Customer Operations Coordinator

Posted 7 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office
27-30 Hourly
Mid level
Food
The Role
Manage order administration and customer transactions (orders, quotes, returns), coordinate with planners, shipping, production, and sales to ensure on-time delivery, resolve routine customer issues, review contracts, and maintain accurate communication and documentation while managing multiple priorities.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Sensient Technologies, we are experts in science, art, and innovation of color and flavor.  We are market savvy and visionary.  We are problem solvers and we will be better with you.

We are looking for a Customer Operations Coordinator to support our Colors Group business in Sauget, IL.  You will work cooperatively with team members in order to service our existing customers. You will work in a team centric environment that provides opportunities for skill and career growth.

What You’ll Do:

  • Be responsible for order administration, processing, follow-up, contract review, problem resolution, and customer requests for multiple business units. 
  • Accurately and efficiently process customer transactions such as orders, quotes, debits, credits or returns.
  • Communicate with planners and shipping personnel to ensure on-time deliveries and advise customers of delays if needed. Review production and shipping schedules to determine impact on customers expected deliveries.  
  • Perform a variety of customer transactions such as; order entry, processing, follow-up, and contract review. 
  • Work with account managers, product managers, sales administrative staff as well as shipping, production and lab to resolve discrepancies/missing information.  
  • Resolve routine customer issues and customer requests, communicate with account managers and customer service managers regarding any special situations.  
  • Manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively while maintaining strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

What You’ll Bring:

  • A bachelor’s degree is preferred, along with 3-years of customer service experience.  
  • Strong communication skills, including ability to capture the detail of a situation and communicate accurately, professionally and completely, verbally and in writing. 
  • Ability to multitask while maintaining high degrees of attention to detail, accuracy and poise.  
  • Effective personal time management and organization skills.
  • Solid proficiency in JD Edwards (JDE) and experience in a Microsoft Office environment (Word, Excel, Power Point) is desired

What You’ll Get:

  • An opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues onsite 5-days per week. 
  • Excellent compensation, benefit offering, and development opportunities.  
  • A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond.

About Sensient:
Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.

About Sensient Colors:
Sensient Colors is a leading developer, producer, and supplier of natural and synthetic color systems for customers around the globe. The Company's high-performance products play a vital role in the manufacture of foods and beverages, cosmetic and pharmaceutical colors and coatings, and colors for agricultural uses, household cleaners and paper products.

The hourly rate for this position is $27.00 - $30.00 per hour USD.  Pay within the range is based on several factors, which may include, but are not limited to education, work experience, specialized training, and labor market conditions.  In addition to salary, Sensient is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to support the holistic well-being of our employees and their families.

SPONSORSHP: Due to our inability to offer visa sponsorship, we can only consider candidates who are authorized to work in the US without the need for employment visa sponsorship.
RELOCATION: We are unable to offer relocation assistance. The successful candidate will be expected to work at Sauget, IL and must reside in area or be willing to commute.
THIRD PARTY AGENCY: Any unsolicited submissions received from recruitment agencies will be considered property of Sensient Technologies, and we will not be liable for any fees or obligations related to those submissions.

Sensient is an Equal Opportunity Employer, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

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Skills Required

  • 3 years of customer service experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to multitask with high attention to detail and accuracy
  • Effective time management and organizational skills
  • Ability to work onsite at Sauget, IL and reside in area or commute
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Proficiency in JD Edwards (JDE)
  • Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Sensient Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sensient Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Sensient Technologies.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Fair pay is frequently highlighted as aligning well with job responsibilities, and base compensation is often framed as competitive for the industry. The overall package is commonly characterized as good when considering pay together with benefits.
  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance are consistently described as comprehensive, with day-one eligibility and strong employer premium cost-sharing noted for U.S. salaried employees. Low premiums are repeatedly emphasized as a differentiator in the health offering.
  • Retirement Support Retirement support is reinforced by a 401(k) match with immediate vesting and the presence of additional retirement vehicles such as an ESOP, with certain locations also referencing pension arrangements. This stack is presented as a meaningful component of total rewards beyond base salary.

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The Company
3,065 Employees

What We Do

We Bring Life to Products. Our name communicates what we do: Enhance SENSory experiences through specialized ingredIENTs, delivered through proprietary TECHNOLOGIES. Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, essential oils and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, colors, natural ingredients, and extracts. The Company’s customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world’s best-known brands. Sensient has some 75 operational sites in 35 countries and customers in more than 150 countries worldwide. Learn more about how Sensient can help you discover your next color, flavor and specialty solutions at www.sensient.com

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