Join Maersk as an Ocean Customer Experience Specialist (French) in Chennai, India. This full-time, site-based role requires working the afternoon shift and managing end-to-end shipment lifecycles, customer inquiries, and import/export processes.
Requirements
Minimum 1-2 years of experience in customer service transactions/processes and dealing with direct customers in shipping, forwarding, or supply chain industries.
Any Graduate degree.
Mandatory French Language Proficiency (Minimum B2 Certification).
Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and French.
Preferred: Knowledge of Salesforce, SAP, MS Excel, Transportation Management Systems, and Cargo planning.
Skills & Responsibilities
Customer Service & Communication: Deliver a positive customer experience, handle incoming queries, manage cases, and maintain close communication with local and overseas co-workers.
Import/Export Execution: Complete import/export processes complying with SLAs, facilitate documentation, and close open tasks.
Cargo Management & Proactive Problem Solving: Support proactive activities for smooth cargo readiness and delivery orders, ensuring smooth delivery as per contract terms.
Stakeholder & Relationship Management: Build strong relationships with customers, understand business drivers, and coordinate with offshore GSC teams.
Potential transition routes: People from customer support or logistics coordination roles may bring strong communication and stakeholder management skills, alongside meeting the mandatory B2 French requirement and supply chain experience.
Job description
Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and have been industry pioneers for over a century. Through innovation and transformation we are redefining the boundaries of possibility, continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.
At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organization reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve.
With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.
Join us as we harness cutting-edge technologies and unlock opportunities on a global scale. Together, let's sail towards a brighter, more sustainable future with Maersk.
We Offer
This is an exciting career opportunity to work in a multinational, Global 500 company that makes global trade happen. You will be interacting daily with colleagues internationally, giving you the opportunity to develop your professional skills in a global environment. We provide support for you to shape your own career by achieving expertise and learning on the job
French Language Proficiency – Minimum B2 Certification (Mandatory)
Key Responsibilities:
Customer Experience includes roles that provide services to customers once they are onboarded in the Maersk environment. Activities may include the following (but are not limited to):
Customer channel management
Case Management
Customer onboarding and relationship management
Assist customers with their issues keeping close communication with our co-workers locally or overseas to ensure prompt handling of exceptions or concerns.
Deliver a positive customer experience for all customers and ensure a smooth execution of the end-to-end shipment lifecycle by working closely with the customer and internal teams.
Is responsible for customer satisfaction and has experience with customer interaction.
Understand customers' business drivers, needs and requirements and build strong relationships with all stakeholders including offshore GSC teams.
Handle incoming customer services queries, issues and exception management.
May support the Customer Experience Partner and internal teams.
Attend to export- or import-specific processes as assigned in the team, namely:
Complete import/export process, complying with SLAs and global process design.
Facilitate completion of documentation process, closing of open export and import tasks.
Support with proactive activities that facilitate smooth cargo readiness and delivery order to ensure high levels of customer experience and avoid additional costs.
Work in close coordination with Area Partners on needed follow up to ensure smooth delivery of cargo to the customer as per agreed contract terms.
Skills & Competencies:
Passion to drive closures & high-level customer service orientation – Customer Centricity.
Excellent in both oral and written English communication skills, with the ability to communicate confidently for coordination with stakeholders.
Demonstrates strong communication capabilities in an international environment.
Able to work with different cultures and people, including phone calls.
Strong time management to complete tasks on time
Keen to details; a proactive attitude to foresee irregularities and propose alternative solutions.
Ability to work under pressure to cope with periods of high workload and tight timelines.
Qualifications:
Any Graduate with minimum 1-2 years’ experience in customer service transactions/processes and dealing with direct customers in shipping/forwarding/supply chain industries.
Excellent French and English communication skills both written and verbal.
Knowledge of Salesforce/ SAP and MS Excel is an advantage.
Excellent stakeholder management skills.
Willing to work in afternoon shift, site based working arrangement.
Functional & Technical Competency:
Proficient in Transportation Management Systems and Cargo planning.
Advanced skills in MS Excel; with experience in reporting thru MS Excel.
Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
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