Senior Customer Service Representative- German Speaking

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We are a global energy business involved in every aspect of the energy system. We are working towards delivering light, heat and mobility to millions of people, every day. We are one of the very few companies equipped to solve some of the complex challenges that matter for the future. We have a real contribution to make to the world's ambition of a low carbon future. Join us, and be part of what we can accomplish together. You can participate in our new ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and to help the world get to net zero.

In Hungary, we operate bp's Global Business Services organization which is an integrated part of bp. Our people want to play their part in solving the complex challenges facing our world today and, guided by our bp values, are working to help meet the world's need for more energy while lowering carbon emissions. In our offices in Budapest and Szeged, we work in customer service, finance, accounting, procurement, HR services and other enabling functions - providing solutions across all of bp. Join our team, and develop your career in an encouraging, forward-thinking environment!

Would you like to discover how our diverse, hardworking people are leading the way in making energy cleaner and better - and how you can play your part in our world-class team?

Join our Customer Team and advance your career as a

Senior Customer Service Representative- German Speaking

Customer teams are dealing with sales support processes, account management, order taking, invoicing, cash collection, pricing, service request management and supply chain management activities.

In this role You will:

• Complete day to day customer service related operational tasks to ensure delivery meets customer expectations and is consistent with set process performance indicators, applicable service level agreements and the customer service functions core values.
• Leverage deep understanding of specific key account customers, processes / systems and act as a critical issue point of contact for any verbal or written form of enquiries from external customers and consumers and internal customers from the BP Business and third parties. These customers will include retail fuelling sites, branded and unbranded customers, commercial and strategic accounts and terminals.
• Interact with customers in a professional, friendly and efficient manner and raise concerns about meeting service levels or deadlines.
• Proactively resolve Key Account customer issues (working with other teams as appropriate):
  
• Take ownership and resolve raised telephone and written customer issues.
• Raise activities that are not actioned by assignees
• Provide customer service via the internet, phone, fax and email to support activities including:
  
• Account set-up, allocation and delivery issues.
• Order processing, order fulfilment and tracking.
• Monitor supply outages and react accordingly for incoming and existing orders.
• Retail marketing programme information, policy and product fulfilment.
• Retail site experience complaints, fuel quality claims, site locator etc.
• Complaint resolution, identification and management of complaint root causes.
• Log, assign and track progress of queries and customer requests from receipt to completion ensuring data is accurately entered and maintained in all customer service and data collection systems.
• Support GBS activities through immediate triage, escalation (high risk customer issues - financial, legal, reputation), resolution or logging and forwarding of customer inquiries / issues.
• Service Management & Continuous Improvement
• Manage and maintain customer expectations, referencing pre-established service level agreements where applicable.
• Make recommendations on existing knowledge base documents and identify knowledge gaps.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with both the customer and internal business partn6ers through the provision of timely, accurate and high quality service.
• Highlight process gaps and inefficiencies; proactively seek solutions to inspire productivity and / or level of service provided.
• Perform user acceptance testing in service centre technology and ERP systems to help ensure effective enhancement execution.

What You will need to be successful:

• Proficiency in English and German languages
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in customer service/order management/other logistics area
• Relevant customer service experience in a telephone environment and/or Business Service Center environment
• Experience in using SAP and/or Siebel and MS Office application
• Senior stakeholder management skills
• Excellent written/oral communication skills and ability to build effective working relationships
• Understand complexities of the shipping, Marine and Energy market, have a deep understanding of the Customer Service processes

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you:

• Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements
• Life & health insurance, medical care package
• Flexible working schedule:
  home office up to 2 days / week, based on team agreement
• Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options
• Family friendly workplace e. g. :
  Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room
• Employees' wellbeing programs e. g. :
  Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e. g. :
  Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment
• Assets like phone for private usage and company laptop are provided from the first day of employment with other equipment if requested

bp Hungary won the Most Attractive Employer 2024 Award (SSC / BSC sector) fourth time in a row at PwC's annual employer research. Come and join us!

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e. g. , accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc. ). If you would like to request .