Customer Service Specialist

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Meaningful Work From Day One:
Are you a detail-oriented professional with a passion for customer service and supply chain management? Join our team as a Customer Service Specialist and play a crucial role in our operations!
The Customer Service Specialist has a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless and efficient processing of customer orders, overseeing the entire order-to-cash cycle with attention to details and accuracy. This role develops and maintains strong relationships with distributor and internal commercial partners through timely and clear communication, utilizing many tools such as SAP, Google suites and Microsoft office. Additionally, they proactively identify and resolve potential issues or conflicts that may arise during the order-to-cash cycle, escalating to management as needed.
What You Can Expect:

• New Product Introduction: Manage the introduction of new products, including changes in configuration, innovation projects, and package or proof changes, ensuring a seamless order experience.
• EDI Management: Handle electronic data interchange (EDI) of distributor purchase orders, ensuring error-free data transfer and timely setup of data tables.
• Compliance: Ensure orders comply with relevant requirements, including pricing, and established incoterms, avoiding delays and penalties.
• Customs Documentation: Coordinate and manage special customs documents for shipment clearance, ensuring compliance with US regulations.
• Issue Resolution: Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot order discrepancies, developing and implementing corrective action plans.
• Tax and Regulatory Compliance: Guarantee regulatory compliance within the US and Canada.
• Process Improvement: Analyze order patterns and processes for assigned markets, identifying opportunities for improvements and executing changes to meet performance expectations.

What You Bring to the Table:

• Experience: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
• Experience in successful related work within a changing environment
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions independently based on logical assumptions and factual information
• Strong technical aptitude utilizing operational support software including but not limited to SAP ERP, SAP Material Management, data analysis, Microsoft Office Suite, Business Warehouse, Google, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects.

What Makes You Unique:

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in customer service.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships.
• Capable of handling confidential information with discretion.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective problem-solving abilities.
• Efficient time management in high-stress environments.
• Proficient in SAP ERP, data analysis tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Adaptable, flexible, and resilient.

Who We Are
We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work.
What We Offer
Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce.
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Requisition Type:
Employee
Management Level:
Professional
Global Job Level:
P5
Number of Openings Available:
1