Job Description
Job Summary
Supports customers by answering a wide range of questions, troubleshooting, resolving complaints, and providing guidance related to IngramSpark / Lightning Source service offerings.
Essential Job Duties :
- Acts as the primary and oftentimes sole point of contact for customers.
- Manages customer relationship interfacing between the customer and other departments such as sales, premedia, and operations.
- Increase sales volume via clarification of special offerings and upselling.
- Deals with all publisher queries efficiently and accurately on the phone, email and chat.
- Ensures customer questions and concerns are resolved with a satisfactory resolution.
- Manages new and outstanding customer requests, responding to emails and providing updates in a timely manner.
- Maintains up-to-date and accurate knowledge on the full range of Ingram services, to be able to advise customers appropriately.
- Uses a wide variety of internal systems and platforms to ensure customer requirements are recorded and actioned accurately.
- Liaison with internal teams across US, UK, and AU as necessary to meet the needs of the customer.
- Support the drive for sales growth via effective execution of upselling.
- Provide support and answer questions for third-party customer service agents, resulting in a positive customer experience.
- Attend recurring virtual meetings with customers to provide white-glove level of service and support.
- Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and components of customer success, such as metadata optimization and file creation compliance.
Other Duties :
Any other duties as required in line by managers from time to time, and commensurate with role and responsibilities.Qualifications
Experience :
Minimum of three years’ work experience in a related industry / field.Education :
O Level / GSCE level education required.Skills :
Possess strong oral and written communication skillsManage workload by establishing prioritiesAbility to operate successfully within a fast-paced environmentAbility to think critically in ambiguous situationsHandle accounts with minimum supervisionFlexibility is critical – must be able to adapt to frequent change with little or no negative impact to productivityAbility to be flexible / multi-task based on workflow demandsAbility to speak, write and read the English languageAbility to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintain them over timeAbility to exercise effective judgment, sensitivity, creativity to changing needs and situationsAbility to maintain consistent, punctual and regular attendanceAbility to receive and give information in a courteous manner over the telephone, via electronic communication or in personAbility to engage in active listening with coworkers, management and clients / customersAttention to detailKnowledge of organization, operating procedures and policies of the companyAbility to apply new knowledge, technology and procedure to job responsibilitiesAbility to meet and maintain performance objectives (standards)Ability to maintain a full-time work schedule during normal company operating hoursFrench Speaking, beneficialEssential Physical Demands :
Ability to work flexible hours.Standard office environment and mainly sedentary work.Ability to travel if required.Additional Information
Perks / Benefits
Competitive salary23 days holiday plus Bank HolidaysLife AssuranceContinuous Professional Development and Training OpportunitiesFree onsite parking at Milton KeynesFree Hot drinksSnack and Drink Vending machines on site in Milton KeynesLong Service AwardsCycle to Work Scheme