Summary:
Our client, a biopharmaceutical company located in North Dublin, is seeking a Customer Operations Specialist. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring all customer demand is satisfied by efficiently processing sales orders, and handling customers' enquiries relating to sales orders, vial requests and product returns or exchanges. In addition, proactively monitor all electronic order/invoicing processes relating to customer sales order demand and invoicing. The incumbent will maintain the accurate and timely processing of all orders and requests in SAP and in the CRM databases.
Responsibilities: Daily management and processing of sales orders, rush orders, service requests and advance exchange programs with the team members (Shipping Calendar processing, Global Access to Medicines Program (GATM), Named Patient Sales (NPS). Other Commercial, Free of Charge/Compassionate items as applicable). Ensure all received orders are always processed by end of Business Day. Provide daily support to the country/region with all aspects of Customer Operations Management tasks. Provide regular reporting and feedback on the Patient Supply Management challenges of the day/week and take the initiative to proactively solve issues or reach out to other Depts. for support required. Manage the coordination of information to the customer and to the internal teams on all aspects of the order processing status. This includes all shipment status updates by Distribution. Provide backup and cover for the Customer Operations Management team and customers in the case of the absence in other regions/countries. Be part of the On-Call rotation support to handle emergencies from customers. Accountable for using and maintaining established & Standardized template(s) / Document(s) / procedure(s) whenever it is applicable, in conjunction with Customer Operations Management guidance/recommendations and ensure all training requirements are complete. Assist and execute all Customer Operations Management activities as per SOPs for product Recalls, in close collaboration with Distribution and QA Teams. New Customer Creation and modification in SAP in conjunction with Regulatory Affairs and ensure the validation criteria for Bona Fide with the appropriate control documents. Patients' records creation and update in SFDC in conjunction with Customer Operations Manager & RAMs (as applicable). Ensure that the team collects all important information during the interaction with customers and proactively keep the Customer Operations Manager informed with next steps. Support implementation of solid professional and collaborative relationships with Customer Operations Management Team and Customer Operations Managers and other internal departments. Work very closely with the Distribution team to ensure that product is delivered to the right place, at the right time and for the right patient. Vaccination certificates (CoV) checking: collection, verifying, working with medical and regulatory people in the regions to approve CoV, filing, entering the information into database, cleaning up the CoV database, chasing the expired CoVs. Ensure the highest adherence to all compliance requirements within Quality control – Good Distribution Practice (GDP Guidance), Data Privacy control – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Financial control – Sarbanes Oxley and Regulatory control – Controlled distribution. Support the yearly requirement for Customer account revalidation in conjunction with the local quality representative and within the timelines set. Ensure decisions made on acceptance or denial of returns, credits and rebills meet the client's policies in coordination with the distribution specialists Only where applicable, manage any customer pre-payment processes in conjunction with current SOP and client's Credit Management policy. Manage traditional and electronic Invoice Management, pre-payment and invoices not paid, late payment interest. Only where applicable, support the Regulatory team in the requirement for distributing Risk Management Packs (RMP) for new physicians and patients Manage, update and follow up of key Customers/Accounts enrolled with the client's Shipping Calendar agreements, ensuring On-Time-Delivery with Distribution. Effectively and efficiently manage project items as assigned by the Customer Operations Manager, EMEA and deliver on timelines and tasks as required and in accordance with project dates. Monitor and support workload in a very proactive manner. Qualifications & Experience: University Degree in Business Related or Supply Chain preferred. GDP Certification preferred. Previous Pharmaceutical Experience desirable, ideally in Customer Operations or Supply Chain. Knowledge of SAP or other ERP system. Strong computer literacy, with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power point). Fluency in English both written and oral is required. Fluency in other European languages (French, Italian, Spanish or German) is desirable.
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