Sr. Asst, Customer Service - Military Veterans

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Job Summary: The Senior Assistant Customer Service represents WestRock to the customer and acts as a critical liaison between the customer, sales, and operations teams. The Senior Assistant Customer Service is the first point of contact with our customer and sets the tone for their WestRock experience. The Senior Assistant Customer Service maintains an ongoing relationship with multiple customers and sales teams across one or multiple plants, utilizing a diverse knowledge of products, production planning, logistics, and inventory management.

Major Job Responsibilities:

Business Excellence

• Facilitates quotes and provides pricing.
• Create new item specifications/projects.
• Manage accounts through processing incoming orders, and/or inquiries, by scheduling demand on machines, and managing orders to ensure customer's delivery requirements are met.
• Proactively track order activity, inventory levels, and alert appropriate staff/customers of any potential issues
• Handle outside purchases for services and materials required for the manufacturing of customer projects.
• Produce reports and share data with customers.
• Generate customer issues and support the Quality Manager to obtain information, research, and troubleshoot quality issues.

People and Culture

• Empowered to develop yourself through a culture of training to give you the tools to accomplish your best work and satisfy the customer and business partners.

• Collaborate and partner with appropriate business owners to ensure customer experience is delivered.

• Serve as a connection between customers, sales team, credit analyst, and collections to ensure responsiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Pre-Pricing Specialist to build customer specifications/projects and review with production team to ensure efficient production.
• Planning, production, and shipping teams to review schedules and backlogs to ensure on time delivery.
• Quality Manager to resolve routine customer quality issues.
• Plant Leadership to align with company goals and initiatives.

Critical Skills / Capabilities:

• Attention to Detail: Follow established processes and procedures to ensure accuracy of work (Do it right the first time)
• Customer-Oriented: Ability to operate with customers' best interests in mind; Demonstrates importance for satisfying external and/or internal customers; Efficiently communicates with customers to ensure alignment and satisfaction.
• Communication: Proactive, prompt, and respectful correspondences; essential listening skills with ability to accurately problem solve
• Collaboration: Works effectively with others to complete a task or achieve a common objective; ability to cooperate in team relationships to foster enthusiasm and maintain mutual trust, candor, and respect for others
• Problem-Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations; demonstrates problem solving skills by using a logical, systematic, or sequential approach; s uggest alternative products or services to meet customer needs when appropriate. Problems are typically of a routine nature but may at times require discernment. Defers overly complex issues to higher levels.
• Growth and Results Oriented: Demonstrates an interest, willingness, and drive to learn new things; seeks to understand concepts, processes, and ideas within area of functional expertise; naturally inquisitive; sets meaningful goals for personal work productivity.
• Organizational Skills: Planning, monitoring, and prioritizing tasks to ensure achievement of desired results; establishes a systematic course of action to accomplish objectives through multi-tasking and ability to forward-think.
• Time Management: Ability to structure time to meet customer demands; demonstrate flexibility to balance your schedule, tasks, and responsibilities to complete things on time.

Technical Skills:

• Microsoft Office - Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• System Experience (e.g., AS/400, Kiwiplan ESP/PCS/ULT/TSS, HRMS, Amtech, Sage, JD Edwards, Salesforce, EDI, Customer Portals)

Experience:

• Required: Basic Knowledge of operational procedure and tools.
• Required: Customer service or related work experience in manufacturing environment or other industries
• Preferred: 1-3 years of manufacturing industry experience

Education:

• Required: High School diploma or G.E.D.
• Preferred: Associate/bachelor's degree

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.
• Generous benefits including 401 K Matching, Medical, Dental, Vision all starting day one. Stock Purchase Program, Tuition Reimbursement, and Wellness program.

Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

The salary range for this position is $35,250.00 - $58,750.00, depending on your role, level, and location. The benefits for this role may include short-term bonus incentive, health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Your actual pay will be based on your work location and other factors, such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about the specific salary range for your preferred location, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process.