Senior Manager, Customer Service (US)
About The Position
Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways. Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission. As the Senior Manager, US Customer Service, you will lead the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of Customer Care, Customer Fulfillment, and Customer Compliance for BIC's largest market, representing more than $850 million in annual revenue. You will serve as the primary Supply Chain partner to the U.S. Commercial organization, ensuring an exceptional customer experience while optimizing the end-to-end Order-to-Cash process. This is a highly visible leadership role that balances strategic thinking with operational excellence. You will lead a high-performing organization, champion transformation initiatives, strengthen cross-functional partnerships, and drive performance improvements that enhance customer satisfaction, reduce costs, and enable profitable growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related field required.
- 10–12 years of progressive leadership experience in Customer Service, Supply Chain, Logistics, or Customer Operations.
- Experience within a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) organization required.
- Demonstrated success leading customer service organizations supporting national retail customers.
- Experience leading cross-functional transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience managing third-party logistics providers and customer operations.
- Proven track record of developing high-performing teams.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business strategy into operational execution.
- Executive presence with strong influencing skills across all organizational levels.
- Deep understanding of customer service operations, transportation, logistics, supply planning, inventory management, and Order-to-Cash processes.
- Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and business case development.
- Data-driven decision maker with experience improving operational KPIs.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
- Advanced proficiency with ERP, WMS, TMS, forecasting systems, Microsoft Excel, and reporting tools.
- Working knowledge of transportation compliance and hazardous materials regulations.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the U.S. Customer Service strategy aligned with Commercial and Supply Chain priorities.
- Lead Customer Care, Customer Fulfillment, and Customer Compliance teams to deliver best-in-class service.
- Drive continuous improvement across the Order-to-Cash process to improve OTIF performance, increase service levels, reduce customer penalties, and improve operational efficiency.
- Establish KPIs, governance, and accountability to consistently achieve customer service and financial objectives.
- Lead customer service transformation initiatives including organizational design, capability development, process optimization, digital enablement, and evaluation of insourcing and outsourcing opportunities.
- Serve as the strategic Customer Service leader and primary Supply Chain business partner to the U.S. Commercial organization.
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Planning, Logistics, Finance, IT, Manufacturing, and key customers to resolve complex business challenges.
- Lead Quarterly Business Reviews, Joint Business Planning sessions, and executive customer engagements.
- Build strong partnerships with third-party logistics providers and external service partners to drive operational excellence and contractual performance.
- Build, coach, and develop a high-performing Customer Service organization through talent development, succession planning, performance management, and employee engagement.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and customer-centric decision making.
- Lead organizational change initiatives, including ERP, WMS, TMS, and other supply chain technology implementations.
- Manage departmental budgets while identifying opportunities to improve productivity and control operating costs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
