iAutomation ยท 2 weeks ago
Customer Relations Team Lead
iAutomation is a company that focuses on customer relations and account management. The Lead Customer Account Specialist supervises a team of Customer Account Specialists, manages customer accounts, and ensures customer satisfaction through effective communication and collaboration with internal teams.
AutomotiveIndustrial Automation
Responsibilities
Supervise 3-5 Customer Account Specialists
Data Entry into the ERP System
Command of general order entry skills
Fills orders by transferring orders to fulfillment; communicating expected delivery dates; communicating tracking and follow up information regarding customer orders
Generating, reviewing and analyzing reports related to customer and sales activity
Quoting products and services
Generate and recommend additional products for customer by identifying customer needs/application
Generate and recommend additional products due to command of product knowledge
Product selection
Quote follow up including answering customer questions on pricing, product and lead time
Independent margin adjustments within designated approval matrix
Identify customer needs for overall customer satisfaction
Meet company sales goals
Recognize and resolve customer needs including selecting and explaining the best solution for the customer and expediting corrections or adjustments
Proactive customer service
Work with other departments to exceed customer expectations
Build and maintain sustainable customer and internal department relationships
Recognizing and documenting Sales Leads
Route qualified opportunities to the appropriate sales executives and teams for further development and closure
Maintain (and expand) database of prospects
Technical understanding of products offered
Ability to supervise fellow employees as an active supervisor
Departmental scheduling
Delegating tasks
Monitoring team performance and daily activities with staff
Assist team by performing tasks with them
Travel as needed to other facilities
Resource for departmental training and development
Handling both customer and staff complaints
Help to hire new staff and onboarding
Reporting to senior management and personnel when required
Assisting with development and implementation of policies (and explaining these to team)
Supervise 3-5 Customer Account Specialists
Escalate issues to Manager
Assisting with development and implementation of policies (and explaining these to team)
Qualification
Required
High school diploma
Minimum of 4 years of experience in a sales-related environment (e.g.: customer service, outside/inside sales, technical sales, purchasing, etc.)
Industrial experience required
Ability to work in a high volume, fast paced business
Preferred
4-year degree preferred but not required with adequate experience
Distribution experience preferred