Customer Service Analyst
Customer Service
Montvale, New Jersey
Temp-To-Hire
Our client, an international consumer products company, seeks a Customer Service Analyst on a temp-to-hire basis. This role is responsible for order processing, verifying structure of finance transactions, customer, dealer and lender relations, collections support and reporting. Must have SAP and intermediate Excel skillsResponsibilities:
- Perform order entry into SAP.
- Perform complete review of customer Purchase Orders.
- Request customer information to set up through Master Data in SAP
- Identify and make all necessary order adjustments.
- Coordinate upload of special pricing into SAP, if applicable.
- Engage with branch/dealer on large installs - coordinate shipments, 3rd party warehouse, staged deliveries, etc.
- Make business decisions relating to customer to either approve or decline special requests, including but not limited to:
- Determining whether to accept, or reject each Purchase Order
- Review and evaluate to approve or deny terms regarding invoicing and cash application with respect to terms of revenue, payment of sales reps and dealer commissions, and shipping charges.
- Decision making concerning shipment of supplies/materials to customers when dealers decline to ship directly.
- Decision making re whether orders may be released in each situation prior to full documentation (i.e., a revised PO) being received.
- Timely submit Leasing orders for credit approval.
- Proactively consolidate credit approval requests by PO
- Order management – Create reports to manage portfolio, including order status, timely delivery of equipment
- Issue Return Authorizations and timely follow up on equipment return.
- Manage return credits to close out original invoices on reshipped equipment.
- Prepare funding packages for lender verifying all components of customer contracts.
- Responsible for accurate billing of federal, state, and commercial customers
- Communicate any customer-specific billing requirements at time of funding submission to minimize rebilling.
- Follow up with lender on funding to maintain delinquencies under 60 days.
- Review reports to identify any contract adjustments
- Resolve all customer and dealer disputes and inquiries
- Backup for answering emails in customer service mailbox, providing PO status, tracking and forwarding orders to the correct CSR for processing.
Qualifications:
- Thorough knowledge of SAP system.
- Advanced MS Excel. Must be able to create and manage spreadsheets using intermediate level formulas and Pivot Tables and Macros.
- Minimum of 2 years experience required.
- Extensive experience with problem solving
- Reconciliation skills are required for analyzing issues related to invoice discrepancies and lender service compensation.
- Must be a team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet all deadlines.
- Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with individuals across the organization and with outside vendors and customers.