Customer Service Representative Job at Smile Plastics, Swansea

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Job Description

Company Overview

Smile Plastics is an inspiring, fast-moving global design house and factory. We transform plastic waste materials into core and bespoke ranges of panel products made from 100% recycled and 100% recyclable plastics. As one of the leading suppliers in our field, we pride ourselves on excellent quality and design, all within a circular sustainable business model. We sell to architectural and interiors markets worldwide for furniture and fittings in commercial and residential spaces. Some of our clients include: Paul Smith, Christian Dior, Lush, Ted Baker, Ganni, National Trust, V&A Museum, Gensler and Selfridges.

Due to an increase in customer demand for our products, we are now in a period of extensive growth and have a new and very exciting opportunity for a multi- talented team member to join our customer facing team.

This role would suit an individual with strong sales / customer services experience from a technical background who would have the right skillset and ability to pick up the technical/design aspects of this role. You may have experience with CAD, either in your work or studies. While this position is not a design-focused role we would strongly encourage individuals with knowledge or a passion for design, architectural design or an interest in our materials.

What you will be doing

First and foremost being an ambassador for excellent customer service; going above and beyond to personalise every customer journey in an approachable, organised and efficient manner. This will be in the form of;

Answering calls & emails, responding to queries & requests from curious & passionate customers

Managing technical queries from interested customers with regards to materials usage, applications and fabrication. Finding and suggesting the most suitable and cost-effective services and products to meet their needs within compliance regulations and industry standards

Managing fulfilment of successful domestic and international orders: preparing accurate quotes, generating the technical design files in Rhino to production ready status for fabrication, raising invoices, arranging shipments and completing VAT/Customs administration

Updating our CRM system, with customer details and sales orders, to fully support our customer interactions and assist the marketing team in sharing our story

Supporting Key Account Managers in the customer journey to expedite and elevate these critical client accounts, ensuring smooth running and prioritisation

Stock Management: liaising with the production team to ensure stock is available for all sales fulfilment

Assisting when required with the preparation and management of the distribution of samples to customers. These critical bite-sized creations showcase our materials and reside in architect firms, interior designer portfolios and University materials libraries.

Who we are looking for:

A keen interest in architectural design, design and sustainability highly desirable

Essential: Previous experience of working in a customer service or sales role

Essential: Great interpersonal abilities supported by professional oral and written communication skills

Essential: Confidence in building customer relationships over the phone, email and social media – maintaining a positive, patient & friendly rapport

Essential: The ability to communicate technical detail in a confident and straightforward manner

Essential: Previous experience in product design, interior design, architecture or plastics manufacturing, either from work experience or from studies

Attention to detail and accuracy in all work is important – we make exceptional products, and we like to provide our customers with the best we can

You must love problem-solving and be proactive – taking the initiative to find solutions

Ability to work to tight timescales and deadlines. We work fast around here!

· Computer literacy:

o Essential: Intermediate MS Office (Word and Excel)

o Essential: Adobe Creative Suite

o Essential: Experience in CAD (Rhino), CNC programming (toolpath planning and generation), working with technical drawings or other technical design software

o Desirable: Online Customer Relationship Management software

o Desirable: Online accounting packages for raising invoices

You must be flexible and adaptable, willing to perform other duties as and when required – we’re small and not defined by our job titles.

What we can offer:

  • Experience of working for an innovative, unique, eco-driven company - taking the world’s waste and making it useful again
  • Competitive market salary
  • Company share option EMI scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • 29 days holiday, inc statutory bank holidays
  • (pro-rata) & Hours: 37.5 hours per week
  • Small, friendly work environment
  • Here at Smile Plastics, we are all multi-skilled, and as a small, expanding company, we don’t define you by your job title. We encourage staff to develop by supporting knowledge growth, providing in-house and external training.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £22,500.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Flexitime
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Swansea: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

  • CAD: 1 year (required)
  • Customer service: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Smile / SA

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