Senior Customer Service and Sales Representative - Automotive in Davenport, IA at Arconic

Date Posted: 4/14/2024

Job Snapshot

Job Description

Arconic is currently seeking a Senior Customer Service and Sales Representative - Automotive to join our Global Rolled Products (GRP) Headquarters (HQ) business unit at our Davenport Works Operations facility. 

GRP’s mission is to be the world’s leading aluminum producer with the widest variety of coil, sheet and plate products in the world. If you are a qualified candidate and want to join a dynamic and energetic team, we encourage you to apply!

Position Description

Under the supervision of the Customer Sales & Service Supervisor or Manager, this Sr. Customer Sales & Service Representative (CSSR) is accountable to provide direct customer service to their assigned customers to facilitate the overall business objectives.   

Primary Responsibilities: 

  • The key role of the Industrial CSSR is to manage day-to-day account activities and to act as the liaison between the business and its customers.
  • They are accountable for delivering value-added services resulting in the highest level of customer satisfaction, thereby creating sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace.
  • This position requires little or no supervision and requires independent action and initiative within assigned areas of responsibility while managing multiple customers, customer locations, and plant locations.

  Major Activities/Key Challenges: 

  • Manage the day-to-day account activities for the customer.  Including, but not limited to:  Booking customer orders, non-standard order entry, status checks and expediting of orders, as well as resolution of related problems involving the plant.
  • Establish and/or enhance positive customer relationships.
  • Work closely with Supply Chain Management at the plant to ensure material is available to the end customer.
  • Translate customer requirements and specifications prior to order entry.
  • Prepare written quotations to quote pricing.
  • Involved, and in cooperation with Outside Sales, in developing new business opportunities with existing customers.
  • Work closely with support staff providing guidance regarding the customer order cycle process.

Essential Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

  • Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. 
  • Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
  • Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
  • Written and Verbal Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing so others will understand.
  • Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). 
  • Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
  • Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
  • Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
  • Stress Tolerance — Job requires dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations in a fast-paced environment.
  • Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others effectively.
  • Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Associates degree from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in sales/customer service, supply chain, accounting, or information systems.
  • Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 
  • This position may require access to export-controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. §730, et seq.) and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Qualified candidate must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the relevant government agency. Business demands may require employer to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
  • Experience in sales/customer service, accounting, information systems, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Proficient computer skills including Oracle and MS Office programs Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Experience using multiple complex computer systems simultaneously.
  • Experience analyzing data from multiple sources and reaching conclusions and outcome with this information.
Arconic Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, that advance the automotive, aerospace, commercial transportation, industrial and building and construction markets. Building on more than a century of innovation, Arconic helps to transform the way we fly, drive, and build. We are proud that 77% of our employees are happy working for Arconic and would recommend it as a great place to work and that 80% of our employees would recommend their managers to others. 
We live our core values and commit to delivering sustainable value to our customers, our employees, our communities and our stakeholders. 
At Arconic, we: 
Act With Integrity. 
We lead with respect, honesty, transparency and accountability. 
Safeguard our Future. 
We protect and improve the health and safety of our employees, communities and environment. 
Grow Stronger Together. 
We cultivate an inclusive and diverse culture that advocates for equity. 
Earn Customer Loyalty. 
We build customer partnerships through best-in-class products and service. 
Drive Operational Excellence. 
We pursue continuous improvement through innovation, agility, people development and collaboration. 
Create Value. 
We achieve success by generating and growing value for our stakeholders. 

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Arconic is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

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