Sr Specialist GBS Acct & Sales Ops - German Speaker

Job Title

Support the business in order to achieve sales and market strategy objectives. Ensure a reliable, adequate and competitive customer service level for all assigned customers of the channel (adidas)

Responsibilities:

• Independently providing account operations support to all assigned customers in specific market.
• Support communication with customers via all relevant communication channels (e-mail, tickets, phone) and providing information such as related to orders and articles and compiling various order-related analyses at the request of customers or Sales.
• Working in close cooperation with internal and external departments (e.g. Sales, AS&O Team, Finance, Order Fulfilment) when dealing with the following topics:
• Backlogs, scheduled deliveries, cancellations, launches, pre-pack promotions, procurement, etc.
• Returns and complaints.
• Monitoring credit-blocked orders and coordinating credit limit increases (credit requests) with Finance and Sales.
• Coordinating new customer set-ups and changes to customer master data, customer number closures, order blocks as well as changes to and withdrawal from associations, in cooperation with Finance, IT and Customer Master Management.
• Setting and/or authorizing order and invoice value date in accordance with the applicable value date and signature regulations.
• Perform order book management by recording and managing all types of orders; managing deliveries to ensure timely and complete delivery, including order prioritization in compliance with the strategic guidelines for sales control;
• Monitoring electronic receipts for errors and correcting these errors using the tools provided.
• Work in close collaboration with dedicated customer portfolio, performing calls, analysis and sharing information with sales.
• Coordinating special handling for new requests and support in the processing of returns and complaints.
• Extensively tracking carrier deliveries and parcel deliveries and initiating escalation in the event of delays and irregularities.
• Requesting return and/or intermediate transport from the logistics partners.
• Finding solutions for problems in cooperation with interfaces (warehouse, forwarding companies, product management, procurement, returns department) to prevent complaints.
• Independently processing and providing final clarification of outstanding charges and invoice reductions on the part of the customer.
• Processing damage reports and notifying the Insurance department of transportation damage and losses.
• Recording all processes in the CRM system and logging this information in the statistics for the purposes of status monitoring and KPI analysis.
• Preparing the necessary documents in compliance with the applicable signature regulations for recording credits and debits.
• Working in close cooperation with the Sales team and supporting them in customer service by providing specific expertise in the processes involved.
• Performing special tasks, e.g. SMU business, special conditions, trade agreements, customer-specific management of deliveries for campaigns, promotional goods, launch articles, etc.
• Standing in for and supporting colleagues working in other groups within Accounts & Sales Operations.
• Support direct management with analysis and improvements. Such as Problem-Solving preparation, controls review and implementation.
• Support direct management in case of vacation, business trip, or absent.

Key Relationships:

• Customers, Sales Channel Management, Account operations, Global Operations in France (Purchasing, Warehouses, Customer Fulfilment, Inbound and Outbound), Credit & Collections, IT, Planning, Finance and Controlling, Marketing, external providers such as forwarding companies, and central regulation bodies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A strong Customer Service focus and excellent communication skills.
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Office, SAP/CRM and Business Objects.
• Advanced English and German knowledge (written and spoken).
• Understanding of costs and of sales generation.
• Process-oriented mindset and in-depth understanding of complex correlations.
• Proactive, Autonomous, and independent working style.
• A high level of problem-solving ability.
• Ability to contribute to a team environment where performance is measured.
• Experience in working under pressure to meet deadlines and conflicting priorities.

Requisite Education and Experience/Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of mandatory education level or vocational studies.
• Bachelor's degree is a plus. University degree in Commerce/Business Administration/Finance/ Controlling or similar.
• 3+ years' experience in providing customer support in the field of customer service, sales or logistics.
• 5+ years' experience in providing customer support in the field of customer service, sales or logistics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German