Customer Account Specialist

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Job Description

This role is the central point of contact between external Customers and the Amcor organization. Our Customers recognize this role as the “Face of Amcor”.

This is the first of three levels of Account Specialists within the Customer Service group. The level I has the basic knowledge and abilities to perform the below responsibilities and will initially require support to handle issues that may arise out of the daily responsibilities of the role.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Geographic Scope: North America
• Number of colleagues directly reporting to this job: None

Customer Engagement

• Build customer loyalty through positive customer engagement
• Work in collaboration with other functions on escalated issues relating to customer orders, graphics issues, ship dates, quality concerns and more to meet customer expectations
• Participate in conversations with customer regarding terms, agreements, purchase orders, inventory, and order status; asks for assistance from Sales or fellow Customer Account Specialists.
• Follow standard processes and comply with service level agreements to support our customer-centric organization. Seek out learning opportunities and critical experiences to broaden understanding of standard work and best practices
• Build initial knowledge of cross functional technical expertise, technical knowledge of products, order management systems and manufacturing processes.

Order Processing

• Receive and process customer orders while screening information for accuracy and completeness
• Monitor customer orders throughout the manufacturing process, advising customers and Sales of any significant delays and provides alternatives to ensure customer expectations are fulfilled

Shipping, Delivery & Inventory Coordination

• Initiates customer releases for all shipments and ensures delivery dates are met as well as coordinates the expediting of rush shipments and monitors their progress
• Manage and process outside warehousing shipments of inventory
• Have a basic understanding that Amcor exports products to our customers
• Manage sub-contracting business
• Enter and manage non-conformances in a timely manner. Provide and incorporate corrective action plan for Customer Account Specialists owned non-conformances
• Follow standard process to manage aged inventory
• Manage consignment inventory and understand downstream affect
• Manage basic Minimum and Maximum inventory programs
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Product Data to create new material masters. Ensure all relevant documentation provided is accurate & continually maintained
• Provide information to customers as requested such as: Bill of Lading, Proof of Delivery, Certificate of Compliance, Billings, and Inventory reports

Customer Account Maintenance

• Maintain and actively utilize active customer electronic account profiles and item list to provide service excellence.

Miscellaneous

• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives to determine new, improved and streamlined approaches to better serve customer & business needs.
• Act as the back-up for designated team members. Maintain the same level of service excellence as provided to your core customers.

WHAT WE VALUE

• Champion a culture of quality
• Strong communication skills utilized in both internal and external relationships with a customer focus
• Self-drive and initiative to seek out continuous improvement opportunities
• Strong attention to detail and time management to best prioritize workload
• Results Orientation, Strategic Orientation, Collaboration and Influence, Decision Making & Problem Solving

WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• Experience in a Manufacturing and/or Customer Service environment preferred
• Basic Microsoft Office skills
• Regular attendance
• Frequent interaction with others
• Ability to sit up to 100% of time
• Ability to communicate up to 100% of time
• Ability to move from one place to another up to 50% of time
• Ability to work on a computer 100% of time
• Ability to travel domestically 5% of time
• Office environment

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans

• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees

• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location

• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)