Customer Service Specialist

Requisition ID 5779 -Posted 09/02/2026 - Filtration and Life Sciences - Lab & Life Science BU - Sales Americas and APAC Lab & Life Science - Mount Holly Springs - Posting Country (1) You have a choice of where you want to work! We invite you along on our journey to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to attract, retain, and energize passionate people, like you, by investing in your professional development and providing opportunities for personal growth. Do your values align with ours? Accountability, Growth mindset, One team, Care and a fair and inclusive work environment for everyone, everywhere! We strive to meet the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our team, safeguarding the environment, and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities where we do business. Are you with us?!? As a CSS for Mount Holly Springs, PA, not only will you be a member of a dynamic team you will be supporting a business with a purpose! You will be responsible for administering the chain of sales support to Ahlstrom internal and external customers by providing and ensuring exceptional customer service and maximizing customer satisfaction. You will also maintain understanding of the customer’s needs and focus activities including, but not limited to the order fulfillment process and pre/post sales and business support transactions. Main responsibility areas/Essential Functions: Manage domestic and/or International order fulfillment requirements to ensure timely and accurate product delivery with proper documentation. Ensure customer master data, account profile information, and customer product information is accurate and up to date in all relevant systems. Receive, process and verify all sales orders based on the customer’s requests (with accuracy and speed). Orders sourced from: email, phone, fax, EDI and other means. Interface with other Ahlstrom-Munksjö plants and suppliers Globally for processing orders produced elsewhere. Provide order status, resolve customer inquiries and initiates customer concerns in system Ensure accounts are in compliance with corporate credit policies. Manage receivables and past due amounts as required. Required to gain product knowledge sufficient to answer basic customer questions related to the product portfolio. Daily interactions with Sales, Operations, Logistics, Technical Support and Quality to ensure accurate and efficient information transfer to the customer to maximize customer satisfaction Serve as the customer’s advocate by understanding customer requirements/expectations and act as a liaison between CSS’s, the customer and business representatives including credit, supply chain, technical support, product management, and sales, as well as other duties assigned. Desired Experience and Education Associates Degree in a related field or relevant combination of education and experience 2 or more years experience in customer service, insides sales or sales support, preferably in a manufacturing environment. Proficient PC skills (including strong keyboarding skills) and ability to learn with proficiency Ahlstrom's systems with accuracy Mathematical competency for calculating pricing and converting units of measure. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, specifically Outlook, Word, and Excel. Availability to visit customers or attend outside meetings, occasionally requiring overnight stays. Salesforce.com CRM experience preferred Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills Import/Export experience preferred Experience with customer negotiations Sales support experience a plus Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. About Us. Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials segments, along with the Performance Materials Cluster, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2025 amounted to EUR 2.9 billion and we employ some 7,000 people. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ahlstrom-5