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Customer Service Manager

MET Recruitment UK Ltd
Posted 15 days ago, valid for 4 days
Location

West Bromwich, West Midlands B71 1ET, England

Salary

£40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A Customer Service Manager position is available in West Bromwich with a salary range of £40,000 - £45,000 per annum.
  • The role is permanent and requires a candidate with at least 5 years of experience in customer service management and shipping export, particularly with dangerous goods.
  • Key responsibilities include overseeing the customer services team, training staff, processing orders, and handling escalated complaints.
  • Candidates should possess excellent communication skills, a thorough understanding of export regulations, and ideally hold relevant certifications such as IATA and IMDG.
  • The working hours are Monday to Friday from 8:45 am to 4:30 pm, and the position offers 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays and additional benefits.

Customer Service Manager

West Bromwich

£40,000 - £45,000

Permanent

What’s on offer:

  • Monday – Friday 8:45am – 4:30pm
  • £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Free life assurance cover
  • Generous Sick Pay Scheme 
  • Pension scheme

A fantastic opportunity has become available to join an independent, family-owned company who are looking for a confident candidate who has experience in customer service and has dealt with exporting dangerous goods, to join their amazing team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Overseeing the customer services team
  • Training and managing Customer Service Assistants and Representatives
  • On-boarding and training new employees
  • Interacting with customers on a day-to-day basis
  • Speaking with suppliers and building relationships
  • Liaising with all departments to resolve customer queries.
  • Processing orders
  • Dealing with invoices or discrepancies 
  • Monitoring and reporting sales data and customer feedback.
  • Attending meetings.
  • Conducting 1-2-1’s with members of staff.
  • Dealing with escalated complaints to resolution.
  • Completing export documentation.
  • Keeping staff updated on processes, procedures and law regulations.

Person Specifications:

  • Be confident and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Have a thorough understanding on the exportation of goods across borders, duty and incoterms in the post-BREXIT age.
  • Have positive negotiation skills.
  • Be resilient through peaks of pressure and working to tight deadlines.
  • Have extensive similar experience within the manufacturing sector.
  • A Level 5 (or higher) qualification in a Business-related discipline or equivalent.
  • IATA and IMDG certification.
  • 5 years in a customer service management and shipping export role with experience of dangerous goods.
  • Ideally a working knowledge of Sage X3 but this is not essential.
  • Proficient with Microsoft software and the ability to effectively manipulate Excel spreadsheets.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.