Customer Sales Support Specialist - São Paulo, BR
Simplot
- São Paulo - SP
- Permanente
- Período integral
Continually seeks out and pursues opportunities to enhance process effectiveness and efficiencies. Works on cross-functional teams to improve internal processes, documents desk and department policies and operating procedures. Ensures continual progress on department initiatives and improvements as assigned.
Assist in training members of the team. Assists in the design and preparation of internal documentation and training for staff. As determined by the supervisor, provide departmental expertise and knowledge transfer to other team members.Typical EducationBachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4 year college or universityRelevant Experience1+ years related experience and/or trainingOther Information
- Accountable for interfacing with production planning, scheduling, deployment, transportation and warehouse personnel to ensure inventory availability to meet current and projected customers needs.
- Answers product and distribution inquiries from sales, brokers and customers. Provides communication link between sales and distribution to facilitate prompt response. Promotes electronic processing whenever possible.
- Strong negotiation skills required to ensure timely & lowest cost delivery of products to our customers.
- Identify, track and resolve customer shipment and distribution related problems. Responsible for accurately resolving deductions, short payments, and re-bills to final resolution and/or repayment.
- Communicates with customers, sales, brokers and buying groups on all issues related to bill backs, rebates, DPP, local marketing programs, and monthly volume reimbursement programs
- Requires knowledge of JDE, BRIO and Microsoft Office Suite; foodservice pricing, rebate, & chargeback processes.
- Must have a strong understanding of the pricing and deduction management system and possess solid knowledge of the financial system to track payments and access ledger inquiries.
- The incumbent must also be able to process moderately complex data and present it to the customer in an understandable format.
- This position requires a basic knowledge of accounting principles with the ability to balance accounts.
- Must also perform semi-complex analysis and querying capabilities in Brio and haves strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Must provide prompt responses, follow standard procedures, be detail-oriented, and work effectively with Simplot sales/broker teams.
- Must also be able to prioritize tasks, communicate clearly and precisely, and analyze situations and provide alternative solutions.
- Incumbents at this level resolve most questions and problems and refer only the most complex issues to higher levels.