Building on a strong legacy of almost 150 years, we are leading the way to reimagine and improve life every day. Today and for generations to come. Through our innovative and sustainable brands and technologies, across our teams around the world. Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Customer Experience Specialist
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Customer Experience Specialist
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About this position
At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What you´ll do
- Accountable for customer facing activities / customer experience, acting as a single point of contact for customers, adopting customer centricity mindset within day-to-day interactions (set and meet expectations, stress-free experience, maintain a positive & professional demeanor).
- Run Order-to-Cash (OTC) & Customer-Service-Mgt (CSM), focusing mainly on customer interaction related activities (in/outbound).
- Contribute to the understanding of customer segments, trends needs, and expectations by reporting and providing feedback on client interactions. Build customer’s trust & relationship by supporting in supply, commercial & application enquiries, collecting feedback and identifying opportunities to drive customer satisfaction, including regular visits.
- Enter relevant information into the customer relationship management system after each contact with a customer to create a call plan and to ensure that the organization has quality data to enable effective customer retention and business development activities. Schedule follow-up actions.
- Provide a quality service to customers while identifying opportunities to secure new business or support retention via customer interaction. Responsibilities may include handling customer cases and dealing with complex queries to minimize disruption & downtime.
- Close collaboration with internal partners/functions (CSX, Center of Excellence/CoE, Global Business Solutions/GBS+, Supply Chain), mainly via Service Cloud, judging and aligning priorities to meet customer expectations and needs vs. Supply Chain capabilities; monitor and ensure delivery of other functions commitments.
- Support the implementation of differentiating customer experience initiatives, tools and processes, including customer experience testing. Differentiate service per customer according to Customer Segmentation, Service Levels, and customer satisfaction level.
- Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work and generate new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements to enhance operational efficiencies, streamline workflows or improve customer’s experience.
- Prioritize own workflow and ensure work is completed to the required standards of productivity, quality and timeliness; use KPI’s, performance management systems and reports to improve personal performance.
- Utilize customer service supporting systems and tools (SAP & Sales Force/Service Cloud), driving efficiencies and providing feedback to contribute to systems improvement (internal & external use).
- Plan own activities on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure business continuity, enhance efficiencies and improve customer satisfaction. Actively participate in team meetings to align priorities.
- Comply with Henkel Corporate Standards, Global SHE and Sustainability requirements.
What makes you a good fit
- Education
- Minimal education required for the position: HS Diploma required, Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Minimal work experience required: 2-5 years of experience in Customer Service / Supply Chain / Sales
- Minimal education required for the position: HS Diploma required, Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Previous experience (recommended)
- Customer facing operations (i.e. Customer Service, Sales) in manufacturing
- Order to cash process knowledge
- Cloud based solutions (i.e. Service Cloud) / ERP systems (i.e. SAP) / IT applications
- Supply Chain understanding
- Customer facing operations (i.e. Customer Service, Sales) in manufacturing
Some benefits of joining Henkel
- Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
- Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
- Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
- Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
The salary for this role is $60,000.00 - $65,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
JOB ID: 25079630
Job Locations: United States, NJ, Bridgewater, NJ
Contact information for application-related questions: talent.acquisition@henkel.com
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FAQ
I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
Here you will get further information on our training programs.
Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
Our recruiting team will help you with all requests regarding your application. Contact the team here.