the order book
    • Ensuring timely creation of delivery notes to facilitate prompt and complete delivery, including prioritization of orders as per strategic guidelines. Assisting relevant departments in case of potential issues (e.g., requesting expedited deliveries)
    • Upholding approved special discounts
    • Where applicable, playing a crucial role in the timely delivery of sensitive products by collaborating cross-functionally to monitor the product and meet critical deadlines.
    • Checking electronic receipts for errors and coordinating corrections using available tools (e.g., EDI, missing item data, missing segmentation)
  • Coordinate special handling for new applications and changes in alignment with our business strategy.
    • Assessing the feasibility of shipping and packaging requirements of clients and coordinating implementation in the system if necessary
    • Maintaining the process system and forwarding special handling information and, if applicable, labels to warehouses and production facilities
  • Manage returns and complaints according to guidelines, documenting all requests in the CRM system, and collaborating closely with internal and external logistics partners (freight forwarders, inbound and outbound, warehouses) and the finance department:
    • Returns and refusals: Evaluating and deciding on requests, managing the process until credit notes are issued
    • Complaints: Reviewing, documenting, rejecting, or approving credit requests for quality defects, special handling errors, and pricing discrepancies
    • Independently resolving and clarifying outstanding receivables and invoice adjustments
  • Execution of special projects, commercial agreements, and customer-specific management of supplies for campaigns, promotional items, and introductory products.
  • Providing support and representation for colleagues in other customer service divisions.

Optional Responsibilities:

  • Acting as a key user and/or tester in system and process-based IT projects, including updating and adapting test scenarios.
  • Assisting in projects and workshops to achieve departmental objectives.
  • Participating in customer meetings both internally and externally.

Authority:

Power of attorney

Main Contacts:

  • Wholesale
  • Broader Account Operations Team
  • Sales Team
  • IT
  • Supply Chain Teams (local and Europe-wide)
  • External Third Parties
  • Credit Management Team
  • Marketing

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Proficient in MS Office, SAP, Salesforce, and MicroStrategy
  • Fluent in German (written and spoken)
  • Advanced English language skills (written and spoken)
  • Strong business acumen
  • High level of customer orientation, presentation, and communication skills
  • Process-oriented mindset with a deep understanding of complex relationships
  • A confident, positive, and engaged team member contributing to a high-performance culture within the team and department.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines and manage conflicting priorities
  • Willingness to travel as needed

Required Education and Experience / Minimum Requirements:

  • Successfully completed vocational training in industry or logistics, along with further training or a bachelor's degree
  • Over 3 years of experience in customer service within customer service, sales, or supply chain sectors


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