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Director, Customer Service
Universal Music Group
Woodland Hills, CA, United States
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Description
We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.
Leads and directs the Customer Service Team. The Director will provide leadership to the group in terms of of day to day service delivery and performance, training and cross-training, mentoring and overall development. This includes order entry and order management for retail and non-retail accounts to on time and complete delivery of finished goods at destination. To create and maintain an exceptional interface with all retail and non-retail partners for all matters relating to the customer service and distribution business processes. To build exceptional working relationships between UMG, Labels, 3PL providers and our customers.
Managing vendor and supply chain partner relationships, and participating in ongoing process improvement. This includes ownership of Key Performance Indicators and driving improvement results.
Managing implementation projects. Responsible for leading and participating in internal and external projects implementing new Supply Chain Solutions and Performance Improvement initiatives.
Business planning. Development and management of departmental budgets, short, medium, and long-term planning and monitoring cost to serve metrics and performance.
Job Functions:
Customer Service Team Leadership and Supervision
Supervision of the Customer Service Operations Team. Overall leadership, mentorship, and development of the team. This would include the creation of detailed job descriptions with quantifiable goals and service level parameters. Assign, supervise, and approve work as well as providing feedback and guidance as required.
• Sales Order management. Order entry for all manual processes and order flow management for EDI and other orders
• Manage the New Release Order Management process to ensure on time and complete delivery to all accounts in time for Release dates. Maintain new release & early ship report keeping the Distribution Operations team informed. Work closely with the UMG New Release management team to improve inventory planning processes to maximize order fill rates and on time delivery for New Releases
• Manage the catalog and campaign order management processes. Work closely with Catalog Inventory management team to improve inventory planning processes to maximize order fill rates and on time delivery
• Manage and direct the order fulfilment processes for all non-retail accounts. These include orders from the UMG Labels for product to support special events, artist tours and signings
• Manage the import/export process and accuracy of documentation
• Manage all Value-added process (VAS) working closely with our UMG Distribution partner
• Ensure accurate billing for all specialized services and exceptions
• Manage all Customer Service relations, inquiries and resolution
• Oversee customer’s returns process for finished goods inventory. This would include the creation of approval, calculation of accruals and the monitoring of the physical returns processing and the vendors that supply those services.
• Performs special projects and ad hoc analysis as requested by management or as required for their assigned accounts
Retail Operations Responsibilities
• Close collaboration with Transportation Management to ensure freight planning, execution and performance management
• Coordination of order management for VMI accounts
• Coordination and collaboration with Credit and Claims team for new account setup or customer master data changes
• Coordination and management of High Profile Releases and adherence to approved distribution plans
Account Management
• Understanding all Customers’ expectations and exceptions. Communicate customer requirements throughout the business in line with service level agreements and UMG vision.
• Communicate pro-actively and reactively with customers and UMG Commercial teams as circumstances dictate and change
• Provide continuous focus on all Key Accounts in terms of Order Management, Retail compliance and Performance requirements
• Monitor report and dispute retail compliance claims
Reporting
• Produce management and customer reports as required
• Co-ordinate and provide feedback on business measures and KPI reporting aligned with Service Level Agreements
• Responsible for creating and maintaining project tracking report containing all current project statuses. Responsible for providing other ad hoc management reports on request
Vendor Management
• Manage the Distribution Service provider relationship
• Manage other UMG’s vendors providing services and products impacting UMG accounts. Management of these accounts includes evaluating performance and service levels, such as, on-time performance, pricing discrepancies, shipping accuracy, invoicing accuracy, overall customer service. Establishing vendor plant priorities, developing production plans and associated timelines, monitoring adherence to these timelines, and developing and monitoring quality standards.
Systems
• Manage and evaluate current systems recommending system enhancements and modifications to IT, creation and maintenance of departmental procedures as they relate directly to systems or to physical processes, and the development, implementation, and maintenance of a critical path tracking system to assist in the overall management of the process. Other responsibilities would be the evaluation and modification (if necessary) of internal and external reporting.
• Address and follow up on systems issues, queries and reporting needs. Point of contact for queries from customer, the team and 3PL providers.
• To accurately maintain the distribution system on behalf of UMG and its customers in a timely fashion
Cost to Serve Analysis
• Generate, with Finance support, cost to serve measurements and metrics utilizing current, past, and projected volume for end to end supply chain customer services. Including outbound order processing, expedited services, freight, returns processing, and inventory carrying costs. Provide analysis and advise senior management on recommendations.
• Identify and drive cost reduction opportunities working closely with extended UMG operations teams
Process & System Improvement & Transformation
• Continuous improvement of processes, work instructions and service levels
• Assists with the development of processes, system enhancements, and reports (e.g., Key Performance Indicators (KPI), statistical and trends reports) to facilitate improvement in the execution of responsibilities.
Job Requirements:
Skills/Abilities:
• High energy, motivational and inspirational personality. Ability to lead and inspire the Customer Service team in a positive and constructive manner and collaborate in the same way with internal and external colleagues
• Service delivery orientation. Proactively serve and constructively respond to external client needs in order to meet business priorities
• Must have the ability and resilience to work in a fast paced and time sensitive environment
• Must be able to multi task and “think on your feet “by developing process models and contingency plans.
• Collaborate constructively and effectively with all levels within and outside the organization orally and in writing.
• Ability to provide structure and effective Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs)
• Attention to detail
• Manage conflict, solve problems and mediate between different interests of multiple stakeholders
• End to end supply chain knowledge with the abiltiy to promote an environment of continuous improvement
• Must have effective communication, negotiating, management, leadership, planning, training, analytical, issue resolution, system evaluation, follow up skills.
Languages
• Required: English.
• Any other language is an asset
Experience:
• 10 years of experience in a customer service delivery or customer facing role, of which at least 3 years of this in a Managerial and Supervisory capacity. This experience would ideally have been gained within the distribution sector of the Entertainment or Consumer Products industry.
• End to end Supply Chain Domain knowledge and experience with emphasis on Order to Cash processes including: Sales Order Management, Distribution and Customer Service
• Leadership and operations management experience
• Highly proficient in Microsoft software packages with Excell being key
• Commercial experience, including managing senior client relationships and holding P&L responsibility
Education:
• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain/Logistics, Business Administration and or equivalent work experience or professional qualification
Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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