The Role
The Customer Excellence Manager will lead a customer service team, oversee communications, drive process improvements, and monitor performance metrics to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.
Summary Generated by Built In
Join Daniels Health, a mission-driven leader in healthcare waste management, as our Customer Excellence Manager based at our plant in Shakopee, MN. At Daniels, we’re transforming the way healthcare organizations manage waste—prioritizing safety, sustainability, and service excellence.
This is more than just a management role; it’s an opportunity to be part of a company that’s making a real impact in hospitals and clinics across the country. As a key member of our Shakopee team, you’ll lead customer operations with passion and precision, ensuring our clients receive outstanding support while helping drive continuous improvement and innovation.
What you will do
- Lead & Develop Team
- Manage a cross-functional customer service team, fostering accountability and collaboration
- Support employee engagement and retention initiatives
- Customer Experience & Communication
- Oversee outbound communications and host customer meetings
- Ensure service delivery aligns with brand tone and operational efficiency
- Data Analysis & Process Improvement
- Analyze service data to identify trends and root causes
- Drive corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives
- Systems & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Champion system adoption (Salesforce, RouteOptix/Tegos) and process standardization
- Collaborate with Operations, Transportation, and Finance to enhance service outcomes
- Reporting & Business Acumen
- Monitor KPIs and deliver performance reports
- Make informed decisions balancing customer needs with financial sustainability
What we are looking for
- Must-Have Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Customer Service/Excellence, including at least 2 years in a leadership role
- Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to make data-driven decisions
- High proficiency in Salesforce and Microsoft Office Suite
- Demonstrated success in leading teams, improving processes, and driving customer satisfaction
- Excellent communication skills, adaptable for both internal and external stakeholders
- Familiarity with Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement methodologies
- Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Experience in logistics, waste management, or other regulated service industries
- Advanced knowledge of data visualization or reporting tools
- Exposure to cross-functional collaboration in operational environments
Why work for us
- Job Stability – As an essential service to healthcare, Daniels Health is non-seasonal and recession-proof
- Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance effective on Day One; Paid Short-Term Disability; Company-sponsored Life Insurance; Voluntary Long-Term Disability and Accident Insurance
- 401K Matching Plan – 50% employer match on up to 6% contribution (up to 3% employer contribution) with a 5-year vesting schedule and no waiting period on the match
- Permanent Position – Full-time, 40 hours per week with long-term career potential
- Mission-Driven Work – Be part of a company that’s making healthcare safer and more sustainable through innovative waste management solutions
- Growth & Development – Opportunities to expand your skills in leadership, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration within a supportive and evolving organization
If you're passionate about leading teams, improving processes, and delivering exceptional customer experiences, we’d love to hear from you. At Daniels Health, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organization that values innovation, collaboration, and personal growth. Apply today and help us shape a safer, more sustainable future in healthcare.
Who are we?
We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and medical waste collection for hospitals, medical centers, surgical centers, nursing homes and an array of customers within the healthcare setting. Our focus is delivering quality and safety-focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, positively impact infection control and reduce environmental burden. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste on site at our treatment facilities across the U.S.
Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
Daniels Health conducts background checks and drug testing as part of the post‑offer hiring process.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in Customer Service/Excellence, including at least 2 years in a leadership role
- Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to make data-driven decisions
- High proficiency in Salesforce and Microsoft Office Suite
- Demonstrated success in leading teams, improving processes, and driving customer satisfaction
- Excellent communication skills, adaptable for both internal and external stakeholders
- Familiarity with Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience in logistics, waste management, or other regulated service industries
- Advanced knowledge of data visualization or reporting tools
- Exposure to cross-functional collaboration in operational environments
Daniels Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Daniels Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Daniels Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials indicate medical, dental, and vision coverage are available on day one. Early eligibility is cited as a contributor to overall compensation value in some roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and sick time are advertised as starting on the first day. Predictable schedules in certain teams are highlighted as supporting the practical use of time off.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Sales and account roles highlight base pay plus uncapped commission and mileage reimbursement. These structures are portrayed as making total compensation competitive for those positions.
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The Company
What We Do
MAKING HEALTHCARE SAFER The philosophy that guides Daniels - striving to make a safer environment for everyone involved in healthcare. Daniels has operations in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Europe and South Africa and is widely regarded as a leader of innovation in the medical waste space. Daniels' flagship product - the Sharpsmart collector, was launched in 1999 and is now used in thousands of healthcare facilities around the globe. It has been peer reviewed in numerous medical journals with findings that indisputably assert it as the safest sharps collector in the world. Through education, innovation and service, we are committed to make the healthcare industry safer for the people who work in it and continually drive the development of ecologically sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of medical waste.
