Job Description:

Customer Service Representative

Location: North America, USA, Bolingbrook
Ref: JOHNCRANENA01061
Division: John Crane
Job Function: Customer Service

Job Description

Under the general supervision of the Department Supervisor, the Customer Service Representative initiates, coordinates, and maintains a flow of materials and information to various accounts to ensure the highest levels of customer service.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To ensure ultimate customer satisfaction, communicate customer needs to whatever level of the internal organization necessary - purchasing, fabrication, assembly, planning, traffic, distribution, quality.


• Expedite and procure work in progress material to enable visibility for satisfying customer demand.


• Coordinate the review of customer incoming orders in terms of pricing, specifications, account status, shipping requirements, and product availability and ultimately the entry of appropriate orders. The order review is to be in accordance with current quality management system.


• Order coordination required for branch business in the areas of specifications, product availability, shipping commitments and order entry functions. Every attempt is made to accommodate ultimate branch customer needs.


• Continually review and update supply functions with revised customer demand changes and coordinate new promise dates.


• Maximize delivery date integrity on all orders through internal and external communication on schedule dates of the factory work order or purchase order.


• Generate simple quotes for intercompany and external customers.


• Instruct, assist and train others in the organization as necessary.


• Liaise with Quality Department on RMA and AQR's.


• Maintain record of all contracts pertaining to the Customer Service Representative accounts, meeting current guidelines.


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  Potential Field Location Responsibility: Communicate to the planning personnel of any urgent matter or issues regarding customer orders; expediting when needed, sales orders to ship to the customer as per their request, obtaining information from the planners, master schedulers, and production plant.


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  Potential Field Location Responsibility: Along with Group Lead, utilize Pricing Tool (LPG) to price all assemblies and components in proposal status.


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  Potential Field Location Responsibility: Process all customer invoices according to established departmental guidelines and procedures. Analyze and interpret data to ensure all customer requirements are met. Assist finance department with collections of past due invoices.


• Additional duties as assigned.

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

The Individual

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Associates Degree preferred.


• Minimum 2 years related work experience.


• Must have ERP system experience.


• Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Office products.


• Ability to read blue prints, identify product lines and answer basic technological questions, in certain locations.


• Strong verbal, written, problem solving, and organization skills required.


• Experience in planning, materials and scheduling as needed.


• Bilingual English - Spanish a plus.

About Smiths

At Smiths we apply leading-edge technology to design, manufacture and deliver market-leading innovative solutions that meet our customers' evolving needs, and touch the lives of millions of people every day. We are a FTSE100, global business of around 23,000 colleagues, based in 55 countries. Our solutions have a real impact on lives across the planet, enabling industry, improving healthcare, enhancing security, advancing connectivity and supporting new homes. Our products and services are often critical to our customers' operations, while our proprietary technology and high service levels help create competitive advantage. We welcome colleagues with a curious mind, who are happy with responsibility, enjoy a challenge and are attracted by the idea of working at a business with an almost 170 year history of innovation, and five global divisions, all experts in their field.

About John Crane

John Crane (www.johncrane.com) is a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, supplying engineered technologies and services to process industries. The company designs and manufactures a variety of products including mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 sales and service facilities in over 50 countries. Fiscal year 2016 revenue was greater than 1 Billion USD (830m). John Crane is part of Smiths Group (www.smiths.com), a global leader in applying advanced technologies for markets in threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications, and engineered components.

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