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If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.
We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
The Customer Solutions Associate serves as the primary point of contact and advocate for the customer and is responsible to optimize orders while driving efficiency and minimizing waste throughout the E2E Order to Cash process flow.
Primary Responsibilities
Demand Capture:
- Identify and resolve demand capture failures within defined Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Order Filter:
- Regularly monitor open orders according to the Daily Activity Schedule and ensure adherence to the tasks and cadence
- Collaborate with customer or cross functional business partners to resolve blocked orders within SLA
- Optimize orders for logistical efficiency (e.g. maximize payload, grouping / splitting orders)
Order Fulfillment:
- Contact customer when required due to Out of Stock or Stock Allocation issues
- Collaborate with Order Fulfillment team to resolve issues preventing delivery note creation (e.g. delivery block)
- Contact customer and propose resolution if issues identified post-delivery note due to Transportation or Warehousing issues (such as appointment scheduling, delivery delay, picking issues etc.)
Returns and Refusals:
- Be principal customer contact for capturing, creating and registering all return requests
- Assess compliance of Return Requests according to Market Return Policy Conditions
- Obtain authorization from Sales for return requests that exceed Market Return Policy Thresholds
- Validate returned product is in sellable condition and ensure all relevant documentation is provided for analysis of credit / debit value
- Coordinate destruction or donation of goods when physical return is not warranted
- Ensure refusals created by the OS&D team in Transportation contain appropriate order reason code and correct pricing prior to billing
- Analyze reasons for refusals and contact customers to propose mitigation actions to reduce / eliminate in the future
Billing:
- Collaborate with Billing in the resolution of billing issues that require customer contact
Additional Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with key stakeholders and business partners (such as CFSC, Sales, Logistics, COC etc.) to ensure the quality of processes are aligned to meet the business and customer needs
- Provide 360° visibility on status of orders to customers and internal teams
- Apply appropriate root cause reason codes following global Reason Code Methodology
- Identify, analyze and initiate the escalation process based on escalation criteria
- Drive and encourage continuous improvement mindset applying NCE methodology
- Participate in NCE operational review meetings
REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL:
- Undergraduate degree strongly preferred
- Availability / flexibility to work different shifts based on customer geography/time zone; or 7-day operations
EXPERIENCE:
- 1 – 4 years’ experience in Supply Chain preferred (e.g. Order Management, Distribution, Inventory Management, Transportation, Demand and Supply Planning etc.)
SKILLS:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical aptitude with a proven ability to analyze/interpret data
- Well-organized, methodical thinker with excellent decision-making skills
- Strong and creative problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Proficiency in SAP, BW and Business Objects preferred
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
OTHER PERSONAL QUALITIES:
- Strong Customer Service mindset and passion for delighting customers internally and externally
- Demonstrates a strong desire to develop trust and long-term relationships
- Proactively seeks continuous process and service improvements
- Strong result-orientation
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
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