Customer Service Specialist

GNOSIS BY LESAFFRE Business Unit

For over 30 years, Lesaffre has been involved in Human Health & Nutrition as part of its ambition to Better Nourish and Protect the Planet. In November 2018, Lesaffre acquired Gnosis Advanced Biotech and officially combined it with Lesaffre Human Care to form a new Business Unit named Gnosis by Lesaffre.
 At Gnosis by Lesaffre, we are committed to cultivating and to delivering nutritional actives, probiotics, and nutritional and functional yeasts that benefit human health and wellbeing, thanks to the power of microorganisms and biotransformation processes like fermentation. Put differently, we explore life to improve living.
 Our vision: At Gnosis by Lesaffre, we strive for a world that moves better, digests better, ages better, feels better, and, ultimately, lives better thanks to microorganisms and biotransformation.

Integrated in Supply Chain and Customer Service team, Customer Service Specialist handles all customer inquiries received by email or telephone. Independently manages the full process order to cash, registers complaints and manages reporting as well as samples requests providing all needed information to customers to ensure order fulfilment and on time delivery. Supports Logistics Dept in the delivery process and processes invoices. Customer Service specialist is the single point of contact for the customer acting as front and back office, being the interface with all Company’s departments, collecting information and giving prompt feedback. Analyses regularly the customer portfolio, provides order status, detects possible issues and proactively proposes solutions. Customer Service specialist is also involved in the definition and implementation of standard or new processes supporting Supply Chain and Sales Dept, it also enters all product and logistic complaints working closely with Quality department and Logistics.

This role includes acrivities such as:

-        Managing Customers inquiries, order entry process and order follow up
-        Creating and sending regular order status to customers providing all useful information
-        Following billing process and generate billing documents
-        Check the accuracy of all documents provided to Customer and support specific Customer’s specific requests
-        Develop and monitor performance indicators and report deviations
-        Manage open order and sales reports providing detailed information on regular basis within SC Dept and to Sales Dept
-        Liaise with Sales Managers to develop sales strategies in accordance with the defined budget.
-        Regularly check and report the alignment of forecasts vs orders booked
-        Manage the requests for samples within the Samples Management process
-        Coordinate the activity of the different stakeholders in the process for Artwork approval
-        Register complaints and manage returns.
-        Collaborate with all internal departments to ensure Customer Experience (SC, Logistics, Quality, Regulatory, Warehousing, Finance)
-        Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance service level and efficiency
 

-        Bachelor's degree (B. A.) or equivalent;
-        Minimum three years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
-        Previous experience in Customer Service/Logistics departments. Pharmaceutical and/or nutraceutical business background is considered a plus
-        Second foreign Language is considered a plus
-        Fluent in English
-        Excellent communication skills
-        Proactive and problem-solving attitude
-        Analytical and multitasking approach
-        Teamwork and motivational skills
-        Good Knowledge of office package
-        Excel and Power point
-        Knowledge of SAP
-        Knowledge of Salesforce is considered a plus

- Location: Desio
- Contract Type: Full-Time ; Fixed Term Contract
- Possible Smart working after trial period