Manager Customer Support in London

The purpose of this role is to support the GHX Customer Support model by managing the local Customer Support team for the relevant markets in Europe or UK according to GHX customer standards.
The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.
The Manager Customer Support supports and manages the team in all operational day-to-day business activities.This role partners with other GHX departments, Customer Care teams and customers to facilitate issue resolution and to advance the support processes and operations in order to drive our customer satisfaction and experience.
The role has a direct impact on the overall GHX Customer Experience in supporting customers in handling their supply chain.Key duties:This position is responsible for, but not limited to the following duties:Manage and lead the local Customer Support team, supporting them in understanding and managing customer’s expectations by investigating, analysing and solving customer issuesPerforms employee performance evaluations, and develop employees by coaching, training, and mentoringProvide management visibility to work progress and risks associated with operational excellence, customer satisfaction and profitability.
This includes monitoring, and reporting on tracking tools, scorecards, project status etc.
of the team and escalating to management when necessaryEnsure the team implements efficient, predictable and repeatable methodologies and best practicesConduct capacity and workforce planning and analysis to ensure optimal staff planning levels against a centralized schedule and provide proactive visibility into potential bottlenecksExplore and drive business improvements to ensure efficient work streamsCommunicate and align with all stakeholders (other Customer Operation departments, Sales, Support, and Product Management teams) to manage customer risks and issues, and manage any escalations and related solutions with these stakeholders to ensure customer satisfactionSet-up Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) & Strategic Initiatives such as C-SAT, OLA, Processing Timeliness, Knowledge Centered Support (KCS), Major Incident Process and othersAct as local escalation point for operational tasks for team members, internal stakeholders and customersEnsure and optimize specific support for Tier1 customers, e.g.
regular status update calls and ad-hoc support calls, process optimization, follow-up training after implementation of new productsProvide operational expertise, best practices and performance trends to internal work groups and teams, focused on enhancing current procedures and creating efficienciesOccasional travel to other GHX officesCompetencies:Proficient in the use of Microsoft desktop productsExcellent organizational skills with excellent attention to detail, ability to optimize and implement efficient processesCustomer-focused and solution orientatedSelf-motivator and initiative taker, driven, with a desire to improveAble to take initiative to improve team performanceAbility to prioritize conflicting demandsStress resilientAbility to convey difficult messagesPositive attitude, people-management skills, strong ability to multi-taskStrong interpersonal skills with ability to build trustful, constructive and effective relationshipsExcellent communication skills (English and German), both written and oralLives the GHX values: Collaborate, Innovate, Inspire and GrowQualifications and Skills:Bachelor’s degree in business, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.Minimum 5-7 years’ experience in Customer Support within the Technology Sector (experience with general support processes)Comprehensive understanding of Client/Server network structures and data handling e.g.
database structure, file formatsExperience in a functional lead role (teams or projects)Solid understanding of complex enterprise application environmentsMinimum 3 – 5 years’ experience with CRM system tools, preferably SalesforceGHX: It's the way you do business in healthcareGlobal Healthcare Exchange (GHX) enables better patient care and billions in savings for the healthcare community by maximizing automation, efficiency and accuracy of business processes.GHX is a healthcare business and data automation company, empowering healthcare organizations to enable better patient care and maximize industry savings using our world class cloud-based supply chain technology exchange platform, solutions, analytics and services.
We bring together healthcare providers and manufacturers and distributors in North America and Europe
- who rely on smart, secure healthcare-focused technology and comprehensive data to automate their business processes and make more informed decisions.It is our passion and vision for a more operationally efficient healthcare supply chain, helping organizations reduce
- not shift
- the cost of doing business, paving the way to delivering patient care more effectively.
Together we take more than a billion dollars out of the cost of delivering healthcare every year.
GHX is privately owned, operates in the United States, Canada and Europe, and employs more than 1000 people worldwide.
Our corporate headquarters is in Colorado, with additional offices in Europe.DisclaimerGlobal Healthcare Exchange, LLC and its North American subsidiaries (collectively, “GHX”) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by applicable law.
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