Customer Operations Specialist

Overview Job Title: Customer Operations Specialist Location: Woonsocket, RI Employment Type: Temporary (2 Months) Industry: Medical Device Development Compensation: $20-22/hour Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm About the Opportunity The Customer Operations Specialist performs customer service activities for internal and external customers. This person will be technically knowledgeable of the site's products, services and local processes and be able to use that understanding to provide solutions to customer requirements. This position will ensure advocacy for the customer and work closely with Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality, Customer Success and Sales to provide solutions that fulfil our customers' needs with speed, accuracy, and exceptional communication. This position will be responsible for executing standard and repeat quoting for the site as well as order management for "factory direct" customers, interacting directly with their assigned "factory direct" customers as appropriate. Why You’ll Love Working Here Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates Why This Opportunity is Exciting This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance—where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally. About Acara Solutions Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider—we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide. What You'll Do Adheres to Integer's Values and all safety, environmental, security and quality requirements including, but not limited to: Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety, Environmental and Security Management Systems, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, company policies and operating procedures, and other regulatory requirements. Champion the voice of the customer as appropriate within the site Instill customer advocacy during interactions with peers and facility personnel. Represent Integer and the site's needs to customers and Sales as appropriate during customer communications and issue resolution. Partner with Customers, Sales and Customer Service organizations to meet customer requirements and grow sales Develop and foster customer relationships by working directly with Factory Direct customers and partnering with Sales and Customer Service for Strategic and Multi-Site customers. Communicate with customers and other Integer functions (Sales, Customer Service) to fully understand customer requirements. Ensure that all customer contractual obligations are implemented and maintained as required. Provide input for Quarterly Business Reviews and participate as required. Provide information and input to the annual and monthly forecasting process, including reconciliation to the monthly facility forecast. Execute contract review for order entry process at the site level. Support intercompany quoting and order entry process between sites. Execute Customer Operations processes accurately and within established timeframes Execute contract review for order entry process at the site level. Work with Site Planning and Operations to establish and communicate standard product lead times. Work with facility personnel (Planning, Operations and Purchasing) to meet customer requests for items such as order expedites and change requests Communicate and monitor plans for expedite requests and recovery plans to Sales, CSR's, Customers and Operations as required to meet commitments Execute quotation process for Repeat and Standard Products Support Technical Solutions group for New Product quotations Work together with Customer Operations team to achieve sales and key metric performance goals Collaborate with Customer Operations team and facility personnel to deliver on key metrics including Order Acknowledgement Cycle Time and Quote Cycle Time. Work with the Customer Operations Team members to identify process improvement opportunities to better serve customers Support and Participate in the lean manufacturing cultural change to drive out waste in manufacturing processes Customer call point of contact for site level issue resolution Prepare and arrange customer visits, business reviews, and audits at the manufacturing sites. Coordinate the finished good item configuration to ensure revision, price, and specifications are accurate. Performs other duties as required. Qualifications What You’ll Bring Bachelor's degree in business or a related field Minimum of 3+ years experience with Microsoft Office What Sets You Apart Sales and service acumen. Experience in medical devices or related field a plus. Medical Device Manufacturing experience preferred. Experience reading and understanding design drawings and specifications preferred. Ability to communicate effectively across the organization throughout all levels both verbally and written. Ability to work independently as well as within a team. Demonstrated ability to be organized and adaptable to meet business deadlines in a dynamic environment. Customer focused, highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Extreme responsiveness and resilient. Good problem solving skills. Experience with Plex is a plus Additional Information After you apply, you may receive a call or message from our AI Talent Scout about this role or other opportunities that match your skills and preferences. AI agent role is to help speed up your hiring process by answering questions, confirming basic information, and identifying whether there's a mutual fit. The call or chat may be recorded so that our recruiting team can review it - they make all final hiring decisions, while AI agent simply helps move you forward faster. They are available 24/7, so you can connect whenever it's convenient for you. Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran. Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status. #J-18808-Ljbffr