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Customer Service Specialist - Portugal Support
Customer Service Specialist - Portugal Support-March 2024
Madrid
Mar 24, 2025
About Customer Service Specialist - Portugal Support

  About Abbott

  Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

  Working at Abbott

  At Abbott, You Can Do Work That Matters, Grow, And Learn, Care For Yourself And Family, Be Your True Self And Live a Full Life. You Will Have Access To

  Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

  A company named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

  A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

  PURPOSE OF THE JOB

  Assigned to Iberia (Portugal&Spain). Provide internal and external customers with best possible service in terms of order processing, pricing and billing inquires, service requests and customer complaints.

  Compliant with internal processes and procedures (e.g. Abbot Medical Quality System) and with the applicable legislation.

  Manage all daily activities in customer service independently and actively support local Customer Service management

  Collaborate in other company activities, processes as all kind of audits and/or investigation when necessary.

  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  Front office activities:

  Receive & process orders for all customers which are received by telephone

  Handle customer complaints and perform investigations

  Follow up on pricing discrepancies with Customer Service management/Tender department/division manager/sales manager

  Issue required credit notes for returns and complaints within the official procedural deadlines

  Maintain daily contact with company approved couriers, for regular pick-up and delivery timetable, investigation of claims and follow-up for emergency

  Organizing return shipments

  PER (Product Experience Reports) processing and follow up in collaboration with sales reps

  Responsible for PER handling in line with quality guide lines

  Collaborate in the CS global objectives, targets and KPIs

  LFR KPI

  Invoice Accuracy

  Orders Accuracy

  Phone Service Levels

  % of automation & touchless

  Management of Customer Service e-mail inbox.

  Receive & process orders for all customer which are received by e-mail, fax, Esker, OMQ, post and/or other channels.

  Follow procedures related to the receiving, checking and creation of the sales orders/invoices

  Production of relevant paperwork i.e. packing lists, proforma invoices and credit notes.

  Perform and execute all invoicing in a timely and precise manner incl. responsibility for electronic invoicing.

  Daily control of invoices issued by the system, checking all orders have been invoiced.

  Issue required credit notes for cross-charges, rebates and price corrections within the official procedural deadlines.

  Colaborate in the root cause analisys for Invoice Disputes and work with the resolution processes.

  Follow up on backorders.

  Master Data Maintenance (customer, materials, prices, territories, etc.)

  Actively participate in any required product tracking research when required

  Support quality and sales department in FSCA (Field Safety Corrective Action) implementation.

  Delivery of documentations, invoices, orders, PODs, etc. to customers, internal other areas, etc.

  EPIQ management when necessary.

  Capital Equipment, Export, EDI, new products

  Work on process improvement and projects under the supervision of the Customer Service supervisor/manager

  Responsible to train and coach Junior Customer Service Representative and Customer Service Representative.

  Meet all rules listed in the Abbott Medical Code of Business Conduct, the Health Care Professionals and the Stand & Deliver Policies

  Inventory management (if applicable):

  Collaboration in the Annual Inventory process. Inventory count sheets control reception, control and registration, inventory adjustments required in the company tech. solutions.

  Produce reports on inventory and consignment products with short UBD and alert sales and local management on a regular basis.

  Other Control and/or reporting activities

  Open Returns and returns pending for invoicing

  Daily LFR control

  Billing blocks

  Error Orders

  Daily Back Order

  Price matching

  Pending Customer Orders

  INB status

  AGA Kits follow-up

  If assigned:

  Back up for Customer Service supervisor/manager

  Shared departmental responsibility with Regional Customer Service manager

  Contact person for some approved suppliers/know the terms and keep others informed, responsible for updating approved supplier log

  Responsibilities for all functions:

  This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.

  When tasks and responsibilities are assigned outside the scope of normal duties, the employee must understand the level of decision making for which he/she is responsible and if in doubt clarify this with his/her supervisor.

  EDUCATION & COMPETENCIES

  Upper secondary diploma/High school diploma – country specific

  Strong practical experience in Customer Service

  Fluent in Portuguese

  Fluent in Spanish

  English- high level, written and spoken

  Knowledge of Microsoft Office

  Knowledge of ERP packages (SAP, …)

  Team player

  Customer oriented

  Good organization ability

  Good communication skills for internal and external contacts

  Positive reaction to working in a “deadline” environment, stress resistant

  Integrity

  Sensitive of initiative and adaptability to permanent evolving organizations

  Sensitive to the importance of the product

  Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

  Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

  An Equal Opportunity Employer

  Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

  We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

  To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com

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