Regional CS Operation Manager - Midwest

Who We Are

E80 Group is a multinational company specialized in the development of automated and integrated intralogistics solutions for manufacturers of consumer goods, operating in the beverage, food, tissue, and other sectors. The main systems produced by E80 Group include palletizing robots, laser-guided vehicles, robotic stretch wrappers and labelers, and automated high-density warehouses.
The entire logistics flow is centrally managed by the SM.I.LE80 software platform (Smart Integrated Logistics), which ensures efficient system integration and optimizes the management of all operations-from the entry of raw materials, through storage, to shipping.
With 14 branches worldwide, the Group believes in the core values Ethics, Courage, Humility, and Safety. These values form the foundation of E80 Group's corporate culture, which maintains a close connection with customers, people, and the local communities.

Who You Are

"It's our fears that will limit our success, not our mistakes. The secret to successful hiring is to look for people who are not afraid of failing and want to change the world" - E80 Group CEO and Founder, Enrico Grassi

Sounds like you? Great! Here's what E80 Group has to offer.

Position Description

The Regional Customer Service Operation Manager - Midwest, reporting to CS Operation Manager USA & Canada, plays a critical role in enhancing customer satisfaction through the management and coordination of technical resources, service operation team and constant communication with our sales team and when necessary with our client. This position involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams, data analysis, and implementing best practices. The main goal is to deliver maximum customer satisfaction for any customer service-related matters occuring in the plants of the region managed or key account.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Leadership and Team Management:

• • Be the first point of contact to coordinate between customer service account manager and service operation team to deliver maximum customer satisfaction for any customer service-related aspects such as asset and system performances, tickets resolutions and service delivery in general.
  • Lead a team of resident engineers across specific regions or plants.
  • Functional responsibilities over spare part admin, remote support resources, engineers and back-office service coordinators in a matrixial organization.
  • Establish a regional customer care vision aligned with business objectives with upper management.
  • Motivate and contribute to develop high-performance teams capable of providing excellent service to both internal and external customers.
  • Contribute for estimation, feasibilities studies and implementation of service improvement initiatives such as retrofit and asset and system performance enhancement to be sold.
  • Prioritize and plan activities with other departments to deliver maximum customer satisfactions.

2. Customer Satisfaction and Policies:

• • Develop and implement action plans to enhance customer satisfaction.
  • Ensure consistent and efficient coordination across departments to ensure efficiency in customer service issue resolutions.
  • Take ownership of customer issues and follow problems (technical, system management, client behavior, safety, communications but not limited to) through to resolution working with Customer Service Account Manager.

3. Strategic Focus:

• • Act as an internal consultant to recommend improvement initiatives to increase customer satisfactions and operation of our clients using E80 technologies.
  • Analyze weekly system performances and proactively put in place corrective actions if needed working with customer service account manager.
  • Contribute to increase customer satisfaction.
  • Collaborate with other departments, such as Sales and Operations, to align customer service practices with overall company goals.
  • Execute the customer service strategy, short- and long-term resource planning aligned with the company for specific account or region.

4. General:

• • Management of all customer service tickets (including creation of tickets if necessary).
  • Organize meetings with management and other departments to create action plans for resolving issues and implementing strategies for regions or key accounts.
  • Prepare and analyze customer service KPI's for client and region managed supporting Customer Service Account Manager when necessary.
  • Strategic analysis of equipment and system performances to understand how to support and help E80 client in maintaining and / or improving asset and system performances.

Position Qualifications

• • Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations management, or related field (preferred).
  • 7+ years of experience in the material handling, packaging equipment, robotics, and palletizing industry is essential in customer service, project management, asset management. Familiarity with industrial equipment design, manufacturing, and maintenance processes is highly preferred.
  • Technical proficiency in automation and control systems, including PLC programming and troubleshooting, is highly preferred.
  • Experience in directly managing teams with organizational resposabilities as well as in leading cross-functional teams to drive improvement initiatives and enhance customer satisfaction is a must.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with LGV, ASRS, and robotic systems, including a strong emphasis on problem-solving skills to effectively troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance system performance.
  • CPE, CPS, CMRP Certifications highly preferred.
  • Knowledge of SAP ERP, CRM (Salesforce).
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft power platform tools for collaborative and agile approach.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
  • Passion for customer service and a customer-centric mindset.

What's In It For You

Compensation : $120K - $140K DOE (FLSA Exempt) + Bonus

Benefits : Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life, STD, LTD, PTO, 401K match

Location : Chicago (IL) / Midwest

Travel : Up to 50%

Not just a job, but Career Growth: Our steady year-over-year growth has fostered a culture of talent development where we constantly create opportunities for you to learn, grow, and feel empowered to realize your full potential, whichever career path you choose.

E80 World Academy: Prepare to be wowed by our innovative training and learning paths. We deliver cutting-edge insights so you can hone your expertise to be successful in your job.

#BE80: You will become part of a dynamic and collaborative team where giving back is close to our hearts-an integral part of our success and core to the #BE80 Culture.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration.
E80 Group does not tolerate any kind of discrimination or offensive behavior against one's personality (for example, moral, sexual or other kind of harassment, intimidation, persecution and other), or social exclusion or unfair treatment due to nationality, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender, genetic features, family status, religions or political views or physical disabilities, veteran status, citizenship status, marital status, or pregnancy. We honor our commitments under articles 1 and 18 of Law No. 68/1999 and give special consideration to candidates in protected categories.

Travel: 0 - 50%


Level of experience: Senior