Customer Service Manager
Alfa Laval · Richmond, VA · 1 wk ago
On-siteCustomer Service$110k–$130k/yrFull-time
About the job
The Customer Service Manager is responsible for leading the Energy Division’s customer service organization and ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction. This role drives a culture of ownership and customer centricity while improving processes within the order-to-cash flow. The position combines strategic leadership, operational excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and direct management of customer service managers and representatives.
This is a hybrid opportunity based in Richmond, VA.
- Lead the development and execution of the Energy Division’s customer service strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and long-term organizational success.
- Drive a culture of ownership, customer centricity, and high performance by mentoring and developing customer service managers and representatives.
- Establish and standardize customer service processes with clear roles and responsibilities, ensuring efficient, high-quality execution across the order-to-cash workflow.
- Optimize order handling procedures—including inquiry management, order entry, and order execution follow-up—while leveraging existing frameworks such as ALPS to enhance efficiency.
- Monitor customer service performance through defined KPIs, analyze trends, and present updates to Sales Directors, Factory Managers, Accounts Receivable, and other key stakeholders.
- Serve as the voice of the customer across the organization, ensuring customer needs, feedback, and pain points are captured and addressed through continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new customer service tools and technologies, ensuring systems meet operational needs and improving customer experience.
- Lead the resolution of escalated customer issues, ensuring timely, effective outcomes that reinforce customer trust and satisfaction.
- Ensure all customer service activities comply with relevant regulations, internal policies, and quality standards.
- Manage the department budget responsibly, making strategic investments in tools, systems, and training that elevate overall performance.
- Collaborate closely with sales, marketing, operations, finance, and other departments to deliver cohesive, unified customer experience across the Energy Division.
Qualifications
- You have a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field and have:
- Extensive experience leading customer service teams in a fast-paced, process-driven environment
- Strong background in order-to-cash workflows, service process optimization, and continuous improvement
- Proven ability to drive change, implement new systems, and support digital transformation initiatives
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with sales, operations, finance, and supply chain
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills
- Familiarity with Lean or Six Sigma methodologies; Green Belt certification (preferred)
- Knowledge of customer service technologies, CRM systems, and performance dashboards
- Ability to travel domestically as needed (less than 25%)
Pay
The base salary for this role is typically $110,000 - $130,000 annually.
Schedule
This is a hybrid opportunity based in Richmond, VA.