Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Demand Capture
- Complete and resolve all demand capture failures within defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Align material and customer master data to enable successful order capture.
- Resolve blocked orders by coordinating with customers and internal teams.
Order Processing & Fulfillment
- Monitor open orders regularly as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Ensure high performance on key metrics such as:
- Perfect Order Rate
- Case Fill Rate (CFR)
- On-Time Delivery
- Invoice Accuracy
- On-Time Billing
- Manage stock allocation issues requiring customer interaction.
- Proactively manage Out-of-Stock risks and propose mitigation actions to customers.
- Coordinate with Order Filtering, Interface CoC, and Physical Logistics teams for delivery creation issues.
- Resolve transportation-related issues (load optimization, carrier selection, appointment scheduling, delivery delays).
- Resolve warehouse-related issues (capacity constraints, pick & pack, loading issues).
Customer Interaction & Visibility
- Act as a single point of contact to provide 360-degree visibility on order status.
- Proactively communicate order updates, exceptions, and resolutions to customers and internal stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers to ensure service excellence.
Billing
- Collaborate with the Billing team to resolve billing issues that require customer communication.
Returns & Refusals
- Serve as the primary customer contact for all returns and refusals.
- Capture and register return and refusal requests through customer interaction tools.
- Analyze refusal reasons and propose corrective and preventive actions.
- Validate return requests as per market return policy and ensure complete documentation.
- Coordinate execution of refusals with customers, transport, and warehouse teams.
- Manage destruction of goods when required, coordinating with logistics and third-party providers.
- Support Claims Management with documentation and acceptance decisions.
- Inform Sales of non-accepted returns and seek approvals where required.
- Use standardized reason codes to record and analyze root causes.
Continuous Improvement & Escalation
- Identify, analyze, and escalate issues based on defined escalation criteria.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance process efficiency and KPI performance.
- Participate in NCE operational review meetings and contribute to demand capture improvements.
- Collaborate with Master Data, Pricing, and other specialists to address root causes of order failures.
Key Stakeholders
Internal
- Sales
- Finance
- Physical Logistics (Warehouse & Transport)
- Marketing
- Demand Capture
- Master Data
- Interface Center of Competence
- Process Optimization
- Order Fulfillment Teams
External
- Customers
- Third-party logistics and transport providers
- Industry organizations (e.g., GS1, IGD)
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Customer Satisfaction (qualitative and complaints)
- % Perfect Orders
- Cost to Serve
- Order Processing Accuracy
- On-Time Delivery & Billing
- Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
- Aging and value of claims, returns, and refusals
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelors degree from a recognized college/university.
- 5+ years of experience in leading teams in at least two of the following areas:
- Customer Service / Call Center
- Customer-Facing Supply Chain
- Demand & Supply Planning
- Distribution / Materials Handling
- Sales and/or Marketing
- Proven project management experience involving major projects or change initiatives.
- Strong understanding of the Order-to-Cash process and customer service best practices.
- Knowledge of supply chain KPIs such as CFR, Order Fulfillment, Invoice Accuracy, Returns & Refusals, and Net Trade Working Capital.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage compliance and operational risks
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Insightful analytics and operational
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