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Customer Service Executive

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Job title

Customer Service Executive

Company
DHL Global Forwarding
Reports To
Customer Service Manager
Start Date
15 April 2010


Company Overview

DHL is the world’s leading logistics group. We are present in 220 different countries/territories where we employ over 350,000 employees. DHL offers a unique and diverse portfolio of services to its clients ranging from air freight, ocean freight, international express, warehousing, domestic transport, document management and international mail.

DHL Sri Lanka has 2 different divisions – DHL Express and DHL Global Forwarding & Supply Chain. This role is based in DHL Global Forwarding & Supply Chain. DHL Global Forwarding & Supply Chain in Sri Lanka is capable of providing the entire portfolio of services to all its clients in Sri Lanka including Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Customs Brokerage, Integrated Supply Chain Solutions and Record Management.

Purpose of the Role

Provide quality and professional track and trace services to all parties, particularlycustomers and the DHL network, aimed at resolving service problems to achieve and exceed defined performance standards in relation to shipment co-ordination and customer service.

Work across functions to maintain overall performance standards, handle and resolve issues promptly and effectively, and achievement of team objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Service
·   Co-ordination with network and  operations to provide shipment updates to customers
·   Co-ordination with Assigned customers to ensure smooth shipment flow
·   Trouble shooting with the network / operations / customers in specific requirements
·   Maintenance and update of SOP’s for assigned customers
·   Setting and promoting usage of Track and Trace, E-Tool application with customers
·   Checking and sending complete Pre-Alerts to customers.
·   Actively record customer complaints and supplier failures
·   Submission of reports as per customer requirements
·   Resolution of Customer disputes
·   Confidently and knowledgably handle customer complaints whilst maintaining composure and take all possible actions to resolve issues (without over-committing) to the customers full satisfaction 
·   Adhere to existing customer service procedures as outlined in the department manuals while maintaining discretion to exercise flexibility when handling traces

Feedback and Information Management 
·   Upkeep and maintain feedback and claims information to system applications and organize an accurate database.
·   Analyse cases to identify the root causes of service incidents/failures and suggest solutions to pre-empt recurrence within DHL network.
·   Provide suggestions or alternatives for improving customer service quality to meet and exceed customers’ expectations.

Maximizing Revenue Generating Opportunities
·   Identify and promote areas with potential for revenue generation to cross-sell, up sell services including value added services

Required Skills, Experience and Educational Qualifications

·    1-2 years experience in the field
·    O levels
·    A levels or Diploma (preferable) or equivalent
·    2 years experience in a Customer Contact Centre or Telesales environment in a service industry (preferable)
·    Customer-facing and interaction skills (excellent)
·    Communication skills, spoken and written (excellent)
·    Selling skills
·    Software skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
·    Telephone skills (excellent)
·    Conflict resolution skills (excellent)
·    Negotiation and interpersonal skills (excellent)
·    Analytical, organisational and motivational skills (excellent)


Application Process

Interested candidates should send their CVs in word format to the following:
HR Manager - Amit Singh @ Amit.Singh1@dhl.com
Please ensure that the subject of the email is – Application for Customer Service Executive






Credit Control & Collection Manager

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Job title

Credit Control & Collection Manager

Company
DHL Global Forwarding
Reports To
CFO Sri Lanka
Start Date
1 May 2010


Company Overview

DHL is the world’s leading logistics group. We are present in 220 different countries/territories where we employ over 350,000 employees. DHL offers a unique and diverse portfolio of services to its clients ranging from air freight, ocean freight, international express, warehousing, domestic transport, document management and international mail.

DHL Sri Lanka has 2 different divisions – DHL Express and DHL Global Forwarding & Supply Chain. This role is based in DHL Global Forwarding & Supply Chain. DHL Global Forwarding & Supply Chain in Sri Lanka is capable of providing the entire portfolio of services to all its clients in Sri Lanka including Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Customs Brokerage, Integrated Supply Chain Solutions and Record Management.

Purpose of the Role

It’s a high impact and visible role within the Finance team. The purpose of the role is to manage the collection process to follow DHL strategy and to achieve country DSO, ageing & bad debt targets. The role has approximately 2 direct and 2 indirect reports.

Key Responsibilities

Collection:
§   Manage the total collection function of all receivables and ensure all overdue amounts from all customers are paid promptly by calling customers and arranging for settlements, maintaining customer relations and conducting regular field visits.
§   Plan and implement collection strategies and engage in direct collection of receivables.
Credit Monitoring:
§   Perform credit and financial analysis on new and existing customers in order to institute credit limits and terms
§   Inform and alert Collection Officers of exceptional, problematic or suspicious customers and provide case histories where applicable to minimise bad debt and loss from fraud.
§   Manage the daily exceptional usage system and daily court record monitoring system for exceptional reporting and actions taken.
§   Manage credit limit system; ensuring limits are set with proper management approval, balancing credit risk and business potential.
§   Maintain network of external credit authorities to ensure credit practice is in line with current market practice.
§   Manage backend operations to minimise bad debt by dealing with credit suspended accounts tactfully and co-ordinating collection actions with solicitors & external collection agents.
Third Party Courier/Co-loader Accounts
§   Manage collection & credit risk of third party co-loader accounts.
§   Manage the collateral (e.g. bank guarantee & cash deposit) from third party co-loader and other major accounts.
Reporting & Analysis
§   Manage annual budget of DSO, aging and bad debt for financial reporting.
§   Manage monthly cash flow reforecast, bad debt provision and long overdue (> 90 days) analysis.
People Management
§         Develop KPIs with team members and monitor individual performance.

Required Skills, Experience and Educational Qualifications

§         Degree in Business/related discipline (preferable).
§         Preferably with professional membership in credit industry (eg. Member of Institute of Credit Management (UK), National Association of Credit Management (USA), Credit Institute of Canada, HK Credit & Collection Management Association, etc)
§         3 years experience in a management/supervisory position.
§         Credit analysis and debt collection skills.
§         Awareness of legal process and creditor’s rights
§         Financial accounting knowledge
§         Computer software skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
§         Communication skills (English. Sinhala and preferably Tamil), spoken and written.


Application Process

Interested candidates should send their CVs in word format to the following:
HR Manager - Amit Singh @ Amit.Singh1@dhl.com
Please ensure that the subject of the email is – Application for Credit Control & Collection Manager